TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS ON A FAIRWAY AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT WEEDS GENETIC PERCENT GROUND COVER SUMMER FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING SUMMER FALL WEEDSUM WEEDFAL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DLFPS-FRC/3057 5.3 94.0 84.0 97.0 11.7 3.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 8.3 7.1 BOLSTER (C14-OS3) 5.3 91.3 81.0 89.7 14.0 10.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.8 RADAR 6.0 92.0 90.7 98.0 4.7 1.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.8 SEAMIST (PPG-FRT 101) 5.3 82.0 86.7 97.0 9.3 2.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.8 BARPEARL (BAR FRT 5002) 4.0 94.0 89.7 96.0 8.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.6 SANDRINE (BAR 6FR 126) 5.0 91.3 73.7 92.3 23.7 7.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.6 JETTY (PPG-FL 106) 7.0 94.0 88.3 95.3 7.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.5 BAR VV-VP3-CT 5.7 87.3 84.3 92.7 12.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.4 RESOLUTE (7H7) 7.3 96.7 93.0 94.3 3.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 COMPASS II (PPG-FRC 113) 5.7 93.0 92.7 91.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.2 DLFPS-FRC/3060 6.0 84.7 79.7 96.0 16.3 2.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.2 MOMENTUM (PPG-FRC 114) 7.0 91.0 83.3 97.0 14.3 3.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.2 RAD-FC44 7.0 90.0 85.0 95.7 9.3 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.2 DLF-FRC 3338 5.3 89.3 90.0 96.7 8.0 3.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.1 GLADIATOR (TH456) 5.3 92.3 93.0 90.3 4.7 8.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 DLFPS-FL/3060 6.3 96.7 90.0 94.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.9 DLFPS-FL/3066 7.0 91.3 85.3 90.0 11.7 9.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.8 MNHD-14 6.7 92.7 88.3 93.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 BEACON 5.0 89.3 89.0 90.7 9.7 9.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 BEUDIN 3.7 92.3 88.0 94.0 8.3 3.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.4 CASTLE (RAD-FC32) 7.0 84.3 84.3 89.7 12.0 9.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.4 CASCADE 5.0 90.7 78.0 96.3 19.0 2.0 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.2 SWORD 6.3 81.0 78.3 86.0 19.3 12.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.1 SEABREEZE GT 4.3 89.0 86.3 86.0 10.0 13.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 3.3 6.0 5.0 QUATRO 6.3 93.0 83.7 89.0 14.3 9.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.9 PST-4BND 6.7 91.3 91.3 95.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.8 MINIMUS 6.3 85.3 84.3 90.3 11.3 8.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 7C34 6.0 85.0 84.3 93.3 11.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.5 CARDINAL II (PPG-FRR 111) 6.0 88.0 80.7 90.7 13.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.1 PST-4DR4 6.3 81.0 86.0 86.3 6.0 10.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 4.7 4.1 DLFPS-FRR/3068 6.0 83.7 86.3 85.0 8.3 6.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 2.3 4.0 4.0 NAVIGATOR II 6.3 81.3 80.3 87.0 16.3 10.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 3.0 2.7 5.7 4.0 DLF-FRR 6162 5.7 89.7 79.0 95.7 11.7 1.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 2.7 4.3 3.9 PST-4BEN 6.3 82.0 84.0 90.7 13.0 5.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.0 4.7 3.8 DLFPS-FRR/3069 5.7 89.7 76.0 94.3 17.7 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 KENT 6.3 83.7 79.0 92.7 13.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 4.7 3.7 RAD-FR47 7.0 82.0 74.7 86.3 17.0 9.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 2.3 2.3 4.3 3.7 BOREAL 4.7 87.0 89.3 92.3 6.7 5.7 4.0 3.0 4.3 3.7 2.7 3.7 3.6 MARVEL 5.7 90.7 88.0 87.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 2.7 2.3 3.7 3.6 RAD-FR33R 7.3 73.7 86.3 94.7 7.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 2.7 2.7 4.7 3.2 PST-4ED4 6.0 79.3 83.7 85.0 13.3 10.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 2.0 2.7 2.9 PST-4RUE 7.0 79.0 77.3 82.3 15.3 11.0 3.7 3.0 2.0 2.3 1.7 2.0 2.4 LSD VALUE 1.0 19.7 31.1 24.3 27.4 26.0 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.1 C.V. (%) 10.9 8.4 10.4 7.5 72.2 102.9 19.9 18.9 15.9 23.2 21.2 15.3 13.6 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. 2019 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2014 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 MN3 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.6-7.0 61-150 241-375 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 NO IRRIGATION