TABLE 22. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT PULLMAN, WA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 6.0 4.7 3.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.9 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.8 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 6.7 4.0 3.0 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 6.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 FIREFLY (SPM) 6.0 4.3 3.0 3.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 5.6 BERKSHIRE 6.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.5 OXFORD 7.0 4.3 3.0 3.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.5 PREDATOR 6.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.4 AMBASSADOR 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 COMPASS (ACF 188) 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 EPIC (5001) 6.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 LONGFELLOW II 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 5.7 6.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.2 PST-8000 6.0 5.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.2 7 SEAS 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.1 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 6.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.1 JASPER II 6.0 6.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 RAZOR 5.7 6.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.1 SCALDIS 6.0 4.7 2.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.1 AUDUBON 6.0 6.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 BMXC-S02 6.0 6.3 3.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 C-SMX 6.0 5.7 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 DP 77-9360 7.0 6.3 2.7 3.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 IS-FRC 17 5.3 5.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 PST-4TZ 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 SR 3000 6.0 4.3 2.3 2.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 TL1 6.0 6.0 2.3 2.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 DP 77-9578 6.7 6.3 3.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.9 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.3 4.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.9 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.0 6.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.9 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.9 C03-4676 6.3 6.7 2.7 3.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.8 CASCADE 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.8 DP 77-9885 5.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.8 SEABREEZE 5.3 5.0 2.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.8 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 6.0 5.0 3.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.8 SRX 3K 6.7 4.0 2.7 2.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.8 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 5.7 5.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 6.0 5.0 2.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 DP 77-9886 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.6 IS-FRR 29 6.0 5.7 3.0 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.6 MUSICA 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.6 PATHFINDER 6.0 6.7 2.7 3.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.6 QUATRO 7.0 4.7 2.7 2.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 4.6 TABLE 22. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT PULLMAN, WA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CELESTIAL 5.3 6.0 3.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.5 DLF-RCM 5.3 6.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.5 DAWSON E 5.0 5.3 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.4 DP 77-9579 6.0 5.7 2.3 3.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.4 IS-FRR 23 6.0 6.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.4 SHADEMASTER 5.0 5.7 2.3 2.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 BOREAL 4.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 ORACLE 4.3 5.7 2.0 2.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 4.7 4.0 LSD VALUE 1.0 0.9 1.9 1.3 1.6 2.7 1.2 2.0 1.7 1.1 C.V. (%) 9.8 10.8 24.9 18.8 15.8 18.0 11.8 13.3 13.6 10.5 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 WA1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 271-450 501+ 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY