TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF SUMMER FALL PERCENT GROUND COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOVE MEAN BAR FT 135 6.3 3.3 8.3 6.7 8.7 99.0 79.7 94.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.9 BYE 6.0 6.7 3.0 6.0 8.0 99.0 78.0 88.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.6 DLFPS-FRC-3105 3.7 6.7 5.7 7.3 8.0 99.0 96.3 93.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.6 NAI-CHU1 4.0 7.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 99.0 78.7 70.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.6 SPHD-20 7.0 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.7 99.0 59.0 89.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.6 5Z2 6.7 5.7 5.3 7.7 7.7 99.0 80.0 90.7 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.5 BAR FO 131 7.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 7.7 99.0 64.3 88.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.5 BAR FT 132 5.3 4.3 7.3 5.0 7.3 99.0 72.7 92.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.5 BRITTANY 2 4.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 7.7 99.0 68.3 80.7 6.3 6.7 8.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.5 CARDINAL II 7.3 5.7 3.3 6.0 8.0 99.0 79.7 78.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.5 DA5-RHF 6.7 4.7 7.7 4.3 7.7 99.0 85.7 93.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 DLFPS-FL-3104 8.3 5.0 7.7 6.0 7.3 99.0 80.7 96.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.5 NAVIGATOR III (PPG-FRR 127) 4.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 99.0 84.7 86.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 PPG-FRR-134 3.7 6.0 3.7 6.7 8.0 99.0 84.3 88.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.5 PVF-HSY+ 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.7 8.7 99.0 85.3 85.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.5 RAD-FR64 7.0 7.0 4.0 4.7 7.7 99.0 72.0 89.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.5 SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 7.0 4.7 7.7 5.0 6.3 99.0 67.0 88.7 6.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.5 FOXFIRE 2 7.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 98.7 74.0 61.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.4 KEVIN 7.0 6.7 3.3 4.0 7.3 99.0 73.3 69.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.4 RADAR II (PPG-FRC 127) 2.7 5.3 6.0 8.3 8.3 99.0 88.0 95.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.4 5Z5 5.7 6.0 3.3 7.0 8.3 99.0 84.0 88.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 BAR FRC 123 4.3 4.0 7.3 6.0 8.0 99.0 64.7 89.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 BAR FRL 122 3.3 2.7 8.0 6.0 8.0 99.0 92.3 98.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 BEACON II (PPG-FL 128) 6.7 3.7 7.7 6.3 7.3 99.0 73.7 95.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 5.3 1.7 8.7 6.7 8.3 99.0 73.7 98.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 COMPASS II 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 7.3 99.0 77.0 92.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 JAMESTOWN VII 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 99.0 68.3 83.7 6.3 6.7 8.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 PPG-FRR 132 5.0 6.7 3.7 7.0 7.7 99.0 86.3 89.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 PST-4SWTM 4.0 6.3 5.0 7.0 7.7 99.0 72.3 85.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 PVF-PDB-2020 5.3 4.7 8.0 5.3 8.3 99.0 86.0 97.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 RAD-FC59 7.3 7.3 3.3 5.0 6.3 99.0 65.3 79.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 RESOLUTE 6.3 5.3 7.3 4.7 7.3 99.0 70.3 91.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 SEABREEZE GT 4.7 4.0 5.3 7.7 8.3 99.0 88.0 95.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 7.0 5.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 99.0 75.7 95.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 STB1 5.7 6.7 2.7 7.3 7.3 99.0 84.0 76.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 6.7 5.3 7.0 5.0 6.7 99.0 65.0 92.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 BAR FRC 130 4.0 3.7 7.7 7.3 8.7 99.0 83.3 94.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.2 BOREAL 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 98.0 68.0 68.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 GLADIATOR 7.3 5.7 7.3 4.3 7.7 99.0 73.0 88.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.2 PPG-FRC-130 4.0 7.0 4.3 7.7 7.3 99.0 73.0 93.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.2 PVF-MVP-2020 4.7 7.0 4.3 6.7 8.0 99.0 71.0 88.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 QUATRO 6.0 3.3 8.3 5.3 7.0 99.0 68.7 91.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 DLF-FRR-3128 6.0 7.0 2.3 6.7 7.7 98.0 78.3 74.7 5.3 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 LSD VALUE 2.6 2.2 2.1 3.7 4.1 1.4 24.6 12.2 1.5 1.1 1.6 1.9 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 25.0 23.1 22.7 25.3 15.6 0.4 14.3 8.4 9.3 7.1 9.5 10.7 7.6 8.8 3.2 5.3 3.3 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 IA1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY