TABLE 1A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE NORTHEAST REGION 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MA1 ME1 NJ1 NJ2 NY1 PA1 QE1 RI1 MEAN SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 4.7 7.4 4.5 6.7 5.9 6.9 6.9 7.2 6.3 * GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 4.5 7.2 4.8 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.9 7.1 6.2 * PREDATOR 4.5 7.6 4.0 6.7 5.9 6.0 6.8 6.7 6.0 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 4.7 7.2 3.8 6.1 5.7 6.3 6.9 7.5 6.0 * EPIC (5001) 5.4 7.6 5.4 5.1 5.2 7.3 6.3 5.8 6.0 * OXFORD 4.7 7.3 4.4 6.0 6.0 5.4 6.8 6.8 5.9 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 4.3 7.7 4.9 6.1 5.6 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.9 * BERKSHIRE 4.0 8.1 4.3 6.2 5.8 5.2 7.0 6.9 5.9 * FORTITUDE (TL 53) 4.8 7.5 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.7 6.2 5.3 5.9 SPM 5.0 7.2 3.7 6.8 5.6 5.4 7.0 6.0 5.8 * SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 4.1 7.2 4.3 6.3 5.6 6.5 6.0 6.4 5.8 PICK CRF 1-03 4.8 7.8 5.1 4.6 5.8 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 PST-4TZ 4.8 7.4 3.3 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.9 6.5 5.7 * WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.4 7.4 4.8 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 IS-FRR 30 4.9 7.1 4.9 5.0 5.7 6.5 6.1 5.5 5.7 IS-FRC 17 3.5 7.3 4.1 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.2 5.6 DLF-RCM 4.8 6.9 4.6 4.9 5.9 6.6 5.9 5.3 5.6 IS-FRR 29 4.9 7.5 4.5 4.6 6.0 6.3 6.2 4.7 5.6 * LONGFELLOW II 3.5 7.5 3.5 5.6 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.1 5.6 COMPASS (ACF 188) 3.8 7.4 4.2 5.3 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.7 5.6 PST-8000 4.6 7.4 4.0 4.5 6.0 6.6 6.1 5.3 5.5 * AMBASSADOR 3.6 7.4 3.7 5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2 6.0 5.5 * 7 SEAS 3.8 7.4 4.7 4.6 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.0 5.5 DP 77-9578 5.3 6.8 4.4 4.5 6.2 5.9 6.0 4.6 5.5 SRX 3K 4.1 7.1 3.1 5.3 6.0 5.8 6.8 5.6 5.5 * SR 3000 4.1 6.8 3.4 5.3 5.7 5.5 6.9 5.9 5.5 C-SMX 4.7 7.2 4.2 4.6 6.0 6.1 6.1 4.8 5.5 * PATHFINDER 4.7 6.8 4.6 4.3 6.3 5.8 5.8 5.0 5.4 DP 77-9885 4.0 6.7 4.5 4.4 5.7 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.4 DP 77-9886 3.5 6.8 3.9 5.2 6.0 5.6 6.2 6.0 5.4 DP 77-9360 3.8 6.6 5.1 4.8 5.9 5.6 6.0 4.9 5.3 DP 77-9579 5.0 6.8 4.0 4.3 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.0 5.3 TL1 4.6 7.2 3.5 4.5 5.6 5.8 6.1 5.1 5.3 * J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 4.0 7.2 3.3 4.6 5.8 5.3 6.2 5.5 5.2 * QUATRO 3.8 6.1 3.3 5.0 5.9 5.4 6.2 6.3 5.2 IS-FRR 23 4.6 7.4 3.2 4.5 6.0 5.0 6.1 5.0 5.2 * MUSICA 4.2 6.8 3.0 5.0 5.7 4.5 6.3 6.2 5.2 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 3.5 6.9 3.4 4.6 5.9 5.4 6.4 5.6 5.2 BMXC-S02 4.5 6.6 3.6 4.5 5.6 5.9 6.2 4.6 5.2 * CELESTIAL 4.7 7.3 3.6 3.8 5.6 5.6 6.0 4.5 5.1 * RAZOR 4.4 6.6 3.8 3.9 6.1 5.1 6.1 4.7 5.1 * SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 4.6 6.8 2.9 4.1 6.2 5.5 6.1 4.4 5.1 * JASPER II 4.5 6.6 3.1 4.2 5.8 5.2 6.3 4.8 5.1 * SCALDIS 3.6 7.1 2.9 4.6 5.7 4.7 6.8 4.7 5.0 TABLE 1A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE NORTHEAST REGION 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MA1 ME1 NJ1 NJ2 NY1 PA1 QE1 RI1 MEAN * CASCADE 3.8 6.8 2.6 4.2 6.0 4.7 6.1 5.4 4.9 * AUDUBON 4.4 6.9 3.3 3.3 5.5 5.1 6.0 3.7 4.8 C03-4676 4.0 6.2 3.5 3.7 6.0 5.0 5.9 3.9 4.8 SRX 55R 4.4 6.5 2.8 3.9 6.0 5.1 5.9 3.4 4.7 * SEABREEZE 4.6 6.4 2.8 3.3 5.5 4.8 6.4 3.4 4.6 * SHADEMASTER 4.3 5.8 2.7 2.7 5.5 4.3 5.8 2.8 4.2 * ORACLE 3.9 5.9 2.5 2.8 5.8 3.8 5.6 2.8 4.1 * DAWSON E 3.9 5.5 2.1 3.8 5.8 3.1 5.8 2.7 4.1 * BOREAL 3.7 5.6 2.0 2.8 5.7 3.8 5.6 2.3 3.9 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.3 C.V. (%) 12.1 9.1 18.9 7.9 5.0 8.9 3.8 7.6 9.1 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2006. 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.