TABLE 1A. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATIONS PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2015 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME CT1 NJ1 NC1 IL1 MN1 MO1 MEAN * COMPASS II (PPG-FRC 113) 7.2 6.9 5.4 4.1 7.3 6.0 6.2 * MOMENTUM (PPG-FRC 114) 7.3 6.8 5.5 4.2 7.0 6.1 6.1 * BOLSTER (C14-OS3) 7.1 7.1 5.4 3.9 7.3 5.9 6.1 DLF-FRC 3338 7.1 6.8 5.5 4.2 7.0 6.1 6.1 * LEEWARD (DLFPS-FRC/3057) 7.0 6.9 5.3 4.0 7.1 5.9 6.0 * RADAR 6.9 6.7 5.4 4.2 6.8 6.0 6.0 * SEAMIST (PPG-FRT 101) 6.4 6.4 5.0 3.9 7.0 5.7 5.7 * REV (7C34) 6.5 6.2 5.1 4.2 5.9 5.7 5.6 * SPINDRIFT (DLFPS-FRC/3060)5.9 6.6 4.9 3.8 6.4 5.6 5.5 * RAD-FC44 6.2 5.8 4.8 3.8 6.7 5.5 5.5 DLFPS-FRR/3068 5.9 6.2 5.0 4.2 5.4 5.7 5.4 * SANDRINE (BAR 6FR 126) 6.5 5.5 4.6 3.4 7.1 5.3 5.4 BAR VV-VP3-CT 5.9 5.6 4.6 3.6 7.0 5.4 5.3 DLF-FRR 6162 5.8 5.7 4.9 4.2 5.3 5.6 5.2 * CASTLE (RAD-FC32) 5.7 5.6 4.5 3.5 6.9 5.3 5.2 DLFPS-FRR/3069 5.7 5.8 4.7 3.9 5.1 5.4 5.1 * MARVEL 5.5 5.8 4.7 4.1 5.0 5.4 5.1 * CARDINAL II (PPG-FRR 111) 5.4 5.8 4.8 4.2 4.8 5.4 5.1 * RAD-FR47 5.7 5.3 4.6 4.0 5.1 5.3 5.0 PST-4BEN 5.2 5.6 4.6 4.1 5.1 5.4 5.0 RAD-FR33R 5.5 5.3 4.5 4.0 4.9 5.3 4.9 * NAVIGATOR II 5.4 5.3 4.5 3.9 5.2 5.2 4.9 PST-4ED4 5.5 5.4 4.4 3.7 5.0 5.1 4.9 * CASCADE 5.0 5.7 4.4 3.7 5.0 5.1 4.8 * BEACON 4.1 5.7 3.9 2.9 7.0 4.7 4.7 PST-4DR4 4.6 5.6 4.4 3.9 4.6 5.1 4.7 * KENT 5.1 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.5 5.1 4.7 * BARPEARL (BAR FRT 5002) 6.0 3.3 3.7 3.0 7.2 4.8 4.7 * RESOLUTE (7H7) 4.1 5.2 3.8 2.9 7.3 4.7 4.7 MINIMUS 3.5 6.1 3.9 2.9 7.0 4.6 4.7 DLFPS-FL/3060 4.1 5.3 3.7 2.8 7.2 4.6 4.6 MNHD-14 3.9 5.6 3.8 2.9 6.6 4.6 4.6 * GLADIATOR (TH456) 3.9 5.0 3.8 3.2 6.5 4.7 4.5 PST-4RUE 4.5 5.0 4.2 3.9 4.5 5.0 4.5 * QUATRO 4.1 5.4 3.9 3.2 5.7 4.7 4.5 DLFPS-FL/3066 3.7 5.2 3.7 3.0 6.6 4.6 4.5 * BEUDIN 5.2 3.0 3.6 3.5 6.2 4.8 4.4 * JETTY (PPG-FL 106) 3.3 5.3 3.5 2.7 6.5 4.4 4.3 PST-4BND 3.2 5.0 3.5 3.0 5.8 4.4 4.2 * SEABREEZE GT 4.3 3.9 3.5 3.2 5.2 4.5 4.1 * BOREAL 4.6 4.3 3.8 3.5 3.5 4.6 4.1 * SWORD 3.3 4.4 3.2 2.6 6.5 4.2 4.0 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 C.V. (%) 9.6 9.1 11.5 14.0 8.4 9.8 10.1 */ COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2020 **/ ENTRIES WITHIN THIS TABLE ARE ORDERED BY THE OVERALL MEAN AND HAVE SIMILAR TURF QUALITY PERFORMANCES IN ALL TEST LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS LPI GROUP. IF YOUR STATE IS NOT REPRESENTED, THEN CHOOSE A LPI GROUP THAT CONTAINS A LOCATION AND MANAGEMENT SIMILAR TO YOUR PLANTING CONDITIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LPI, GO TO WWW.NTEP.ORG/LPI_Q&A.PDF 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.