TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS AT NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 1/ 2024 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING DOLLAR SPOT QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP 8/16 8/29 APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PPG-FRC-130 7.3 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.6 COMPASS II 7.3 8.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.5 BRITTANY 2 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 FRENZY (BYE) 3.3 8.0 8.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 NAVIGATOR III (PPG-FRR 127) 3.7 8.7 8.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 RADAR II (PPG-FRC 127) 6.7 9.0 8.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.7 7.7 6.0 DLFPS-FRC-3105 6.0 8.7 9.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.9 BAR FRC 123 7.0 8.7 8.7 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.8 RESONANCE (NAI-CHU1) 7.3 8.3 8.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 5.8 FOXFIRE 2 6.0 7.7 7.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 TENACIOUS (NAI-HTB2) 2.7 8.7 8.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 8.0 5.7 JAMESTOWN VII 6.3 8.7 8.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.5 HYPE (5Z5) 2.7 7.0 6.3 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.4 PVF-HSY+ 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 6.3 5.3 PVF-MVP-2020 6.0 9.0 8.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 PPG-FRR-134 2.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 SWORD II (NAI-HAQ1+2) 2.3 7.7 8.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 7.7 5.0 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102) 5.0 8.0 7.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.7 4.9 BAR FO 131 4.3 8.3 8.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 MESO (STB1) 4.3 7.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 ACCENTUATE (PVF-PDB-2020) 2.0 9.0 7.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 4.7 QUATRO 3.7 7.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 BOREAL 4.3 7.0 6.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.6 BAR FT 132 4.7 8.3 7.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 4.5 BAR FT 135 2.7 7.7 7.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.5 RAD-FC59 6.0 8.7 8.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.5 BAR FRC 130 7.7 8.0 8.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.4 BAR FRL 122 6.7 8.0 8.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 4.4 CARDINAL II 3.7 7.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 DA5-RHF 4.7 8.0 7.3 2.7 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 RESOLUTE 3.0 8.0 7.0 2.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 KEVIN 2.7 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 4.3 3.8 HARBOR MR (PPG-FRR 132) 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 3.7 4.3 2.7 2.7 4.0 3.7 SPHD-20 4.0 7.7 7.0 2.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 RAD-FR64 3.3 7.0 6.0 3.0 4.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.6 GLADIATOR 2.3 7.0 6.3 1.7 3.0 2.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 3.5 SHADOW IV (PST-4SHAD) 4.0 8.0 7.3 3.0 3.3 2.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.5 DLF-FRR-3128 1.7 3.7 2.7 3.3 4.7 3.3 3.3 2.3 2.7 4.3 3.4 5Z2 2.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.7 4.3 3.2 BEACON II (PPG-FL 128) 3.0 8.3 7.0 1.3 2.7 2.0 2.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 3.0 DLFPS-FL-3104 2.3 7.0 7.0 1.3 2.0 2.0 2.3 3.7 4.0 6.0 3.0 PST-4SWTM 5.0 8.0 7.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.0 4.0 3.0 SEABREEZE GT 5.0 5.0 3.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.7 2.3 1.6 LSD VALUE 2.1 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.8 2.6 2.2 2.5 2.3 C.V. (%) 30.5 19.6 22.7 39.2 32.8 34.5 34.8 29.4 26.2 23.1 26.5 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 NJ1 LOAM 6.1-6.5 151-270 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY