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/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ WEAR TOLERANCE RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME MAY JULY OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BEACON II (PPG-FL 128) 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.5 SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.4 DLFPS-FL-3104 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 PVF-PDB-2020 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.2 TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 COMPASS II 4.3 4.7 4.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 7.7 7.3 5.0 6.1 GLADIATOR 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.1 BRITTANY 2 5.3 5.0 4.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 PPG-FRC-130 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5Z5 4.7 4.3 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.9 DLFPS-FRC-3105 4.7 4.3 4.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.9 FOXFIRE 2 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.9 SPHD-20 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 BAR FRL 122 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.8 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 NAVIGATOR III (PPG-FRR 127) 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.8 RAD-FC59 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 RESOLUTE 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.8 SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 4.0 3.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.8 DA5-RHF 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 PVF-MVP-2020 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 RADAR II (PPG-FRC 127) 5.3 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5Z2 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.6 PST-4SWTM 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.6 BAR FRC 123 4.3 4.3 3.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 BYE 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.5 DLF-FRR-3128 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.5 JAMESTOWN VII 4.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.5 PPG-FRR 132 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.5 PPG-FRR-134 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.5 STB1 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.5 CARDINAL II 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 PVF-HSY+ 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.4 QUATRO 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4 SEABREEZE GT 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.4 BAR FT 132 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 BAR FT 135 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 KEVIN 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 RAD-FR64 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 BAR FO 131 3.7 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 BAR FRC 130 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 3.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.2 NAI-CHU1 3.7 4.0 3.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 2.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.1 BOREAL 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.8 LSD VALUE 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 1.5 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.4 C.V. (%) 12.5 10.5 10.7 7.9 7.5 9.3 16.2 7.8 8.9 9.0 7.5 4.7 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. 2023 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