TABLE 3C. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF STRONG CREEPING RED FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT SEVEN LOCATIONS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME IA1 IL1 IN1 MI1 MN1 ND1 SD1 MEAN EPIC (5001) 7.9 4.7 7.4 6.0 5.8 4.8 6.3 6.1 PST-8000 7.8 4.7 7.0 6.5 6.1 4.4 5.9 6.1 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 7.6 4.4 7.3 6.7 5.5 4.6 5.8 6.0 DLF-RCM 7.8 4.3 7.5 6.3 4.8 4.7 6.3 5.9 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 7.8 4.0 7.0 6.0 5.4 4.8 6.2 5.9 C-SMX 7.9 4.0 6.8 6.0 5.4 4.7 6.3 5.9 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 7.8 4.6 6.5 6.5 5.0 4.4 6.2 5.9 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 8.0 4.6 6.8 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.8 5.8 DP 77-9578 7.5 4.2 6.8 5.8 5.0 4.7 6.2 5.7 IS-FRR 29 7.6 4.7 7.0 5.8 4.9 4.6 5.7 5.7 DP 77-9360 7.6 4.1 6.8 6.2 4.8 4.6 5.9 5.7 DP 77-9579 7.8 4.1 6.0 5.9 5.0 4.5 6.1 5.6 JASPER II 7.8 3.7 5.8 4.9 5.0 4.9 6.1 5.5 PATHFINDER 7.8 3.9 6.4 5.4 4.7 4.2 5.7 5.4 RAZOR 7.6 3.9 5.6 5.4 4.9 4.9 5.6 5.4 BMXC-S02 7.7 3.3 6.1 5.0 4.6 4.8 6.1 5.4 CELESTIAL 7.7 3.7 5.8 5.2 4.7 4.6 5.8 5.4 IS-FRR 23 7.7 3.9 5.8 5.3 4.7 4.6 5.3 5.3 TL1 7.7 3.3 5.8 5.7 4.5 4.3 5.3 5.2 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.6 3.5 6.4 5.2 4.0 4.6 5.3 5.2 AUDUBON 7.6 4.0 5.2 4.5 4.5 4.8 5.7 5.2 C03-4676 7.3 3.4 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.3 5.8 5.1 ORACLE 7.3 3.5 5.0 4.4 4.3 4.3 5.4 4.9 SHADEMASTER 7.3 3.7 4.8 3.6 3.6 4.4 5.0 4.6 BOREAL 7.2 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.9 4.6 LSD VALUE 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.3 C.V. (%) 3.7 14.7 8.4 7.9 12.2 8.3 6.2 8.4 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.