TABLE 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER WINTER RED THREAD RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL COLOR APRIL JUNE AUGUST FEB MAR APR JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 7.0 5.3 99.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 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) 7.0 6.3 99.0 6.3 5.7 8.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 6.7 8.3 8.7 9.0 8.3 7.3 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 7.0 5.7 99.0 6.3 6.0 8.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 8.3 9.0 5.3 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.7 7.2 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 6.7 5.3 98.7 5.7 6.0 8.3 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.7 8.0 7.2 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 7.3 6.0 99.0 7.0 5.0 9.0 7.7 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) 6.7 6.7 99.0 7.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.7 6.0 8.0 8.7 9.0 7.7 7.0 AMBASSADOR 7.3 6.7 99.0 6.0 5.7 8.7 7.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 6.9 OXFORD 8.0 5.7 99.0 7.3 6.3 8.0 8.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 8.7 6.9 SRX 3K 7.3 3.0 97.3 7.0 5.7 8.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 5.7 6.8 FIREFLY (SPM) 7.7 5.7 99.0 7.3 6.7 8.3 8.3 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) 8.3 7.7 99.0 6.3 5.7 8.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 7.0 5.3 8.0 8.7 8.3 8.3 6.6 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 7.0 6.0 98.7 7.0 6.3 8.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.7 8.3 7.0 6.6 PST-4TZ 6.7 6.7 99.0 5.3 5.3 9.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 7.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.3 6.6 SCALDIS 7.7 4.7 98.7 7.3 4.3 8.0 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.6 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 7.0 6.0 99.0 6.3 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 8.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.5 QUATRO 7.3 6.3 97.7 8.0 5.0 8.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 7.3 8.0 6.3 6.5 C-SMX 7.0 6.7 99.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.4 DP 77-9360 7.0 6.3 99.0 6.7 5.0 8.7 6.0 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 7.0 6.7 98.7 6.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 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 7.3 6.7 99.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 7.3 8.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.4 TL1 7.0 7.0 99.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 7 SEAS 7.0 6.7 99.0 6.3 7.0 8.3 6.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 6.3 DLF-RCM 7.0 6.7 99.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 6.3 PATHFINDER 7.0 7.0 99.0 7.3 4.3 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 7.7 6.3 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 6.7 7.0 99.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.3 EPIC (5001) 7.0 5.0 99.0 6.0 6.7 8.3 5.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 6.3 8.0 5.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 6.2 LONGFELLOW II 7.0 7.0 99.0 6.0 5.0 8.0 7.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 6.2 PST-8000 6.7 6.3 98.7 6.0 6.0 8.3 7.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 8.3 8.3 7.0 6.2 BERKSHIRE 7.7 5.3 98.7 7.7 7.7 8.7 8.0 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 8.7 6.0 99.0 6.3 6.3 8.3 6.0 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 7.0 6.7 99.0 6.3 5.3 7.3 8.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 8.3 6.0 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 8.7 6.0 93.3 6.7 6.3 8.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.9 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 7.3 6.3 97.7 7.0 5.7 7.7 6.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.9 BMXC-S02 7.3 5.7 99.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 5.3 3.3 3.7 5.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 5.8 CELESTIAL 7.7 6.3 98.7 6.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 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 7.0 6.0 98.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.8 PREDATOR 8.3 5.3 99.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 5.7 AUDUBON 7.3 7.3 99.0 7.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.5 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 8.0 5.3 98.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.5 SR 3000 7.7 5.7 97.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 5.3 7.3 7.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 JASPER II 7.0 7.3 99.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 5.7 7.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 7.3 5.2 DP 77-9886 7.3 7.3 96.0 6.7 5.3 7.7 6.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.1 ORACLE 7.0 6.0 98.7 7.0 3.3 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.1 RAZOR 7.0 6.7 98.7 7.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.1 SHADEMASTER 7.3 6.3 96.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 7.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 TABLE 21. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER WINTER RED THREAD RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL COLOR APRIL JUNE AUGUST FEB MAR APR JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN IS-FRR 23 7.0 7.0 98.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 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) 7.3 7.7 98.3 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.8 CASCADE 6.7 6.7 91.0 6.3 4.3 8.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 BOREAL 7.0 6.3 97.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 C03-4676 8.0 7.0 97.0 7.7 7.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.2 MUSICA 7.0 6.7 75.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 SEABREEZE 7.0 6.7 96.3 7.0 6.7 8.3 8.0 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 DAWSON E 6.7 6.7 95.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 4.3 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.4 4.6 2.0 3.3 2.7 3.1 2.5 2.1 1.5 2.5 2.5 3.1 2.4 2.1 2.6 1.9 1.3 C.V. (%) 6.7 13.0 2.9 12.5 22.7 17.5 24.3 28.5 23.3 18.1 21.9 18.7 23.0 21.4 17.5 21.6 16.2 13.2 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 VA1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS