TABLE 18. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF FALL LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY SPOT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT DEC MEAN BEACON II (PPG-FL 128) 7.3 6.0 8.7 8.7 7.7 5.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 8.7 8.3 8.3 7.2 NAVIGATOR III (PPG-FRR 127) 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 3.7 6.3 3.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 8.7 8.0 7.7 6.9 NAI-CHU1 5.7 6.0 7.7 9.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 9.0 8.7 7.7 6.7 DLFPS-FL-3104 8.0 6.0 8.0 8.3 7.3 5.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.5 DLFPS-FRC-3105 5.0 5.0 7.0 8.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 8.3 8.3 7.3 6.5 PVF-MVP-2020 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.5 PVF-PDB-2020 7.7 6.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.5 SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 7.7 6.0 8.3 8.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.4 PPG-FRC-130 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 8.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 RESOLUTE 8.0 4.7 7.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 RADAR II (PPG-FRC 127) 5.3 5.7 7.7 8.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.2 TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 7.7 4.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 6.2 DA5-RHF 7.3 6.0 8.0 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.9 5Z5 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 3.0 4.7 4.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.5 BRITTANY 2 4.3 5.3 7.7 6.7 4.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.5 BYE 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.7 4.0 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 7.3 5.5 PVF-HSY+ 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.5 BAR FRC 130 4.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 3.3 6.7 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 BAR FRL 122 4.3 5.3 7.0 5.7 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 3.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 BAR FT 135 7.3 7.0 8.3 6.3 3.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 SPHD-20 7.3 4.3 8.0 6.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 BAR FRC 123 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.2 COMPASS II 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.2 RAD-FC59 6.7 4.0 6.7 5.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.2 BAR FT 132 7.7 5.3 8.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.1 5Z2 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 3.0 5.0 3.3 6.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.0 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 7.3 4.3 9.0 8.0 2.3 5.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 PPG-FRR-134 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 3.3 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 QUATRO 7.3 5.0 9.0 8.0 3.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 GLADIATOR 7.3 4.3 7.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.8 JAMESTOWN VII 4.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.0 7.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.6 SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 6.0 7.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 2.7 3.0 3.7 5.7 4.3 PST-4SWTM 6.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 4.1 BAR FO 131 3.3 6.3 5.7 3.7 2.7 5.0 3.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 PPG-FRR 132 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.0 2.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.7 5.7 3.9 STB1 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.0 3.0 5.3 4.3 3.7 2.7 2.0 2.7 4.3 5.3 3.8 FOXFIRE 2 6.3 5.3 4.7 3.0 2.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 3.3 3.0 1.7 3.3 5.0 3.7 SEABREEZE GT 5.7 4.3 6.0 1.7 3.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.3 4.3 3.4 CARDINAL II 7.0 5.3 5.7 3.0 2.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 1.7 1.3 2.0 2.7 4.0 3.3 DLF-FRR-3128 5.3 5.7 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 2.0 1.3 2.3 3.3 4.7 3.2 RAD-FR64 5.0 8.0 4.3 2.7 1.7 5.3 3.0 2.3 1.7 2.0 2.0 3.3 4.3 3.0 KEVIN 7.0 5.7 3.7 2.0 2.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 1.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 3.7 2.8 BOREAL 4.7 5.3 3.7 1.3 1.7 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.0 2.0 1.3 1.0 2.3 2.3 LSD VALUE 1.4 2.7 0.8 1.6 1.8 6.5 1.8 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.3 0.8 C.V. (%) 14.8 20.0 8.5 18.3 27.3 28.5 23.5 16.3 18.0 20.5 19.1 18.9 14.2 11.0 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 NJ2 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 271-450 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS