TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2020 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2024 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING SPRING SUMMER FALL PERCENT GROUND COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BEACON II (PPG-FL 128) 5.7 7.3 6.7 4.3 4.0 79.7 61.7 96.7 7.3 7.3 8.7 6.7 8.3 7.7 9.0 9.0 8.0 SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 4.7 8.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 73.3 59.7 91.3 6.7 8.3 8.3 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.3 9.0 7.9 DA5-RHF 5.3 7.3 6.0 7.0 4.7 81.0 48.7 93.0 7.3 8.3 8.3 6.0 6.7 8.3 8.7 8.7 7.8 DLFPS-FL-3104 5.7 7.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 75.7 62.0 85.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 9.0 7.5 ACCENTUATE (PVF-PDB-2020) 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 82.7 44.7 91.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 5.3 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.7 7.5 RESOLUTE 4.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 70.3 59.7 86.7 6.0 8.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.7 9.0 7.5 GLADIATOR 6.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 68.3 45.7 94.0 5.7 8.3 7.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 8.7 9.0 7.3 TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 5.3 7.7 6.3 5.7 3.3 77.0 43.3 87.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 9.0 7.3 SPHD-20 4.7 8.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 67.0 39.7 80.3 5.7 8.0 7.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 9.0 7.0 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 3.3 90.3 27.0 85.7 8.3 7.0 7.7 3.3 5.0 6.3 7.7 8.7 6.8 QUATRO 5.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 1.7 74.0 34.7 79.0 6.7 8.3 7.0 4.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 8.3 6.8 BAR FT 135 6.3 7.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 71.7 40.0 86.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 8.0 9.0 6.7 RESONANCE (NAI-CHU1) 5.7 7.7 6.0 6.3 3.7 43.3 56.3 90.0 3.0 8.7 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 8.3 8.3 6.7 BAR FRC 130 3.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 3.3 69.3 35.0 71.0 6.3 8.7 6.7 4.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 8.7 6.6 BAR FT 132 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.0 75.3 31.3 86.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 8.0 9.0 6.6 BAR FRL 122 5.0 7.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 73.3 36.7 87.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 8.0 8.3 6.5 5Z2 7.7 8.0 5.0 7.7 4.0 56.0 42.3 86.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.7 6.4 PPG-FRC-130 6.3 8.0 5.3 4.0 3.0 63.7 29.0 85.7 5.7 8.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 7.7 8.3 6.4 BRITTANY 2 4.7 8.0 5.3 7.7 4.0 60.7 39.7 75.7 5.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 8.7 6.3 FRENZY (BYE) 7.0 8.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 50.7 40.7 89.3 3.7 7.3 6.0 4.3 7.0 5.7 7.7 8.3 6.3 DLFPS-FRC-3105 7.0 8.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 62.7 38.3 88.7 5.3 7.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 8.3 8.7 6.3 SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 7.0 7.7 4.7 6.3 3.7 73.7 28.0 82.0 6.7 6.7 4.3 3.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 9.0 6.3 PPG-FRR-134 6.0 8.3 6.0 7.0 4.0 53.3 38.7 82.3 4.0 7.3 5.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 7.3 8.7 6.2 RADAR II (PPG-FRC 127) 4.3 8.0 6.0 6.7 4.0 61.0 35.3 93.7 5.0 8.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 8.7 9.0 6.2 BAR FRC 123 5.0 7.3 6.0 7.3 4.3 68.0 26.0 75.7 6.0 8.3 5.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 6.7 8.7 6.0 COMPASS II 5.3 7.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 68.7 23.7 82.7 6.0 8.0 4.7 2.7 4.7 6.0 7.3 8.3 6.0 PVF-HSY+ 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 3.0 43.3 34.0 86.0 3.0 7.0 6.0 4.0 6.3 5.7 7.7 8.3 6.0 HARBOR MR (PPG-FRR 132) 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 49.3 37.0 81.3 3.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 7.3 8.0 5.8 NAVIGATOR III (PPG-FRR 127) 6.7 7.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 40.3 35.7 83.0 3.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 7.7 7.7 5.8 SEABREEZE GT 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 3.3 64.3 30.0 68.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 5.8 PVF-MVP-2020 5.3 8.7 5.3 7.3 3.7 49.3 25.7 76.0 4.0 8.0 5.7 3.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 5.7 DLF-FRR-3128 7.3 7.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 43.3 31.3 73.3 3.0 7.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 6.7 8.0 5.6 JAMESTOWN VII 5.0 7.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 55.3 31.7 76.3 4.0 7.0 6.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 5.6 PST-4SWTM 5.7 7.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 60.3 39.7 62.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 7.3 5.6 MESO (STB1) 7.0 8.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 40.7 24.3 72.7 2.7 7.3 5.7 3.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.3 5.5 RAD-FC59 6.3 8.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 39.3 37.0 72.0 2.7 8.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 7.7 5.5 BAR FO 131 4.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 3.3 66.3 24.0 56.7 5.7 8.3 4.3 2.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 7.7 5.4 CARDINAL II 7.7 7.7 5.3 7.0 4.7 47.3 26.0 79.0 3.0 5.3 5.3 3.3 5.3 5.3 7.0 8.3 5.4 HYPE (5Z5) 7.7 7.3 5.3 7.3 4.7 41.0 30.3 73.7 2.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.7 5.4 RAD-FR64 7.0 7.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 41.7 36.0 70.7 3.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.4 BOREAL 6.3 8.0 4.7 5.0 2.3 58.3 36.7 55.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.2 FOXFIRE 2 7.0 6.7 5.0 7.3 3.7 41.0 26.7 68.7 3.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.2 KEVIN 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 43.0 29.3 66.7 3.0 6.0 5.3 3.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.2 LSD VALUE 3.0 2.1 0.9 3.5 3.1 11.4 17.6 14.6 1.4 2.3 1.4 2.8 2.6 1.4 1.5 1.5 0.6 C.V. (%) 22.6 10.2 8.9 22.0 30.2 12.4 26.9 10.8 17.9 15.0 13.7 31.2 19.8 13.9 12.7 10.1 6.7 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. TABLE A. 2024 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 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY