TABLE 5A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS 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 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 HYPE (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 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 HARBOR MR (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 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 MESO (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 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 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 RESONANCE (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.