TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS AT TWENTY-FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1984-87 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME CA1 DC1 GA1 ID1 IL1 KS2 KS3 KY1 MD1 MI1 MN1 NC1 NC3 * ST-2 (SR 3000) 5.2 3.6 5.1 5.5 4.8 5.8 6.2 6.4 4.8 6.1 3.3 6.3 6.4 * AURORA 4.7 3.7 5.1 5.8 5.8 6.1 6.7 6.6 4.7 5.9 2.3 6.6 5.7 * RELIANT 4.6 3.6 5.1 6.2 5.3 6.1 6.2 6.2 4.7 5.7 3.0 6.8 6.4 * SPARTAN . 3.5 5.3 5.9 5.2 5.6 6.4 6.5 4.6 . 1.7 7.4 6.4 * LONGFELLOW 4.9 4.2 5.6 6.1 7.0 4.9 5.9 6.2 4.3 5.5 3.7 6.8 5.4 * SCALDIS 5.5 3.1 5.0 5.8 4.7 5.9 5.9 6.3 4.9 6.4 2.3 6.8 6.0 * 4LS (BIGHORN) . . 4.9 6.1 4.8 6.3 6.9 6.6 4.3 . 2.0 . 5.7 * CF-2 (VICTORY) 5.2 5.4 5.6 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.4 6.1 4.4 5.5 3.3 6.2 5.5 * WALDINA 5.3 3.9 4.9 5.4 4.5 6.0 6.9 6.1 4.7 5.4 3.0 5.9 5.9 * BILJART 4.6 3.3 4.6 5.8 5.5 5.9 6.6 6.4 4.3 6.0 2.7 5.3 6.0 * ENJOY 5.2 4.0 5.2 5.8 6.1 3.8 6.4 4.6 3.4 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.9 * FLYER 4.9 4.2 5.4 5.9 4.9 4.4 6.3 5.8 4.5 5.0 3.0 5.7 4.4 BAR FO 81-225 4.9 2.8 4.8 5.5 4.7 5.9 6.7 5.3 4.0 6.0 2.0 5.9 6.2 VALDA 3.9 3.7 4.6 6.0 4.5 4.8 6.5 4.4 4.2 6.1 2.7 6.0 6.0 BEAUTY 4.7 4.8 5.1 5.9 5.1 3.9 5.5 4.9 3.9 5.5 3.3 5.6 4.7 TAMARA 4.7 4.2 5.1 5.9 5.8 4.2 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 3.0 6.1 5.0 * MARY 4.8 4.1 5.3 6.0 5.6 4.4 5.9 4.9 3.7 5.6 3.7 5.1 5.1 HF 9-3 (WEEKEND) 4.4 3.2 5.1 5.9 5.3 3.5 6.4 4.5 3.4 5.8 3.7 4.9 4.9 * BANNER 4.8 4.4 5.3 5.6 5.2 3.9 5.8 5.2 4.1 5.6 3.0 5.3 4.7 * SHADOW 4.9 4.1 5.0 5.8 5.6 3.9 4.7 5.7 3.9 5.5 2.7 5.6 4.8 * 430 5.2 4.7 4.8 5.3 5.1 4.5 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.6 3.0 5.2 4.7 * WALDORF 4.4 3.4 5.3 6.3 5.2 4.2 5.5 4.6 3.9 4.8 3.0 5.7 5.2 * EPSOM 4.5 2.9 5.0 6.1 5.0 3.8 5.6 4.5 3.6 4.8 3.7 5.0 5.7 FRI-FRT 83-1 4.2 4.0 4.3 6.1 5.9 4.1 6.1 5.2 3.9 4.2 3.7 5.0 4.7 * JAMESTOWN 4.6 4.2 5.1 5.8 4.9 3.8 4.3 4.8 3.8 5.3 3.0 5.3 5.2 * ATLANTA 4.6 4.1 5.0 5.5 5.2 3.3 5.7 4.5 3.5 5.0 3.3 5.2 4.3 MAGENTA 4.8 3.3 4.9 5.5 4.9 4.4 5.1 5.1 3.7 5.5 3.0 4.9 4.8 ESTICA 4.5 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.4 3.9 4.9 4.2 4.2 4.3 3.7 4.4 4.1 WILMA 4.7 4.4 5.3 5.5 4.6 3.7 5.0 4.4 3.7 5.0 3.0 4.5 5.4 * PENNLAWN 4.5 3.9 4.6 5.6 4.4 3.9 5.6 3.7 3.8 5.2 3.3 