TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT STORRS, CT 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC FALL QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR DENSITY APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN STB1 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.5 NAI-CHU1 6.0 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 BRITTANY 2 5.7 7.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.1 DLFPS-FRC-3105 6.0 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 5Z2 7.0 7.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 COMPASS II 6.0 7.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 PVF-HSY+ 7.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 PVF-MVP-2020 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 KEVIN 6.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.9 RAD-FC59 7.0 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 BAR FRC 123 5.3 7.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 5Z5 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 5.8 BAR FRC 130 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.8 PST-4SWTM 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.8 BYE 6.0 7.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 CARDINAL II 7.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 PPG-FL 128 6.3 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 PPG-FRC-130 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 PST-4SHAD 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 PPG-FRR 127 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.6 RAD-FR64 8.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.6 JAMESTOWN VII 6.0 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 DLF-FRR-3128 7.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.4 PPG-FRR 132 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 PPG-FRR-134 5.7 6.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 FOXFIRE 2 7.0 5.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.2 BAR FRL 122 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 PPG-FRC 127 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.1 GLADIATOR 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 BAR FO 131 6.7 5.7 3.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 SEABREEZE GT 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 BOREAL 7.7 4.3 5.3 7.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 DA5-RHF 5.7 7.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 BAR FT 132 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.6 DLFPS-FL-3104 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.5 SPHD-20 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.4 BAR FT 135 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.4 QUATRO 5.7 7.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 PVF-PDB-2020 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 NAI-HAQ1+2 5.7 7.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.1 RESOLUTE 5.3 6.3 3.3 4.3 3.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 3.9 NAI-HTB2 4.7 6.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.9 LSD VALUE 3.5 2.1 1.4 1.8 1.9 2.4 2.7 2.3 3.6 4.3 2.0 C.V. (%) 18.5 15.6 15.3 15.5 20.0 20.7 27.1 21.9 23.9 24.0 16.8 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. 2021 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2020 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 CT1 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 - FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY