TABLE 9F. SUMMER DENSITY RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ 1996 DATA DENSITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=MAXIMUM DENSITY 2/ NAME GAl GA2 OK1 MEAN OSPREY (PRO 92/24) 5.3 1.7 8.0 5.0 SPARTAN 5.0 2.0 7.5 4.8 DISCOVERY 4.3 1.7 7.0 4.3 SR 3100 5.0 1.3 6.5 4.3 ECOSTAR 4.3 1.3 7.0 4.2 VERNON (MB 83-93) 4.7 1.0 7.0 4.2 DEFIANCE (MB 81-93) 4.7 1.3 6.3 4.1 PAMELA 3.7 1.3 7.3 4.1 AURORA W/ENDO. 4.7 1.0 6.3 4.0 RELIANT II 4.7 1.3 6.0 4.0 NORDIC 4.3 1.3 6.0 3.9 BRIGADE 3.0 2.0 6.5 3.8 SCALDIS 3.3 1.0 6.5 3.6 MB 82-93 3.3 1.7 5.7 3.6 LSD VALUE 2.0 0.9 2.0 0.9 C.V. (%) 28.9 37.4 15.6 23.7 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 MEANS IN EACH COLUMN.