TABLE 9.                      MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE                                             
                                                 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD   1/                                               
                                                                         2023 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                          TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/                                                       
                                                                                                                                                           
                                            NAME                           MAY     JUN     SEP     OCT    MEAN                                             
                                                                                                                                                           
                                            DLFPS-FL-3104                  5.0     5.0     5.3     5.7     5.3                                             
                                            SPHD-20                        5.0     5.3     4.7     5.7     5.2                                             
                                            SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2)          5.0     5.0     5.3     5.3     5.2                                             
                                            TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2)           5.0     5.0     5.3     5.3     5.2                                             
                                            RESOLUTE                       4.7     5.3     5.0     5.3     5.1                                             
                                            PVF-PDB-2020                   5.0     5.3     4.7     5.0     5.0                                             
                                            GLADIATOR                      5.0     4.7     4.7     5.3     4.9                                             
                                            BAR FT 135                     4.3     4.7     4.3     5.0     4.6                                             
                                            DA5-RHF                        4.7     4.0     4.3     5.0     4.5                                             
                                            BAR FRC 130                    4.3     4.3     4.3     4.7     4.4                                             
                                            BAR FT 132                     4.0     4.3     4.3     5.0     4.4                                             
                                            PVF-HSY+                       4.3     5.0     3.7     4.7     4.4                                             
                                            QUATRO                         4.3     4.7     4.0     4.7     4.4                                             
                                            5Z2                            4.7     4.0     3.7     4.7     4.3                                             
                                            BEACON II (PPG-FL 128)         4.0     4.3     4.0     4.7     4.3                                             
                                            PPG-FRC-130                    4.0     4.7     4.0     4.7     4.3                                             
                                            BAR FRL 122                    4.0     4.3     4.0     4.3     4.2                                             
                                            JAMESTOWN VII                  4.3     4.3     3.7     4.3     4.2                                             
                                            BAR FRC 123                    4.3     4.0     3.7     4.3     4.1                                             
                                            BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102)       3.7     4.7     3.7     4.3     4.1                                             
                                            DLF-FRR-3128                   4.0     4.3     3.7     4.0     4.0                                             
                                            DLFPS-FRC-3105                 4.0     4.0     4.0     4.0     4.0                                             
                                            FOXFIRE 2                      4.3     4.0     3.7     4.0     4.0                                             
                                            PPG-FRR 132                    4.0     4.0     4.0     4.0     4.0                                             
                                            5Z5                            4.0     3.7     4.0     4.0     3.9                                             
                                            BRITTANY 2                     4.0     4.3     3.7     3.7     3.9                                             
                                            CARDINAL II                    4.0     4.0     3.7     4.0     3.9                                             
                                            COMPASS II                     4.0     4.3     3.7     3.7     3.9                                             
                                            RAD-FR64                       3.7     4.0     4.0     4.0     3.9                                             
                                            BYE                            3.3     4.0     4.0     4.0     3.8                                             
                                            RAD-FC59                       4.0     4.3     3.0     3.7     3.8                                             
                                            RADAR II (PPG-FRC 127)         4.0     3.7     3.3     4.0     3.8                                             
                                            SEABREEZE GT                   3.7     3.7     3.7     4.0     3.8                                             
                                            BAR FO 131                     4.0     4.3     3.0     3.3     3.7                                             
                                            NAVIGATOR III (PPG-FRR 127)    4.0     3.7     3.3     3.3     3.6                                             
                                            PPG-FRR-134                    4.0     4.0     3.3     3.0     3.6                                             
                                            PST-4SWTM                      4.0     3.3     3.3     3.7     3.6                                             
                                            PVF-MVP-2020                   4.3     3.3     3.0     3.7     3.6                                             
                                            KEVIN                          3.3     3.3     3.7     3.7     3.5                                             
                                            NAI-CHU1                       4.0     3.0     3.7     3.3     3.5                                             
                                            SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD)          3.3     3.7     3.7     3.0     3.4                                             
                                            STB1                           3.7     3.7     3.0     3.3     3.4                                             
                                            BOREAL                         3.0     3.0     3.3     3.0     3.1                                             

                                            LSD VALUE                      0.6     1.1     0.9     0.7     0.6                                             
                                            C.V. (%)                       9.2    14.3    14.1    11.3     8.8                                             

               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         

                  MD1      SILT LOAM AND SILT    6.1-6.5      61-150      151-240         0.0-1.0        FULL SUN        3.6-4.0   NO IRRIGATION