5.0 4.8 PERNILLE 4.9 3.6 4.5 5.6 5.5 3.6 4.9 5.1 4.3 4.2 3.7 6.0 4.0 * CHECKER 4.3 2.7 4.7 5.7 4.4 3.8 5.1 3.8 3.6 4.6 4.3 5.3 4.9 LOVISA 4.8 3.9 4.7 6.1 4.4 3.6 5.6 4.4 4.1 4.3 3.0 5.2 4.4 * KOKET 4.6 3.2 5.0 5.5 5.3 3.7 4.9 4.5 3.7 4.5 3.7 5.0 4.6 * ENSYLVA 4.6 4.1 4.4 5.7 4.6 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.0 4.1 3.3 5.0 4.5 * HIGHLIGHT 4.6 2.6 4.2 5.6 3.8 3.8 4.6 3.2 3.7 4.6 3.3 4.4 5.1 IVALO 4.8 3.7 4.5 5.5 3.8 3.6 4.2 3.1 3.5 4.5 3.3 4.2 5.0 * BOREAL 4.6 3.7 4.6 5.6 4.7 3.2 5.3 4.6 3.8 4.4 2.3 5.4 4.3 TATJANA 4.4 3.3 4.6 5.5 3.9 3.4 4.1 2.8 3.5 4.4 3.3 4.5 4.6 * CENTER 3.8 2.4 4.6 5.5 5.0 3.3 5.6 4.1 3.7 4.9 1.7 5.2 5.5 UNKNOWN 4.3 3.4 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.9 4.3 4.5 2.7 5.2 5.0 * RUBY 4.7 3.8 4.1 5.0 4.4 3.5 5.5 3.5 4.1 3.9 3.0 5.1 4.4 ROBOT 4.5 2.8 4.2 5.0 4.3 3.6 5.1 4.1 4.1 3.4 2.7 4.9 4.4 * WINTERGREEN 4.3 3.6 4.5 6.0 3.3 3.4 4.8 3.6 3.3 3.9 3.0 3.5 4.4 COMMODORE 4.4 3.4 4.6 4.7 4.0 3.1 4.9 4.2 4.1 4.2 2.7 5.3 4.4 CERES 4.4 3.6 4.0 6.2 4.5 2.9 5.3 3.4 3.9 4.3 2.3 4.5 3.7 * LOGRO . 1.7 1.6 5.1 . 2.4 5.6 3.3 2.7 . 3.3 2.7 . LSD VALUE 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.6 1.0 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.7 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE VARIETY TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) AT TWENTY-FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1984-87 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF NAME NE1 NJ1 NY1 NY2 OK2 OR1 OR2 UB1 VA1 WA1 WA3 MEAN ST-2 (SR 3000) 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.9 4.8 5.4 5.6 4.9 5.5 AURORA 5.5 6.1 5.6 5.8 5.3 6.3 5.6 5.0 5.5 6.3 4.4 5.5 RELIANT 4.6 6.5 5.5 5.2 6.5 6.0 5.6 4.7 5.6 6.1 4.9 5.5 SPARTAN 5.7 6.7 4.9 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.6 4.6 5.4 5.9 4.6 5.4 LONGFELLOW 6.2 6.2 5.4 4.5 5.0 6.3 6.0 4.6 5.0 5.7 4.8 5.4 SCALDIS 6.1 5.9 5.0 5.6 6.6 6.1 5.6 4.7 5.2 6.1 4.3 5.4 4LS (BIGHORN) 5.6 5.8 . 5.7 . 