TABLE 6A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2017 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING DOLLAR RED WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPOT THREAD MAY JULY SEPTEMBER MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BEACON 3.7 7.7 9.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.4 JETTY (PPG-FL 106) 4.7 7.7 9.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.2 CASTLE (RAD-FC32) 5.0 7.3 8.3 3.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.1 SEAMIST (PPG-FRT 101) 3.7 7.7 8.3 2.7 5.3 5.7 3.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 COMPASS II (PPG-FRC 113) 4.3 7.3 8.0 3.0 6.3 6.3 4.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.9 DLF-FRC 3338 4.3 7.3 7.7 3.0 6.3 6.0 4.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.9 DLFPS-FRC/3057 4.7 7.7 8.3 3.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 RESOLUTE (7H7) 3.7 8.0 9.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.9 BAR VV-VP3-CT 3.3 7.7 8.3 2.7 5.3 6.0 3.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 BOLSTER (C14-OS3) 4.0 7.3 7.7 3.3 5.0 5.7 3.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.8 DLFPS-FL/3066 5.0 7.7 8.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.8 MINIMUS 4.0 8.0 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.8 MOMENTUM (PPG-FRC 114) 4.3 7.0 7.0 2.7 6.7 6.3 3.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.8 MNHD-14 3.7 7.7 8.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.6 DLFPS-FL/3060 3.7 7.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 GLADIATOR (TH456) 4.7 8.0 8.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.5 RAD-FC44 4.7 6.7 9.0 2.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 RADAR 5.0 7.7 7.7 2.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.4 BAR 6FR 126 5.0 7.7 8.3 2.0 5.0 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 DLFPS-FRC/3060 4.3 7.7 7.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 4.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 PST-4BND 3.7 8.0 9.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 7C34 3.3 5.7 7.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.2 CARDINAL II (PPG-FRR 111) 4.3 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 DLF-FRR 6162 3.3 5.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 3.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 DLFPS-FRR/3069 3.3 5.7 6.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 MARVEL 4.7 6.3 5.7 3.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 NAVIGATOR II 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 DLFPS-FRR/3068 3.7 6.0 7.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 RAD-FR47 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.9 CASCADE 5.0 7.0 8.3 2.7 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 KENT 3.7 5.3 6.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.8 PST-4BEN 4.3 6.3 5.3 3.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.8 PST-4DR4 3.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.8 PST-4ED4 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 BOREAL 3.3 6.3 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 2.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.6 SWORD 4.3 7.3 8.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.6 BAR FRT 5002 3.7 7.3 9.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.0 2.3 3.3 4.0 4.5 RAD-FR33R 3.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 2.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 BEUDIN 3.7 6.3 8.7 1.7 3.3 2.3 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 2.7 2.0 2.3 3.7 4.3 QUATRO 5.7 8.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 PST-4RUE 3.3 4.3 7.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.2 SEABREEZE GT 4.3 6.7 7.0 2.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 3.9 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.4 C.V. (%) 13.7 7.6 8.2 15.3 10.5 10.3 14.5 11.0 10.6 9.3 10.8 9.7 9.0 7.9 5.7 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.