TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT PUYALLUP, WA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC WINTER SUMMER PERCENT POA ANNUA RED THREAD RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR COLOR COLOR JUL AUG OCT JUL NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN PST-4TZ 6.3 4.7 5.3 2.0 6.7 3.3 6.3 4.0 2.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 4.7 3.0 5.8 EPIC (5001) 6.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 6.7 11.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 MUSICA 5.0 6.0 4.7 3.0 10.0 8.3 6.3 3.7 3.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 4.0 3.3 5.3 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 6.3 4.0 5.3 3.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 3.3 2.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.0 2.3 5.3 CASCADE 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 11.7 5.0 5.3 3.0 2.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 4.3 2.3 5.1 DP 77-9886 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 3.3 5.0 3.7 3.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.7 4.3 3.0 5.1 AMBASSADOR 6.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 3.3 2.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 3.7 2.3 5.0 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 6.7 3.7 6.0 5.7 10.0 6.7 5.7 4.3 2.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 4.3 3.0 5.0 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 6.0 4.7 4.7 14.0 8.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 COMPASS (ACF 188) 7.0 4.0 6.0 8.3 11.7 8.3 6.0 3.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.9 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 7.3 3.3 5.0 6.7 8.3 11.7 6.7 2.3 2.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 2.7 4.9 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 7.7 4.0 5.0 8.3 11.7 10.0 7.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.9 IS-FRC 17 6.0 3.7 5.0 6.7 10.0 8.3 6.0 2.3 2.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 3.7 2.0 4.9 PST-8000 7.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 11.7 13.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.9 DAWSON E 5.3 5.7 6.0 13.3 8.3 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 4.7 6.7 4.3 3.7 4.8 OXFORD 6.7 4.3 5.0 11.7 13.3 13.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.8 PATHFINDER 6.7 4.7 5.7 11.7 10.0 10.0 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.8 RAZOR 7.3 5.0 5.7 10.0 8.3 13.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.8 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 6.3 5.3 5.3 11.7 13.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.8 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 6.3 4.7 5.0 13.3 10.0 8.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.8 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 6.7 4.7 5.3 20.0 13.3 16.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 JASPER II 6.7 4.3 4.3 6.7 8.3 11.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 7 SEAS 6.7 4.0 5.0 13.3 20.0 15.0 6.3 3.3 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.6 BERKSHIRE 6.3 4.7 5.7 23.3 13.3 21.7 7.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.6 C-SMX 7.0 4.7 5.0 8.3 11.7 13.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.6 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 7.0 4.3 5.7 13.3 10.0 20.0 6.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.6 LONGFELLOW II 6.3 4.0 6.0 25.0 21.7 18.3 5.3 4.3 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.6 ORACLE 5.0 5.0 5.0 10.0 10.0 15.0 5.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.6 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 7.0 4.3 5.7 13.3 11.7 10.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.0 4.6 SEABREEZE 4.7 5.0 5.7 13.3 11.7 18.3 6.3 3.3 2.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 2.7 4.6 DP 77-9360 6.7 4.0 5.0 13.3 11.7 13.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.5 IS-FRR 23 7.0 5.0 5.0 10.7 10.0 11.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.0 3.7 4.5 IS-FRR 29 7.7 4.7 6.0 13.3 11.7 15.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.5 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 5.3 4.7 4.7 16.7 18.3 10.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.5 BMXC-S02 7.3 4.0 5.0 10.0 6.7 10.0 4.3 2.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 3.7 3.0 4.4 DLF-RCM 6.7 4.0 5.3 25.0 15.0 26.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.4 DP 77-9578 7.7 4.7 5.0 16.7 6.7 13.3 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.4 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.3 4.0 5.7 13.3 20.0 15.0 6.0 3.3 2.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.4 QUATRO 6.0 6.0 5.3 16.7 16.7 15.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.4 FIREFLY (SPM) 7.0 4.7 5.7 20.0 26.7 11.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.4 SR 3000 6.3 4.0 4.3 15.0 16.7 16.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.4 TL1 7.0 4.7 5.3 11.7 13.3 16.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.4 CELESTIAL 7.0 4.3 5.7 25.0 20.0 30.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 DP 77-9579 6.7 4.3 5.3 15.0 15.0 23.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 DP 77-9885 6.7 4.0 5.3 26.7 21.7 28.3 6.0 3.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.0 2.7 4.2 TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT PUYALLUP, WA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC WINTER SUMMER PERCENT POA ANNUA RED THREAD RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR COLOR COLOR JUL AUG OCT JUL NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN PREDATOR 7.0 4.3 6.0 20.0 25.0 15.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.2 BOREAL 6.0 4.3 4.7 10.0 11.7 16.7 4.0 2.3 2.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.3 2.7 4.1 C03-4676 7.7 5.0 5.0 23.3 13.3 18.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.1 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.7 4.7 5.0 16.7 15.0 20.0 4.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.1 AUDUBON 7.3 4.3 5.3 21.7 25.0 20.0 4.3 2.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 SCALDIS 6.3 4.3 5.0 10.0 16.7 15.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 SHADEMASTER 6.0 5.0 4.3 33.3 25.0 25.0 4.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.9 SRX 3K 7.0 4.0 4.7 30.0 20.0 20.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.8 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.8 2.3 25.7 19.0 26.1 1.6 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.5 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.0 0.7 C.V. (%) 8.6 10.3 14.3 75.3 58.1 67.3 16.8 16.8 20.9 12.5 13.6 15.1 15.5 16.1 11.9 15.1 14.2 14.7 15.1 16.4 16.2 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. 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 WA3 SANDY LOAM 4.6-5.5 61-150 0-150 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS