TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT STORRS, CT 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF SPRING SUMMER FALL COLOR COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY SEPTEMBER OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PPG-FL 128 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.5 PVF-PDB-2020 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.5 BAR FT 135 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.4 NAI-CHU1 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 SPHD-20 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.3 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 6.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.2 DLFPS-FL-3104 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.2 QUATRO 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.2 TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.2 5Z2 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 BAR FT 132 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.1 DA5-RHF 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.1 DLFPS-FRC-3105 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.1 GLADIATOR 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.1 PPG-FRR 127 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.1 PVF-MVP-2020 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.1 RESOLUTE 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.1 5Z5 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 BAR FRC 130 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 COMPASS II 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 PPG-FRR-134 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 PST-4SWTM 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 PVF-HSY+ 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 REV (BYE) 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 STB1 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 BAR FO 131 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.9 BAR FRC 123 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 BRITTANY 2 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.9 JAMESTOWN VII 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 PPG-FRC 127 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 PPG-FRC-130 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.9 BAR FRL 122 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.8 RAD-FC59 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 KEVIN 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 PPG-FRR 132 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 DLF-FRR-3128 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.6 SEABREEZE GT 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 CARDINAL II 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 FOXFIRE 2 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 RAD-FR64 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 BOREAL 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 2.1 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.5 C.V. (%) 6.5 6.6 7.1 9.5 7.5 7.4 6.6 6.3 12.0 7.4 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.5 6.9 9.3 4.8 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. TABLE A. 2022 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