TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 9.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 SRX 51G 7.7 6.7 8.3 8.3 9.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 DP 77-9578 7.7 6.0 7.7 8.0 8.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 LONGFELLOW II 7.7 5.7 7.7 7.7 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 PST-4TZ 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.3 9.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 BERKSHIRE 7.7 5.7 7.7 7.7 9.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.6 PST-8000 8.3 5.7 7.7 8.3 8.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.6 CELESTIAL 7.7 6.0 8.0 8.3 9.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.4 PICK HF #2 6.0 6.7 8.0 8.3 9.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.4 ASC 245 7.3 6.0 8.7 7.7 8.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 CASCADE 8.0 6.7 6.3 8.0 8.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 DLF-RCM 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 9.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 DP 77-9885 7.7 3.7 7.3 7.7 8.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.2 IS-FL 28 7.3 5.7 7.7 7.3 9.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.2 JAMESTOWN 5 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 9.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.2 JASPER II 7.7 6.0 7.3 8.0 9.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.2 C03-4676 6.7 4.7 8.0 6.7 9.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.1 MUSICA 8.3 5.7 7.0 8.0 8.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.1 ORACLE 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.1 PICK CRF 1-03 7.7 5.3 6.7 7.7 8.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 PREDATOR 7.0 4.7 5.7 7.3 8.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 QUATRO 7.3 6.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.1 TL 53 7.0 6.7 7.7 8.3 9.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.1 5001 7.0 5.3 7.0 8.0 8.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 7.7 4.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 7 SEAS 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.7 8.3 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.3 7.7 5.9 AMBASSADOR 7.3 4.3 6.0 7.7 8.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.9 BOREAL 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.7 8.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.9 SHADEMASTER 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 9.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.9 SRX 55R 4.0 5.7 7.3 8.0 8.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.9 TL1 7.0 5.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 AUDUBON 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 8.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 5.8 BMXC-S02 7.3 4.7 7.3 8.0 8.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.8 C-SMX 6.3 6.0 7.3 8.0 8.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.8 EDGEWOOD (C03-RCE) 7.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 9.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.7 7.7 5.8 DP 77-9579 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.8 DP 77-9886 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 IS-FRC 17 3.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 8.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 IS-FRR 29 6.7 5.3 7.0 7.7 8.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 RAZOR 7.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 8.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.8 SPM 8.0 4.7 7.3 7.7 8.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.8 PATHFINDER 7.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 8.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 SEABREEZE 5.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.6 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 7.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 8.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 IS-FRR 23 8.0 5.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 ACF 188 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 9.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.4 IS-FRR 30 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.4 TABLE 16. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN OXFORD 7.3 5.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.4 SR 3000 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 SCALDIS 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 DAWSON E 8.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 DP 77-9360 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.8 SRX 3K 6.3 4.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.8 LSD VALUE 1.1 0.8 1.5 0.9 0.7 1.4 1.8 2.6 1.7 2.4 2.2 0.8 0.8 0.6 C.V. (%) 9.5 9.5 11.2 6.0 5.0 12.6 14.4 14.6 13.8 15.1 14.4 8.4 9.1 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. 2004 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2003 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 NE1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.1-7.5 61-150 241-375 1.1-2.0 DENSE SHADE 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS