TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 6.3 3.0 75.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.5 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 5.7 3.7 83.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.5 BERKSHIRE 6.3 4.0 78.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.4 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 6.3 4.0 88.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.4 OXFORD 6.3 3.7 78.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.2 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 6.3 2.7 81.7 3.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.2 PREDATOR 7.0 3.7 76.7 4.3 5.7 7.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.1 DP 77-9885 6.0 3.3 80.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 PST-4TZ 5.7 3.7 90.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 FIREFLY (SPM) 5.7 3.3 75.0 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 SCALDIS 6.0 4.0 80.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.9 DP 77-9886 6.3 4.7 83.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 EPIC (5001) 5.3 4.7 65.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 IS-FRR 29 5.7 3.7 73.3 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 MUSICA 6.0 5.3 85.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 PST-8000 5.3 3.7 68.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 CASCADE 6.0 4.7 76.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.6 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 6.0 4.7 81.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.6 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.3 5.3 66.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.6 7 SEAS 5.3 4.3 75.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.5 LONGFELLOW II 5.7 3.3 83.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.5 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 6.0 4.3 70.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.4 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 5.0 3.3 61.7 4.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.4 SRX 3K 6.7 3.3 70.0 3.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.4 AMBASSADOR 5.7 4.3 80.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 DLF-RCM 5.3 4.3 73.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 IS-FRC 17 5.7 3.3 71.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 5.3 3.7 66.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 5.7 3.7 68.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 SR 3000 6.3 3.0 75.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 DP 77-9578 4.3 4.0 63.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.2 DP 77-9360 5.7 4.7 68.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 3.7 2.3 3.7 3.0 4.1 DP 77-9579 5.0 4.3 70.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 4.1 AUDUBON 5.0 5.7 56.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 C-SMX 5.3 4.7 58.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 COMPASS (ACF 188) 5.0 3.7 66.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 5.7 4.3 61.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 IS-FRR 23 5.3 4.0 55.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.9 PATHFINDER 5.0 4.3 63.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 3.7 2.3 4.0 3.0 3.9 QUATRO 7.0 3.7 71.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.9 RAZOR 6.0 5.7 60.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 2.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.9 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 5.0 3.3 61.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.8 CELESTIAL 5.7 4.3 53.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 JASPER II 6.3 5.0 60.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 SEABREEZE 4.7 5.0 40.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.7 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SHADEMASTER 5.0 6.3 53.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.0 2.0 2.7 3.0 3.7 DAWSON E 5.7 4.3 60.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.6 ORACLE 5.3 5.0 55.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.5 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 4.7 4.0 46.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.5 C03-4676 5.0 6.3 38.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.4 BMXC-S02 5.3 4.0 45.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.3 BOREAL 4.3 5.0 50.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.3 TL1 4.7 4.7 36.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.0 2.3 3.0 2.0 3.3 LSD VALUE 2.1 1.3 20.7 1.7 2.2 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.9 C.V. (%) 15.1 18.1 17.9 17.9 18.0 15.1 16.7 23.2 20.6 20.6 12.0 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. 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 IL1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION