TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT PALO ALTO (NON-MOWED), CA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 8.3 8.0 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.3 8.7 9.0 8.7 8.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 DLF-RCM 7.7 8.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 8.7 8.3 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.6 EPIC (5001) 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 9.0 7.3 8.3 8.3 7.3 8.7 7.4 BOREAL 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 8.3 9.0 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.4 C-SMX 7.7 8.3 8.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 8.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 8.0 7.4 IS-FRR 29 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 8.3 8.7 8.3 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.4 BMXC-S02 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 8.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 DP 77-9578 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 9.0 7.3 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 PATHFINDER 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 8.7 8.7 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.2 SEABREEZE 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 8.7 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.2 DAWSON E 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.7 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.1 DP 77-9579 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.1 JASPER II 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 8.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.1 PICK CRF 1-03 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.1 LONGFELLOW II 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 8.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 8.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.9 COMPASS (ACF 188) 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 8.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.9 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.9 IS-FRR 23 6.7 7.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.9 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.9 RAZOR 7.7 7.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.9 TL1 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.9 CASCADE 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 7.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.8 IS-FRR 30 7.0 7.7 8.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 8.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.8 MUSICA 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 8.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 SHADEMASTER 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 8.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 6.8 SCALDIS 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 4.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 SRX 55R 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 ORACLE 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.6 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.6 SR 3000 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 8.3 5.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.6 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 8.0 6.6 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.6 CELESTIAL 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.5 DP 77-9360 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 7.3 6.5 PST-4TZ 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 AMBASSADOR 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 IS-FRC 17 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.2 OXFORD 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 8.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.2 7 SEAS 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 AUDUBON 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.1 DP 77-9886 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.1 PST-8000 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 C03-4676 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.9 DP 77-9885 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.8 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT PALO ALTO (NON-MOWED), CA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 6.7 6.7 7.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.8 BERKSHIRE 4.7 4.3 3.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 SPM 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 SRX 3K 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 QUATRO 6.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 3.7 5.3 4.3 8.3 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.2 PREDATOR 4.0 4.0 3.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.1 LSD VALUE 2.3 1.9 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.6 3.2 2.1 3.4 4.0 2.5 2.7 1.0 C.V. (%) 18.8 16.9 22.7 19.9 19.2 20.8 19.1 16.2 19.0 15.6 13.2 15.2 9.1 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. 2005 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 CA9 LOAM 6.6-7.0 61-150 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 4.1+ TO PREVENT STRESS