TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER PINK QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL PATCH MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN EPIC (5001) 6.3 4.3 99.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.7 7.7 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 8.0 5.3 99.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 7.3 7.7 8.3 9.0 7.4 DLF-RCM 6.7 5.0 99.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.3 7.1 CLASS ONE (IS-FRR 29) 7.7 3.7 99.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.3 7.1 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 6.0 3.7 99.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.1 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 7.0 5.0 99.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 8.7 7.0 DP 77-9885 8.3 2.3 99.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.8 PST-8000 7.3 4.7 99.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 8.0 8.3 6.8 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 7.0 3.3 99.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 8.0 6.8 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 6.7 7.0 99.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.7 8.0 6.6 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 8.0 5.7 99.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 8.3 6.4 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 7.7 1.3 97.7 8.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.4 7 SEAS 7.7 4.3 99.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 COMPASS (ACF 188) 8.3 3.3 99.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 LACROSSE (IS-FRC 17) 7.0 4.0 99.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 8.3 6.3 DP 77-9579 7.7 5.0 97.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 7.7 6.2 BMXC-S02 7.7 4.3 99.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 6.3 4.7 6.0 7.7 6.1 C-SMX 7.3 4.3 99.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.7 6.1 LONGFELLOW II 6.7 4.0 99.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.1 PATHFINDER 6.7 6.7 99.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 CELESTIAL 7.3 3.7 98.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.9 DP 77-9578 7.7 4.0 99.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.9 MUSICA 5.0 6.0 99.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.9 TREAZURE II (PST-4TZ) 6.0 3.7 99.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 7.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 5.9 TL1 8.3 5.0 99.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.9 AMBASSADOR 8.0 3.7 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 DP 77-9360 7.3 4.7 96.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 DP 77-9886 5.0 6.0 99.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.6 IS-FRR 23 7.7 6.0 98.3 2.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.6 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 8.7 3.0 99.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 5.3 7.7 5.6 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 8.0 3.7 98.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 8.3 1.7 92.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.5 JASPER II 8.0 5.0 98.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.4 RAZOR 7.7 4.3 97.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 3.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 5.7 5.7 99.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.2 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 7.0 4.7 97.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 5.1 C03-4676 8.7 5.7 97.7 3.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 CASCADE 5.3 5.0 97.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 PREDATOR 8.3 2.3 97.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 3.0 5.0 6.3 4.9 AUDUBON 7.7 5.3 98.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 3.7 3.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 OXFORD 7.7 1.7 96.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 4.6 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 7.3 1.0 93.3 7.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.3 4.6 SEABREEZE 4.0 6.3 93.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.6 SRX 3K 8.3 1.0 95.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.6 ORACLE 4.3 6.0 95.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 3.3 3.3 4.7 4.4 TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER PINK QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL PATCH MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SHADEMASTER 5.3 6.7 93.3 2.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 BOREAL 5.3 6.3 94.3 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 2.7 3.7 4.7 3.8 FIREFLY (SPM) 8.3 1.0 88.3 7.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 2.3 2.7 4.0 3.8 QUATRO 7.7 6.0 93.3 5.3 3.3 4.3 3.7 3.0 4.3 4.3 3.8 BERKSHIRE 8.7 1.7 90.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 2.7 2.0 3.7 3.6 SR 3000 7.3 1.3 76.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 2.3 2.3 3.7 3.5 DAWSON E 5.3 3.3 85.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 1.3 2.0 3.0 2.8 SCALDIS 8.0 1.7 66.7 4.0 1.7 3.0 2.3 1.0 2.0 1.7 1.9 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.3 7.2 1.4 1.3 2.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 0.9 C.V. (%) 8.4 20.8 4.7 17.8 16.3 18.7 13.6 18.9 18.3 17.4 11.2 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. 2007 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