TABLE 2A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS (FULL SUN) IN THE U.S. 1/ 1997 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS 2/ NAME MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN SHADOW II (PST-44D) 8.0 6.5 6.1 6.4 6.0 5.8 6.3 6.6 6.3 5.7 6.3 PST-4ST 8.0 6.2 5.7 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.9 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.1 VICTORY II (PICK 4-91W) 9.0 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.0 NJ F-93 8.0 6.3 5.8 5.8 5.6 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.0 CULUMBRA (MB 64-93) 8.7 6.3 5.8 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.7 6.0 FLORENTINE (PST-4VB ENDO.) 8.3 6.8 6.1 5.7 5.5 5.6 6.1 6.2 5.6 6.3 6.0 PST-4DT 8.7 6.4 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.4 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 5.9 BANNER III (MB 61-93) 8.7 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.8 6.3 6.1 6.7 5.9 BRITTANY 8.0 6.2 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.6 6.1 6.1 6.3 5.8 SR 5100 8.7 6.3 5.5 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.8 BRIDGEPORT 8.3 6.2 5.7 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.9 6.3 5.8 TIFFANY 8.0 6.3 5.4 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.8 JAMESTOWN II 7.3 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.6 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 ECO (MB 63-93) 9.0 6.0 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.9 6.1 5.9 7.0 5.7 DISCOVERY 7.3 6.1 5.6 6.1 5.7 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.0 1.7 5.7 JASPER (E) 6.3 6.1 5.2 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.8 6.1 5.9 6.3 5.7 SHADEMASTER II 8.7 6.4 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.5 5.8 6.0 5.3 5.7 DEFIANT (MB 81-93) 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.7 3.3 5.6 WX3-FF54 8.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.5 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.6 TREAZURE (ZPS-MG) 7.3 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.6 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.6 FLYER II (ZPS-4BN) 7.7 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.4 4.9 5.6 5.9 5.7 6.0 5.6 SANDPIPER (PRO 92/20) 8.0 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.6 RELIANT II 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.6 2.0 5.5 VICTORY (E) 7.7 6.1 5.2 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.5 6.0 5.8 6.0 5.5 TMI-3CE 7.0 5.8 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.7 5.5 SR 3100 6.7 5.7 4.9 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.5 1.3 5.5 ISI-FC-62 8.7 5.9 5.4 5.7 5.1 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.7 6.0 5.5 K-2 (MB 65-93) 7.0 5.4 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.6 5.8 4.9 5.7 5.5 MB 82-93 7.3 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.7 6.0 4.9 4.3 5.5 BANNER II 7.0 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.9 5.5 5.0 5.4 OSPREY (PRO 92/24) 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.5 1.7 5.4 SHADOW (E) 7.7 5.7 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.5 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.4 ARUBA 6.3 5.7 5.1 5.2 5.6 4.9 5.1 5.6 5.4 4.7 5.3 AURORA W/ENDO. 6.0 5.0 4.9 5.6 5.5 4.9 5.3 5.2 4.8 1.7 5.3 CAS-FR13 6.7 6.2 5.3 5.1 5.1 4.8 5.1 5.6 5.5 5.0 5.3 ECOSTAR 6.7 4.7 4.9 5.5 5.4 4.9 5.2 5.4 4.5 1.0 5.3 FLYER 6.7 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.1 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.2 NORDIC 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.4 5.4 4.9 4.7 5.3 4.5 2.7 5.2 WX3-FFG6 7.0 5.6 4.9 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.7 5.2 BAR FRR 4ZBD 7.3 5.8 5.1 5.3 5.2 4.7 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.2 JAMESTOWN 5.7 5.6 5.0 5.2 5.3 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.2 4.0 5.1 MOLINDA 5.3 4.9 4.8 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.8 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 SPARTAN 6.0 4.9 4.8 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.5 1.3 5.0 MB 66-93 6.3 5.0 4.5 5.2 5.4 4.7 5.0 5.4 4.5 4.7 5.0 VERNON (MB 83-93) 6.0 5.1 4.9 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.5 1.3 5.0 MEDINA 3.3 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.4 4.9 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.9 RONDO 1.0 4.5 4.9 5.4 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.7 4.6 5.0 4.9 BRIGADE 5.7 5.0 4.9 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.9 4.1 1.3 4.9 SCALDIS 6.0 5.0 4.5 5.0 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.7 1.3 4.9 QUATRO (FO 143) 4.0 5.2 4.6 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.5 5.2 1.3 4.8 COMMON CREEPING 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.3 4.5 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.8 DAWSON 1.0 4.5 4.6 5.2 5.3 4.2 4.4 4.6 5.1 4.3 4.8 BAR UR 204 5.0 5.4 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.7 4.8 5.1 6.0 4.8 DARWIN 1.0 4.1 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 SEABREEZE 1.0 4.3 4.7 5.1 4.8 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.8 4.0 4.6 PAMELA 6.0 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.5 3.9 2.3 4.6 CASCADE 5.0 4.7 4.1 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.9 4.7 4.0 4.6 SILVERLAWN (WVPB-STCR-101) 5.3 4.9 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2 3.7 4.2 4.5 5.7 4.3 67135 3.7 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.1 5.1 1.7 4.1 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.6 0.6 C.V. (%) 12.8 35.3 27.6 26.7 25.9 31.4 34.5 31.2 29.1 21.5 22.9 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.