TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN IS-FRC-33 88.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 MVS-FRC-101 91.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.6 PSG 50C3 85.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.6 GOTHAM 83.3 4.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 IS-FRR-62 80.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.5 NC-HF1 65.0 4.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.5 FAIRMONT (TCD) 85.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.5 IS-FRR-51 85.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.4 PSG-5RM 85.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.4 Z6300 81.7 4.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.4 PST-4HES 83.3 4.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 SPARTAN II 83.3 4.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 LACROSSE 93.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 MVS-OS-1 81.7 6.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 TREAZURE II 88.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 IS-FRC-35 83.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.9 PST-48Y7 75.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.8 ZODIAC 91.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.8 INTRIGUE 2 88.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.6 EPIC 86.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.5 CASCADE 95.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 PST-4CSD 80.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 BIGHORN GT (PST-4BU3) 80.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.0 ABERDEEN 86.7 5.7 3.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.9 BOREAL 68.3 4.0 2.3 3.3 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.3 2.9 LSD VALUE 12.1 0.8 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.5 0.5 C.V. (%) 8.0 10.3 15.3 13.0 11.3 13.3 13.8 15.4 16.4 6.9 1/ TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN. STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE A. 2009 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2008 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED NJ2 SANDY LOAM 6.6-7.0 151-270 241-375 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS