TABLE 1A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE NORTHEAST REGION 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MA1 NJ1 NJ2 NY1 PA1 QE1 RI1 MEAN * EPIC (5001) 5.4 5.8 5.1 5.4 6.8 6.5 6.5 5.9 * SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 5.0 3.4 6.7 5.8 5.9 6.9 7.4 5.9 * FORTITUDE (TL 53) 5.3 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.9 * ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.0 5.8 5.6 5.2 6.8 6.3 6.2 5.9 * GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 5.4 6.1 4.7 5.5 6.3 6.2 6.3 5.8 * 7 SEAS 4.0 5.5 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.8 5.8 * GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 4.6 3.4 6.4 5.6 5.5 7.2 7.1 5.7 * WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.5 5.6 5.0 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.4 5.7 * PREDATOR 4.5 4.2 6.6 5.5 5.4 6.7 6.7 5.7 * SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 4.3 3.5 6.2 5.6 6.8 6.2 6.8 5.6 DLF-RCM 4.9 5.9 4.9 5.6 6.2 6.2 5.6 5.6 * CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 5.0 5.9 5.1 5.2 6.3 6.3 5.4 5.6 * RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 4.9 2.7 6.1 5.4 5.2 6.9 7.6 5.6 * COMPASS (ACF 188) 4.0 4.8 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.1 6.6 5.5 * AMBASSADOR 4.4 4.2 5.8 5.5 6.1 6.6 6.1 5.5 IS-FRC 17 3.7 4.3 5.9 5.6 6.8 6.2 6.0 5.5 DP 77-9360 4.6 5.7 5.3 5.6 5.4 6.3 5.2 5.5 IS-FRR 29 5.3 5.2 4.9 5.6 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.4 * FIREFLY (SPM) 4.9 2.9 6.4 5.5 4.4 7.0 6.8 5.4 DP 77-9885 4.2 4.7 4.8 5.4 6.6 6.2 6.0 5.4 C-SMX 5.1 4.4 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.2 5.2 5.4 * OXFORD 4.4 4.1 5.9 5.8 4.1 6.7 6.7 5.4 PST-4TZ 5.1 2.6 5.1 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.3 5.4 PST-8000 4.9 4.4 4.8 5.5 6.3 6.2 5.5 5.4 DP 77-9578 5.2 5.2 4.8 5.6 5.6 6.1 5.1 5.4 * LONGFELLOW II 3.9 4.1 5.5 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.4 * BERKSHIRE 4.2 3.7 6.1 5.5 4.1 7.0 6.9 5.3 DP 77-9579 5.2 5.6 4.6 5.3 5.3 5.9 5.0 5.3 DP 77-9886 4.1 3.9 4.9 5.6 6.1 6.3 6.0 5.3 * PATHFINDER 4.8 5.1 4.4 5.7 5.3 5.9 5.3 5.2 TL1 5.0 4.3 4.9 5.4 5.3 6.1 5.5 5.2 * J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 4.3 3.6 4.6 6.0 5.8 6.2 5.4 5.1 IS-FRR 23 4.9 3.9 4.5 5.8 4.8 6.1 5.5 5.1 * RAZOR 4.4 4.3 4.5 6.0 5.1 6.0 4.8 5.0 BMXC-S02 4.7 4.4 4.6 5.6 4.8 6.2 4.7 5.0 SRX 3K 4.1 3.3 4.9 5.7 4.9 6.9 5.2 5.0 * CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 3.9 2.5 5.7 5.8 5.2 6.3 5.3 5.0 * JASPER II 4.8 3.7 4.4 5.3 5.2 6.1 5.1 4.9 * CELESTIAL 4.5 4.1 4.4 5.6 5.3 6.1 4.4 4.9 * SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 4.6 3.3 4.8 5.9 5.1 5.8 4.9 4.9 * SR 3000 4.2 2.9 5.2 5.7 4.1 6.8 5.5 4.9 * MUSICA 4.3 1.3 5.5 5.6 4.8 6.4 6.1 4.9 * QUATRO 3.9 2.6 4.5 5.7 4.2 6.6 5.6 4.7 * AUDUBON 4.6 3.8 4.3 5.6 4.4 5.7 4.1 4.7 TABLE 1A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE NORTHEAST REGION 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MA1 NJ1 NJ2 NY1 PA1 QE1 RI1 MEAN * CASCADE 4.2 2.1 4.0 5.4 4.9 6.2 5.3 4.6 C03-4676 4.2 3.3 4.0 5.4 4.4 5.8 4.5 4.5 * SEABREEZE 4.3 3.5 4.3 5.2 4.2 5.9 3.7 4.5 * SCALDIS 3.6 2.5 4.8 5.5 2.7 6.7 5.0 4.4 * SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 4.3 1.3 4.6 5.4 5.1 5.7 3.9 4.3 * SHADEMASTER 4.0 2.8 3.7 5.5 4.3 5.6 3.2 4.2 * ORACLE 3.7 2.4 3.8 5.5 3.8 5.3 3.0 3.9 * DAWSON E 3.7 1.6 4.1 5.8 3.1 5.4 2.8 3.8 * BOREAL 4.0 2.1 3.3 5.5 3.3 5.5 2.4 3.7 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.6 0.6 0.4 1.0 0.4 1.0 0.3 C.V. (%) 10.4 25.5 7.0 4.5 11.4 4.2 11.5 11.0 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2007. 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.