TABLE 20. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER DOLLAR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL SPOT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN EPIC (5001) 5.0 4.7 99.0 8.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 6.0 6.3 97.7 8.3 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.3 8.3 6.9 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 6.7 6.0 94.7 8.3 6.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 6.3 4.3 99.0 8.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 8.3 7.0 6.7 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 6.0 3.7 99.0 8.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 DLF-RCM 6.0 3.7 99.0 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.6 PST-8000 6.0 4.7 99.0 8.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.6 IS-FRR 30 6.0 4.3 98.3 8.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.5 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 6.0 4.0 99.0 8.0 5.3 5.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.5 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.7 4.7 99.0 8.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 IS-FRR 29 6.3 4.7 99.0 7.7 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 LONGFELLOW II 6.0 4.3 98.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 PICK CRF 1-03 6.7 4.3 99.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 7.0 6.3 93.0 9.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 AMBASSADOR 7.3 5.0 99.0 8.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.1 C-SMX 6.0 4.3 99.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 DP 77-9885 7.7 3.3 99.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 IS-FRC 17 6.3 3.0 99.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.1 PREDATOR 7.0 7.0 94.7 8.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 BMXC-S02 6.0 4.0 99.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.9 COMPASS (ACF 188) 7.7 4.3 98.3 8.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.9 DP 77-9578 6.0 4.3 99.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 PST-4TZ 5.3 4.7 97.7 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 7 SEAS 6.0 3.3 98.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.8 DP 77-9579 5.7 3.7 99.0 7.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 PATHFINDER 5.0 5.0 99.0 8.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.8 SRX 3K 7.0 5.7 97.7 8.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.8 TL1 7.0 4.3 99.0 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.8 CELESTIAL 6.7 4.7 99.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.6 DP 77-9360 6.0 4.3 97.7 8.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 DP 77-9886 5.0 5.0 98.3 7.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.6 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 8.0 4.0 99.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 SR 3000 6.7 5.7 92.3 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.5 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 7.0 4.0 98.3 6.0 5.7 7.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.4 OXFORD 6.7 6.7 95.0 8.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.4 QUATRO 8.0 6.3 97.7 8.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 7.7 5.4 SPM 7.3 6.7 90.7 8.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 6.0 5.4 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.7 4.0 97.0 7.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 BERKSHIRE 7.7 6.7 92.3 8.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.2 JASPER II 5.7 5.3 98.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.2 AUDUBON 7.0 5.7 99.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.1 RAZOR 5.0 5.3 99.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.1 SRX 55R 6.0 5.0 99.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.1 C03-4676 6.7 4.7 98.3 6.0 4.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 IS-FRR 23 6.0 4.3 99.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 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/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER DOLLAR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SPOT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SEABREEZE 4.0 6.0 96.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.8 CASCADE 5.0 4.0 97.0 7.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 SCALDIS 7.7 6.0 88.3 8.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 MUSICA 4.7 5.0 90.0 7.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 4.5 SHADEMASTER 4.7 6.0 99.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 6.3 4.3 BOREAL 3.7 5.3 97.0 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 2.3 3.7 4.7 3.8 ORACLE 3.3 5.3 96.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 2.7 4.0 4.3 3.8 DAWSON E 3.0 4.3 88.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.1 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.8 4.1 1.1 1.5 2.1 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.3 0.7 C.V. (%) 8.4 20.2 2.6 10.4 15.0 16.8 14.3 18.2 14.3 13.3 8.5 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. 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 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