TABLE 27C. RED THREAD RATINGS OF STRONG CREEPING RED FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ 2004-07 DATA RED THREAD RATINGS 1-9; 9=NO DISEASE 2/ NAME IN1 MA1 MD1 ME1 NJ1 PA1 RI1 VA1 WA3 MEAN FORTITUDE (TL 53) 8.7 8.8 7.7 8.5 7.7 8.0 5.0 7.7 5.3 7.7 EPIC (5001) 8.3 8.3 7.7 8.3 7.0 8.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 7.4 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 8.3 8.5 8.0 8.5 6.0 8.7 2.0 7.0 4.8 7.3 DP 77-9360 8.7 8.5 6.7 7.3 5.3 8.3 4.7 6.0 5.5 7.2 DLF-RCM 8.7 8.0 5.3 8.5 7.0 8.0 3.0 6.0 5.2 7.2 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 8.7 8.0 6.3 8.5 6.0 8.7 3.7 6.0 4.0 7.1 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 9.0 7.7 5.7 8.5 6.3 7.0 1.3 6.0 4.5 6.9 PST-8000 8.3 7.8 6.3 8.7 6.7 7.3 2.0 5.3 4.7 6.9 CLASS ONE (IS-FRR 29) 8.0 8.3 5.3 8.8 4.7 8.3 4.3 4.7 4.5 6.9 CELESTIAL 8.3 7.7 4.3 8.3 3.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.7 PATHFINDER 8.0 7.0 5.3 7.5 5.3 7.0 2.3 6.3 5.0 6.5 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 8.7 7.0 4.3 8.2 5.7 6.3 3.0 4.0 4.2 6.4 DP 77-9578 7.7 7.2 5.0 7.7 5.3 7.0 2.3 6.3 4.3 6.4 DP 77-9579 7.7 8.0 4.0 7.7 4.7 6.0 2.0 6.7 4.7 6.3 C-SMX 8.3 7.3 4.3 7.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 5.3 3.8 6.3 RAZOR 7.7 7.3 3.7 7.3 5.3 4.3 1.7 6.3 5.5 6.1 AUDUBON 7.7 6.5 3.7 7.8 6.3 5.7 1.7 7.0 4.0 6.1 BMXC-S02 7.7 6.7 3.7 8.2 6.3 5.0 2.0 5.0 4.5 6.1 TL1 7.3 6.3 4.7 7.7 5.0 6.0 1.0 6.7 4.5 6.0 JASPER II 7.7 6.5 3.3 7.8 3.3 4.3 3.3 6.3 4.0 5.9 ORACLE 7.3 7.2 2.7 7.7 4.3 4.7 2.0 4.3 4.0 5.7 IS-FRR 23 6.7 6.2 3.3 8.2 4.7 6.7 1.3 5.3 3.7 5.6 SHADEMASTER 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.2 3.3 6.3 3.3 5.0 3.5 5.5 BOREAL 5.7 7.7 3.3 7.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 3.2 5.4 C03-4676 5.3 6.3 3.0 6.8 3.7 5.7 3.0 3.7 3.5 5.0 LSD VALUE 1.8 2.0 1.5 1.5 2.1 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.4 1.1 C.V. (%) 14.5 16.8 19.0 11.7 24.0 16.1 43.6 20.9 19.2 17.4 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.