TABLE 1A. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME # ENTRY NJ2 MD1 VA1 WI1 MN1 IA1 KS1 UT1 QE1 MEAN PVF-PDB-2020 41 6.6 5.2 7.4 6.7 6.3 6.8 5.7 7.5 6.5 6.4 *SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 19 6.4 5.0 7.2 6.5 6.0 6.6 5.5 7.3 6.3 6.2 DLFPS-FL-3104 4 6.6 4.9 7.2 6.3 6.1 6.3 5.5 7.2 6.3 6.1 *TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 20 6.2 4.8 7.1 6.4 5.8 6.5 5.3 7.2 6.1 6.0 *BEACON II (PPG-FL 128) 36 6.7 4.6 7.0 6.2 5.8 6.2 5.2 7.1 6.0 6.0 SPHD-20 3 5.5 5.0 7.1 6.4 5.8 6.6 5.3 7.0 6.2 6.0 *RESOLUTE 6 6.2 4.8 7.0 6.2 5.9 6.3 5.2 7.1 6.1 6.0 *GLADIATOR 1 5.4 5.1 7.0 6.4 5.9 6.6 5.2 7.0 6.2 5.9 DA5-RHF 38 6.3 4.7 7.0 6.3 5.6 6.5 5.1 7.1 5.9 5.9 BAR FT 135 12 5.5 4.8 7.0 6.3 5.5 6.6 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.8 PPG-FRC-130 28 6.1 4.1 6.6 6.1 4.8 6.5 4.5 7.0 5.2 5.5 DLFPS-FRC-3105 32 6.3 4.0 6.5 6.1 4.7 6.5 4.4 7.0 5.1 5.5 BAR FT 132 13 4.8 4.6 6.6 5.9 5.2 6.3 4.9 6.6 5.7 5.5 *NAVIGATOR III (PPG-FRR 127) 37 6.5 3.7 6.6 6.0 4.4 6.4 4.5 7.0 5.0 5.5 *RADAR II (PPG-FRC 127) 34 6.2 4.0 6.5 6.1 4.7 6.5 4.3 7.0 5.1 5.5 BAR FRC 130 14 5.5 4.2 6.4 5.9 4.8 6.3 4.4 6.7 5.2 5.4 *COMPASS II 29 5.6 4.0 6.5 6.0 4.4 6.6 4.3 6.9 5.0 5.3 PVF-MVP-2020 43 6.3 3.8 6.4 5.9 4.5 6.3 4.3 6.9 5.0 5.3 BYE 25 5.2 4.1 6.5 6.1 4.3 6.7 4.4 6.8 5.1 5.3 PVF-HSY+ 42 5.5 3.9 6.5 6.0 4.3 6.6 4.5 6.8 5.0 5.3 *RESONANCE (NAI-CHU1) 18 6.5 3.7 6.3 5.9 4.5 6.2 4.1 6.8 4.8 5.3 BAR FRL 122 11 5.7 4.0 6.3 5.8 4.7 6.2 4.2 6.7 5.1 5.3 *BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 33 4.5 4.4 6.4 5.8 4.9 6.2 4.6 6.4 5.4 5.3 BAR FRC 123 9 5.4 4.0 6.3 5.8 4.6 6.2 4.2 6.6 5.0 5.2 PPG-FRR-134 30 5.0 4.0 6.4 6.0 4.1 6.7 4.3 6.7 5.0 5.2 *BRITTANY 2 7 5.4 3.9 6.3 5.9 4.3 6.5 4.0 6.7 4.8 5.2 *QUATRO 5 4.4 4.3 6.3 5.7 4.8 6.1 4.5 6.3 5.4 5.2 *HYPE (5Z5) 24 5.1 3.8 6.3 5.8 4.1 6.4 4.2 6.6 4.9 5.1 RAD-FC59 16 5.2 3.9 6.1 5.7 4.4 6.2 4.0 6.5 4.9 5.1 5Z2 22 4.6 3.9 6.1 5.8 4.0 6.4 4.0 6.5 4.8 5.0 *JAMESTOWN VII 17 4.9 3.7 6.1 5.7 4.0 6.3 4.0 6.5 4.7 5.0 PST-4SWTM 39 4.4 3.8 6.0 5.6 4.1 6.2 4.0 6.3 4.8 4.9 *HARBOR MR (PPG-FRR 132) 35 4.2 3.7 6.0 5.7 3.6 6.5 3.9 6.4 4.5 4.8 *CARDINAL II 31 3.4 3.9 6.0 5.7 3.6 6.5 4.0 6.2 4.7 4.7 *FOXFIRE 2 8 3.7 3.8 6.0 5.6 3.6 6.5 3.9 6.2 4.6 4.7 *SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 40 4.7 3.5 5.8 5.5 3.7 6.1 3.7 6.2 4.4 4.7 DLF-FRR-3128 26 3.2 3.9 5.9 5.7 3.6 6.6 3.8 6.2 4.6 4.7 BAR FO 131 10 4.0 3.7 5.9 5.3 3.9 5.9 4.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 *MESO (STB1) 23 4.3 3.5 5.8 5.5 3.5 6.3 3.7 6.2 4.4 4.7 RAD-FR64 21 3.0 3.9 5.7 5.5 3.6 6.3 3.7 5.9 4.5 4.5 *KEVIN 15 3.1 3.7 5.8 5.5 3.3 6.5 3.7 6.0 4.4 4.5 *SEABREEZE GT 2 2.9 3.7 5.4 5.3 3.6 6.1 3.2 5.7 4.2 4.3 *BOREAL 27 2.0 3.3 5.2 4.9 2.9 5.8 3.2 5.3 4.0 3.9 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 C.V. (%) 11.9 14.6 9.5 10.3 13.2 9.5 13.8 9.1 11.7 11.5 */ COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2024 **/ ENTRIES WITHIN THIS TABLE ARE ORDERED BY THE OVERALL MEAN AND HAVE SIMILAR TURF QUALITY PERFORMANCES IN ALL TEST LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS LPI GROUP. IF YOUR STATE IS NOT REPRESENTED, THEN CHOOSE A LPI GROUP THAT CONTAINS A LOCATION AND MANAGEMENT SIMILAR TO YOUR PLANTING CONDITIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LPI, GO TO WWW.NTEP.ORG/LPI_Q&A.PDF 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.