TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE DENSITY JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN NAVIGATOR III (PPG-FRR 127) 8.3 9.0 9.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 PVF-HSY+ 8.0 8.7 8.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 9.0 8.7 9.0 9.0 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 7.2 PPG-FRR-134 8.0 9.0 9.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 8.7 9.0 8.7 9.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 6.8 PPG-FRR 132 8.0 9.0 9.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 9.0 7.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 6.7 STB1 8.0 9.0 8.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 9.0 8.7 8.7 9.0 5.7 3.0 3.7 4.7 6.7 COMPASS II 7.3 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 9.0 8.3 8.7 8.7 4.7 2.7 3.0 4.3 6.6 KEVIN 8.0 9.0 8.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 9.0 8.0 9.0 8.7 4.3 2.7 3.7 4.3 6.5 NAI-CHU1 7.7 9.0 9.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 9.0 8.0 9.0 8.7 4.3 3.0 4.0 4.7 6.5 PVF-MVP-2020 8.0 9.0 9.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 9.0 8.7 8.7 9.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 6.5 SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 7.0 9.0 9.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 9.0 8.0 9.0 8.3 4.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 6.5 BYE 8.0 9.0 9.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 8.3 8.7 8.7 9.0 5.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 6.4 CARDINAL II 8.7 9.0 8.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 8.3 8.7 8.3 8.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 5Z5 8.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 8.7 8.7 8.7 9.0 5.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 6.2 DLFPS-FRC-3105 8.0 9.0 9.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 9.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 5.3 2.3 3.0 3.7 6.2 JAMESTOWN VII 7.7 8.7 8.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 9.0 4.5 3.7 4.0 5.0 6.2 BRITTANY 2 7.0 9.0 9.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.7 8.0 8.7 9.0 5.3 3.0 3.3 4.7 6.1 FOXFIRE 2 8.0 8.7 8.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 8.7 8.7 9.0 4.3 2.7 3.3 3.7 6.0 RADAR II (PPG-FRC 127) 7.3 9.0 9.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 8.0 8.3 8.7 8.7 6.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 5.9 5Z2 8.7 8.7 8.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.7 8.7 9.0 4.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 PST-4SWTM 7.7 9.0 9.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.3 4.7 1.7 2.7 3.7 5.6 DA5-RHF 8.0 9.0 8.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 8.3 4.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 5.4 PPG-FRC-130 8.0 9.0 9.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 8.3 8.7 8.7 4.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 5.4 BAR FRL 122 7.0 9.0 9.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 8.0 8.7 8.7 3.7 2.0 2.7 3.0 5.3 DLF-FRR-3128 8.0 9.0 9.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 8.3 8.7 8.7 3.0 1.0 2.0 2.7 5.1 BAR FRC 123 7.7 9.0 8.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.7 3.3 1.7 1.7 2.7 5.0 BEACON II (PPG-FL 128) 7.7 9.0 9.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 6.0 7.7 8.3 8.7 4.3 3.0 2.3 2.7 5.0 TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 8.7 9.0 8.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.9 BAR FRC 130 7.3 9.0 8.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 7.0 8.0 8.7 8.7 3.3 1.3 2.0 2.7 4.8 BAR FT 135 8.0 9.0 8.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.8 DLFPS-FL-3104 8.3 9.0 8.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.8 RAD-FC59 9.0 9.0 9.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 3.7 2.0 2.3 3.0 4.8 BAR FO 131 8.3 8.7 8.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 8.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 4.7 RAD-FR64 8.7 8.7 8.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 4.7 2.3 2.7 3.0 4.2 SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 8.0 8.7 8.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 4.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 4.2 PVF-PDB-2020 8.3 9.0 8.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 3.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 4.1 SPHD-20 8.7 8.7 9.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 4.1 RESOLUTE 8.3 9.0 8.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 7.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 BOREAL 7.3 8.7 7.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 2.0 1.3 2.0 2.7 3.8 BAR FT 132 8.3 9.0 8.3 3.3 3.7 2.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 3.0 3.7 2.3 2.3 3.6 GLADIATOR 8.0 9.0 9.0 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 2.7 1.3 1.7 1.7 3.5 SEABREEZE GT 7.7 9.0 8.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 3.3 1.3 1.3 2.3 3.3 QUATRO 8.3 8.7 6.0 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.0 4.7 2.0 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.6 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 8.0 9.0 6.0 2.7 3.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 2.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.5 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.2 2.4 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.4 2.0 1.6 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.1 C.V. (%) 5.2 3.1 11.2 22.7 23.5 22.2 15.8 12.4 12.6 14.6 23.2 38.7 29.8 29.3 13.3 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 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2023 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER BROWN PATCH BROWN PATCH WEAR TOLER. POA NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL WEAR COUNTS 8/1 8/23 ANNUA NAVIGATOR III (PPG-FRR 127) 99.0 99.0 97.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 9.0 PVF-HSY+ 99.0 99.0 93.3 4.7 6.0 7.3 9.0 PPG-FRR-134 99.0 99.0 80.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 9.0 PPG-FRR 132 99.0 99.0 75.0 4.3 4.0 6.7 9.0 STB1 99.0 99.0 68.3 3.3 4.0 6.0 9.0 COMPASS II 99.0 99.0 58.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 9.0 KEVIN 99.0 99.0 65.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 9.0 NAI-CHU1 99.0 99.0 68.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 9.0 PVF-MVP-2020 99.0 99.0 70.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 9.0 SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 99.0 99.0 78.3 3.7 3.3 4.7 9.0 BYE 99.0 99.0 75.7 3.7 4.0 6.3 9.0 CARDINAL II 99.0 99.0 70.0 3.3 4.0 3.7 9.0 5Z5 99.0 99.0 63.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 9.0 DLFPS-FRC-3105 99.0 99.0 55.0 3.0 4.0 6.0 9.0 JAMESTOWN VII 99.0 99.0 78.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 9.0 BRITTANY 2 99.0 99.0 62.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 9.0 FOXFIRE 2 99.0 99.0 63.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 9.0 RADAR II (PPG-FRC 127) 99.0 99.0 63.3 3.3 4.3 5.3 9.0 5Z2 98.0 99.0 65.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 9.0 PST-4SWTM 98.3 99.0 45.0 2.7 3.0 4.0 9.0 DA5-RHF 97.0 99.0 70.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 9.0 PPG-FRC-130 98.7 99.0 27.3 1.7 1.7 3.7 9.0 BAR FRL 122 98.0 99.0 33.3 2.3 3.0 2.3 9.0 DLF-FRR-3128 99.0 99.0 27.7 1.7 2.3 2.7 9.0 BAR FRC 123 98.3 99.0 30.0 1.7 1.7 2.3 9.0 BEACON II (PPG-FL 128) 96.7 99.0 40.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 9.0 TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 93.3 99.0 66.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 8.3 BAR FRC 130 97.7 99.0 31.7 1.7 2.0 2.3 9.0 BAR FT 135 94.3 98.7 63.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 8.7 DLFPS-FL-3104 90.0 99.0 49.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 8.3 RAD-FC59 93.0 99.0 43.3 2.3 3.3 3.0 8.7 BAR FO 131 96.7 99.0 46.7 2.3 3.0 2.3 9.0 RAD-FR64 82.3 98.7 50.0 2.7 2.7 3.7 7.7 SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 94.0 99.0 60.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 7.7 PVF-PDB-2020 79.3 98.3 55.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 7.3 SPHD-20 86.0 98.3 43.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 7.7 RESOLUTE 71.7 96.0 71.7 3.3 4.0 3.0 6.7 BOREAL 85.7 97.7 31.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 7.7 BAR FT 132 71.7 98.3 40.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 6.3 GLADIATOR 75.7 92.7 26.7 2.0 2.0 2.7 7.0 SEABREEZE GT 81.3 97.0 25.0 1.3 1.7 2.3 7.3 QUATRO 55.0 73.0 24.3 2.3 2.7 3.3 5.0 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 50.0 83.7 16.7 1.7 2.0 2.3 4.3 LSD VALUE 15.1 15.7 33.5 1.8 2.4 1.9 1.4 C.V. (%) 10.1 6.5 34.8 32.2 35.4 28.7 10.4 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 NC1 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS