TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ORONO (LOW INPUT), ME 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PINK RED RED SNOW THREAD THREAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME MOLD JULY OCTOBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN ABT-CHW-3 9.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 7.9 ABT-CHW-1 8.3 7.0 8.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 8.0 7.3 PST-4MB 6.0 6.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 SRX 52961 8.7 6.7 9.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 8.3 7.3 BERKSHIRE (4001) 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.2 CULOMBRA 8.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.2 ACF 083 7.0 5.7 8.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.1 BAR CHF 8 FUS2 6.7 6.3 9.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 8.3 7.1 CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7) 8.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.1 INTRIGUE 8.3 5.3 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.1 ABT-CHW-2 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 LONGFELLOW II 8.3 6.0 8.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 SR 5100 7.7 7.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 ABT-HF-4 6.0 7.3 8.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.9 PST-4FR 8.3 5.0 8.7 8.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 6.9 ABT-CR-2 8.3 5.0 6.3 8.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.8 ABT-CR-3 8.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.8 AMBASSADOR 8.3 5.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.8 FLORENTINE 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 8.0 6.8 MINOTAUR 7.0 6.7 8.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 8.3 6.8 NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5) 8.0 6.7 8.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.8 OXFORD 6.7 5.0 9.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 7.0 7.7 8.7 6.8 ABT-HF-2 7.0 6.7 8.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 8.0 6.7 BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1) 8.0 5.7 8.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 BIGHORN 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 PATHFINDER 8.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 PICK FRC A-93 8.0 5.3 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.0 4.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 SALSA 7.0 6.0 7.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 TREAZURE (E) 8.3 5.7 8.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 BANNER III 9.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.6 HERON 8.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.6 MB-63 7.7 4.7 8.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 8.0 6.6 QUATRO 5.7 7.0 8.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.6 SRX 3961 7.0 7.3 8.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.6 MAGIC 8.7 4.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.5 DEFIANT 6.0 5.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.4 JAMESTOWN II 7.7 5.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.4 PICK FF A-97 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 8.0 6.4 ROSE (ASC 087) 7.7 4.0 7.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.4 SEABREEZE 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.4 WRIGLEY (ACF 092) 6.3 3.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.4 ABT-HF1 7.0 6.3 7.7 5.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 BRITTANY 8.7 4.0 7.0 7.3 5.7 4.3 7.0 5.7 7.7 6.3 JASPER II 7.7 4.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 NORDIC (E) 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 SHADOW II 7.0 4.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ORONO (LOW INPUT), ME 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST PINK RED RED SNOW THREAD THREAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME MOLD JULY OCTOBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 8.7 4.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 TIFFANY 8.0 4.0 8.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 ATTILA E 5.7 4.7 8.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 8.0 6.2 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 5.7 7.3 7.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.2 OSPREY 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.2 PST-4HM 8.0 6.7 9.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.2 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 5.0 5.0 8.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.2 ABT-HF-3 6.0 6.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 8.0 6.1 ASC 082 6.7 5.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.1 MB-82 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.1 RELIANT II 6.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.1 SHADEMASTER II 6.7 4.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 6.1 SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV) 6.3 5.0 8.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 8.0 6.1 BRIDGEPORT 7.7 7.0 8.3 7.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 8.0 6.0 SHADEMARK 5.3 3.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 ASR 049 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.9 DGSC 94 8.0 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.9 DISCOVERY 5.7 6.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 7.3 5.9 SR 3200 6.3 6.0 8.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.3 5.9 INVERNESS (PST-47TCR) 8.0 4.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.8 SANDPIPER 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.8 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 6.0 3.7 8.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 5.8 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 SCALDIS 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.7 5.6 SR 6000 2.7 4.7 7.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 5.6 ASC 172 6.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.5 BAR SCF 8 FUS3 6.0 4.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.5 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 7.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 5.5 DAWSON E+ 5.7 4.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.4 ABERDEEN (PST-EFL) 7.0 4.0 6.7 7.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.4 RESCUE 911 6.7 4.3 6.0 4.7 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.4 BOREAL 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.2 COMMON CREEPING RED 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.1 LSD VALUE 2.8 13.8 6.6 1.5 3.2 4.6 5.1 4.0 3.6 2.4 C.V. (%) 20.4 42.7 19.3 12.6 16.5 20.9 23.9 18.6 13.1 13.0 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. 2001 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 1998 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 ME2 - - - - - - - -