6.3 5.6 4.8 5.3 5.4 4.4 5.4 CF-2 (VICTORY) 5.6 5.3 5.8 5.0 5.6 5.6 5.9 4.3 4.9 5.9 4.9 5.4 WALDINA 5.4 6.0 5.3 5.8 5.2 5.9 5.3 4.5 5.5 5.6 4.2 5.3 BILJART 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.6 4.8 5.5 6.1 4.9 5.3 ENJOY 6.2 4.5 6.2 5.0 4.1 5.3 6.0 3.8 4.7 5.9 5.2 5.2 FLYER 6.0 4.3 5.4 5.2 6.1 5.9 5.4 3.7 4.3 5.6 5.3 5.1 BAR FO 81-225 5.2 6.0 4.3 5.5 5.0 5.6 4.6 4.7 4.9 6.3 4.6 5.1 VALDA 5.4 5.6 4.8 5.8 5.1 6.2 5.6 4.7 5.1 5.9 4.0 5.1 BEAUTY 6.4 4.8 6.2 4.6 5.1 5.5 5.7 4.0 4.8 5.8 5.1 5.0 TAMARA 5.7 4.5 5.5 4.1 4.8 5.7 5.7 4.2 4.8 6.3 5.4 5.0 MARY 5.8 4.4 5.6 4.3 4.4 5.2 5.7 3.8 4.7 5.9 5.1 5.0 HF 9-3 (WEEKEND) 6.0 4.0 6.2 4.1 5.5 5.9 6.1 3.0 4.4 5.5 5.8 4.9 BANNER 6.0 4.5 5.2 4.2 4.6 5.4 5.5 4.0 4.7 5.6 4.9 4.9 SHADOW 5.9 4.0 5.4 4.4 5.3 6.2 5.4 3.8 4.7 5.4 4.9 4.9 430 5.7 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.6 5.6 5.4 4.7 4.3 5.1 5.4 4.9 WALDORF 5.8 4.8 5.0 4.6 4.7 5.8 5.6 4.2 4.8 5.7 4.8 4.9 EPSOM 6.2 4.3 5.1 4.2 5.1 5.9 6.3 4.3 4.8 6.0 4.8 4.9 FRI-FRT 83-1 5.8 3.6 5.1 3.8 5.9 5.0 6.2 3.0 4.1 5.9 6.2 4.8 JAMESTOWN 6.2 4.6 5.6 3.9 5.0 5.8 5.5 4.2 4.7 5.8 4.5 4.8 ATLANTA 6.1 4.4 5.9 3.5 5.8 5.4 5.4 4.0 4.9 5.7 5.1 4.8 MAGENTA 6.3 5.0 5.1 4.3 4.9 5.6 5.2 4.0 4.6 5.3 4.5 4.8 ESTICA 6.0 4.2 5.3 3.4 5.7 5.0 6.2 3.5 4.0 5.7 6.5 4.7 WILMA 5.5 4.6 5.1 3.9 5.3 5.3 5.4 4.1 4.6 5.6 4.4 4.7 PENNLAWN 5.9 4.3 5.8 3.6 5.1 5.3 5.5 3.9 4.7 5.9 4.5 4.7 PERNILLE 5.6 3.7 4.5 3.8 5.6 4.9 5.5 3.7 4.4 5.4 5.4 4.7 CHECKER 5.9 3.9 5.7 3.9 5.8 5.5 5.4 3.6 4.3 5.5 5.3 4.7 LOVISA 5.5 4.2 4.4 3.6 6.4 5.4 5.3 3.6 4.2 5.3 5.0 4.6 KOKET 5.5 3.2 6.0 4.5 5.1 5.1 5.3 3.1 4.7 5.4 4.7 4.6 ENSYLVA 5.2 3.4 4.8 4.1 4.9 5.1 5.5 3.3 4.2 5.7 5.4 4.5 HIGHLIGHT 5.1 3.6 5.9 2.8 5.0 5.5 5.3 3.7 4.4 5.5 5.4 4.4 IVALO 5.1 3.6 5.4 3.7 5.1 5.0 5.3 3.5 4.5 5.5 5.2 4.4 BOREAL 5.1 3.3 4.8 3.7 4.8 4.6 4.8 3.5 4.1 5.2 4.6 4.4 TATJANA 5.5 3.2 5.4 3.1 6.2 5.2 5.5 3.2 4.4 5.9 4.9 4.4 CENTER 5.4 4.3 3.5 4.4 2.9 5.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 5.7 3.8 4.4 UNKNOWN 5.0 3.7 4.1 4.2 5.7 4.4 4.3 3.2 4.2 5.4 4.2 4.4 RUBY 4.9 3.3 4.2 3.7 5.1 4.6 4.4 3.0 3.9 5.4 5.0 4.3 ROBOT 5.5 3.4 4.2 3.8 5.2 4.5 4.3 2.8 3.9 5.7 4.0 4.2 WINTERGREEN 4.9 3.3 5.1 2.7 5.0 4.9 5.3 3.1 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.2 COMMODORE 5.3 2.7 3.9 3.6 4.8 4.3 4.4 2.9 3.8 5.3 4.2 4.1 CERES 5.3 3.0 3.9 3.8 4.0 4.7 5.0 2.9 3.5 5.3 4.3 4.1 LOGRO 4.9 2.7 2.9 1.4 . 4.7 4.3 3.3 3.9 4.4 4.5 3.4 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.4 1.1 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.2 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).