TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SEEDLING RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR VIGOR THREAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN OXFORD 8.0 6.7 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.4 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 7.0 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.4 PREDATOR 8.7 5.3 9.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.1 IS-FL 28 7.3 6.3 8.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 PICK HF #2 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 SR 3000 6.0 3.0 8.3 8.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 BERKSHIRE 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.9 MUSICA 4.3 7.0 8.3 9.0 6.7 4.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.8 SCALDIS 7.7 5.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.8 SPM 8.0 5.0 8.0 5.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.8 5001 4.3 7.7 8.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 SRX 3K 6.7 6.0 9.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 IS-FRR 30 5.7 6.7 8.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.4 PST-4TZ 4.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.4 AMBASSADOR 6.3 6.7 6.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 SRX 51G 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.0 6.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.2 EDGEWOOD (C03-RCE) 5.3 7.3 8.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.2 LONGFELLOW II 5.3 5.3 8.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.2 PST-8000 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.2 TL 53 6.3 5.7 8.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.2 CASCADE 5.0 6.7 7.3 8.3 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.1 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 7.3 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.1 DP 77-9578 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.1 IS-FRR 29 6.7 5.7 8.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 SRX 55R 5.7 5.7 5.3 8.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.1 CELESTIAL 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 SEABREEZE 5.3 5.0 6.3 8.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 ACF 188 7.0 4.0 8.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.9 DP 77-9886 4.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.9 IS-FRC 17 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.9 JASPER II 6.7 5.7 4.3 7.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.9 7 SEAS 6.7 4.3 7.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 DP 77-9885 7.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.8 IS-FRR 23 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.8 PICK CRF 1-03 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.8 DLF-RCM 5.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 DP 77-9360 5.7 6.0 8.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 BMXC-S02 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.6 DP 77-9579 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.6 PATHFINDER 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.6 ASC 245 7.0 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 RAZOR 6.0 6.3 4.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.5 C03-4676 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.4 JAMESTOWN 5 6.0 4.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.4 QUATRO 7.7 6.0 7.7 8.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.4 TL1 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SEEDLING RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR VIGOR THREAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN C-SMX 6.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.2 DAWSON E 4.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.1 AUDUBON 7.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 SHADEMASTER 5.0 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.5 ORACLE 4.0 8.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.2 BOREAL 4.7 8.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.9 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.4 0.7 C.V. (%) 9.4 12.1 12.7 12.0 12.7 14.8 12.1 15.3 15.1 7.9 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 PA1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.6-7.0 151-270 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS