TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT AVERAGE WEAR TOLERANCE QUALITY RATINGS NAME ESTABLISHMENT MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PPG-FRC 127 71.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 GLADIATOR 46.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 PPG-FRC-130 66.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 DLFPS-FL-3104 53.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 NAI-HAQ1+2 43.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 PPG-FL 128 53.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 PVF-PDB-2020 60.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 BRITTANY 2 66.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 NAI-CHU1 70.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.8 NAI-HTB2 56.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 FOXFIRE 2 56.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 DA5-RHF 66.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.6 DLFPS-FRC-3105 56.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.6 RESOLUTE 60.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 5Z5 53.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 BYE 56.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 COMPASS II 46.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 PPG-FRR 127 46.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 PPG-FRR 132 50.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 PVF-MVP-2020 70.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 BAR FRC 123 60.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 SPHD-20 56.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 QUATRO 70.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 BAR FT 135 46.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 45.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 RAD-FC59 70.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 RAD-FR64 53.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 BAR FRC 130 56.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 BAR FT 132 50.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.2 CARDINAL II 50.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.2 DLF-FRR-3128 63.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.2 PST-4SHAD 56.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 6.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 5Z2 53.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.1 JAMESTOWN VII 46.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 5.1 PPG-FRR-134 46.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.1 PVF-HSY+ 56.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 SEABREEZE GT 63.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 BAR FRL 122 61.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 KEVIN 56.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 STB1 76.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 PST-4SWTM 56.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 BAR FO 131 56.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 BOREAL 50.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.5 LSD VALUE 14.7 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 C.V. (%) 14.5 11.8 10.3 10.0 12.2 9.2 9.1 8.2 9.5 9.1 8.1 7.6 5.4 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 MA1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 151-270 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 NO IRRIGATION