TABLE 8E.                                  MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF SHEEP FESCUE CULTIVARS                                             
                                                              GROWN UNDER SHADE AT AMES, IA  1/                                                           
                                                                         2022 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/                                                  
                                                                                                                                                           
                              GENETIC    SPRING      SPRING     SUMMER      FALL                         QUALITY RATINGS                    
 NAME                          COLOR     GREENUP     DENSITY    DENSITY    DENSITY     APR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT     NOV    MEAN                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                           
 BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102)       5.0         5.0        5.0        3.3        7.7       4.7     5.0     5.3     6.0     4.3     5.3     5.7     5.0     5.2 
 QUATRO                         4.3         5.7        4.3        4.0        7.0       4.7     4.3     4.3     4.7     5.0     5.0     5.7     5.0     4.8 
 BAR FO 131                     5.0         6.0        5.0        3.7        6.0       4.7     4.3     5.7     5.0     3.7     4.0     5.7     4.7     4.7 

 LSD VALUE                      2.0         1.5        2.0        2.5        2.8       1.6     1.5     2.8     1.5     3.4     2.9     1.6     2.4     1.1 
 C.V. (%)                      18.5        12.0       18.5       29.5       17.4      15.2    14.6    23.5    12.8    34.0    26.6    12.5    21.6     9.3 
 
 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 8E.                        MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF SHEEP FESCUE CULTIVARS                                             
           (CONT'D)                                           GROWN UNDER SHADE AT AMES, IA  1/                                                           
                                                                         2022 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/                                                  
                                                                                                                                                           
                                         COLOR       COLOR       COLOR               PERCENT GROUND COVER RATINGS FROM APRIL-NOVEMBER        
           NAME                        SEPTEMBER    OCTOBER     NOVEMBER     APRIL       MAY         JULY       AUGUST     OCTOBER     NOVEMBER                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                           
           BLUE HORNET (PPG-FO-102)       7.3         3.3         6.3        59.3        87.7        84.3        80.3        76.7        96.7              
           QUATRO                         6.3         7.0         6.0        40.3        70.3        38.7        71.0        74.0        84.7              
           BAR FO 131                     4.3         6.3         7.0        51.7        78.7        51.7        58.3        59.3        89.3              

           LSD VALUE                      2.3         3.1         3.5        37.4        41.5        26.3        45.4        45.5        20.3              
           C.V. (%)                      16.7        24.0        23.4        31.9        22.7        19.4        28.0        28.0         9.7              
 
           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.