TABLE 2A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN AT BLACKSBURG, VA (TRANSITION REGION) 1/ 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS 2/ NAME FEB MAR APR JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 8.7 8.0 8.7 8.3 8.7 8.3 7.6 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 6.7 8.3 8.7 9.0 8.3 7.3 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.7 8.0 7.2 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 4.7 5.3 6.0 8.3 9.0 5.3 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.7 7.2 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 6.3 4.7 5.0 7.7 8.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 8.7 7.0 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.7 6.0 8.0 8.7 9.0 7.7 7.0 AMBASSADOR 5.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 6.9 OXFORD 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 8.7 6.9 SRX 3K 6.0 5.3 5.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 5.7 6.8 FIREFLY (SPM) 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.7 8.3 7.3 6.7 COMPASS (ACF 188) 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.3 8.0 8.7 8.3 8.3 6.6 SCALDIS 6.3 5.3 5.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.6 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.7 8.3 7.0 6.6 PST-4TZ 4.0 5.0 5.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.3 6.6 QUATRO 7.0 6.7 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 7.3 8.0 6.3 6.5 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 8.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.5 DP 77-9360 5.0 5.0 5.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.4 IS-FRC 17 4.3 5.0 4.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.4 IS-FRR 29 4.7 4.7 5.3 7.3 8.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.4 C-SMX 4.3 4.3 4.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.4 TL1 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 PATHFINDER 4.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.7 6.3 DLF-RCM 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 6.3 7 SEAS 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 6.3 PST-8000 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.3 8.3 7.0 6.2 EPIC (5001) 3.7 3.7 4.0 6.3 8.0 5.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.2 LONGFELLOW II 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 6.2 BERKSHIRE 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.1 DP 77-9885 3.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 6.1 DP 77-9579 3.7 4.3 3.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 8.3 6.0 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 3.3 4.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.9 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 5.0 5.7 6.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.9 CELESTIAL 3.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 5.8 DP 77-9578 4.3 5.0 4.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.8 BMXC-S02 3.3 3.7 5.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 5.8 PREDATOR 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 5.7 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 3.3 3.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.5 AUDUBON 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.5 SR 3000 3.3 3.7 3.7 5.3 7.3 7.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 JASPER II 3.3 3.7 4.0 5.7 7.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 7.3 5.2 RAZOR 3.3 3.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.1 DP 77-9886 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.1 ORACLE 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.1 TABLE 2A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH (CONT'D) MONTH GROWN AT BLACKSBURG, VA (TRANSITION REGION) 1/ 2000 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS 2/ NAME FEB MAR APR JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN SHADEMASTER 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 IS-FRR 23 3.0 3.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 6.3 4.9 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.8 CASCADE 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 BOREAL 3.3 4.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 C03-4676 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.2 MUSICA 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 SEABREEZE 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 DAWSON E 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 LSD VALUE 2.0 1.7 1.4 2.2 2.1 2.4 2.1 1.9 2.4 1.9 1.3 C.V. (%) 28.8 23.1 19.6 21.9 19.0 23.5 21.3 17.4 21.7 16.6 13.4