TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT PALO ALTO (MOWED), CA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN FORTITUDE (TL 53) 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 EPIC (5001) 8.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 8.0 8.3 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.5 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 8.7 8.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.5 COMPASS (ACF 188) 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 7.7 5.7 7.0 7.7 7.1 DP 77-9885 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.1 BMXC-S02 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 8.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.9 C-SMX 7.0 6.3 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.9 CELESTIAL 8.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.9 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.9 DAWSON E 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.8 DLF-RCM 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.8 SHADEMASTER 8.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.3 6.8 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 8.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 DP 77-9360 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 MUSICA 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.6 ORACLE 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.6 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.6 C03-4676 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.5 IS-FRC 17 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.5 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 8.3 7.0 5.7 7.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.5 IS-FRR 23 7.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.4 LONGFELLOW II 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.4 SEABREEZE 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.4 IS-FRR 29 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 PST-8000 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 RAZOR 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.7 7.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 JASPER II 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.2 PREDATOR 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.2 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.2 BERKSHIRE 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.1 BOREAL 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.7 6.1 DP 77-9578 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.1 DP 77-9886 7.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.1 OXFORD 6.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.1 PATHFINDER 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.1 TL1 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.1 AMBASSADOR 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 CASCADE 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 7.3 7.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.9 DP 77-9579 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.9 PST-4TZ 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.9 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.9 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT PALO ALTO (MOWED), CA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN SR 3000 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 5.9 7 SEAS 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.8 QUATRO 5.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 8.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.8 SCALDIS 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.8 FIREFLY (SPM) 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.8 SRX 3K 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 AUDUBON 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.6 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.6 LSD VALUE 3.1 5.1 3.3 6.1 4.6 3.3 2.7 3.4 2.3 2.7 1.7 4.3 2.1 C.V. (%) 20.8 24.4 18.3 25.4 25.4 19.7 15.8 15.6 10.9 13.1 11.4 12.7 11.5 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. 2006 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 CA8 LOAM 6.6-7.0 61-150 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS