TABLE 20A.   RED THREAD RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS  1/
                                              AT ORONO, ME
                                                1997 DATA

                                  RED THREAD RATINGS 1-9;  9=NO DISEASE  2/

                NAME                          JUNE    JULY    AUGUST    SEPTEMBER   MEAN

                JASPER (E)                     8.3     7.7      9.0        9.0       8.5
                BAR FRR 4ZBD                   9.0     7.3      8.3        9.0       8.4
                FLORENTINE (PST-4VB ENDO.)     8.7     7.0      9.0        9.0       8.4
                JAMESTOWN II                   8.7     6.3      9.0        9.0       8.3
                SHADEMASTER II                 8.0     7.3      9.0        9.0       8.3
                VICTORY (E)                    9.0     6.3      8.7        9.0       8.3
                VICTORY II (PICK 4-91W)        9.0     6.0      9.0        9.0       8.3
                BANNER III (MB 61-93)          9.0     5.7      9.0        9.0       8.2
                BRITTANY                       8.7     6.0      9.0        9.0       8.2
                MOLINDA                        9.0     5.7      9.0        9.0       8.2
                NJ F-93                        9.0     6.3      8.7        8.7       8.2
                TREAZURE (ZPS-MG)              9.0     5.7      9.0        9.0       8.2
                BAR UR 204                     7.7     6.7      9.0        9.0       8.1
                DISCOVERY                      9.0     6.3      8.0        9.0       8.1
                K-2 (MB 65-93)                 9.0     5.3      9.0        9.0       8.1
                SANDPIPER (PRO 92/20)          8.7     5.7      9.0        9.0       8.1
                SILVERLAWN (WVPB-STCR-101)     8.0     6.7      8.7        9.0       8.1
                SR 5100                        9.0     5.3      9.0        9.0       8.1
                TIFFANY                        8.3     6.0      9.0        9.0       8.1
                BANNER II                      8.7     5.3      9.0        9.0       8.0
                CULUMBRA (MB 64-93)            9.0     5.3      8.7        9.0       8.0
                DEFIANT (MB 81-93)             8.7     5.7      8.7        9.0       8.0
                ECOSTAR                        9.0     7.0      7.0        9.0       8.0
                MB 82-93                       8.7     5.7      8.7        9.0       8.0
                TMI-3CE                        9.0     5.3      8.7        9.0       8.0
                AURORA W/ENDO.                 8.7     5.7      8.7        8.7       7.9
                BRIDGEPORT                     8.7     5.3      8.7        9.0       7.9
                JAMESTOWN                      8.7     6.0      8.0        9.0       7.9
                MEDINA                         9.0     5.0      8.7        9.0       7.9
                OSPREY (PRO 92/24)             9.0     5.7      8.0        9.0       7.9
                SHADOW (E)                     9.0     5.0      8.7        9.0       7.9
                SHADOW II (PST-44D)            9.0     4.7      9.0        9.0       7.9
                ARUBA                          7.3     7.0      8.0        9.0       7.8
                ECO (MB 63-93)                 8.7     5.0      8.7        9.0       7.8
                ISI-FC-62                      8.7     4.7      8.7        9.0       7.8
                MB 66-93                       8.3     6.3      7.7        9.0       7.8
                NORDIC                         9.0     5.0      8.0        9.0       7.8
                RELIANT II                     8.3     5.3      8.3        9.0       7.8
                SCALDIS                        9.0     6.0      7.3        9.0       7.8
                SR 3100                        8.7     4.7      8.7        9.0       7.8
                WX3-FF54                       9.0     5.3      8.7        8.3       7.8
                DARWIN                         9.0     3.7      9.0        9.0       7.7
                FLYER II (ZPS-4BN)             6.7     7.3      8.7        8.0       7.7
                PST-4DT                        7.7     5.3      8.7        9.0       7.7
                PST-4ST                        8.0     7.0      8.7        7.0       7.7
                CASCADE                        7.7     4.7      8.7        9.0       7.5
                FLYER                          7.7     4.7      8.7        9.0       7.5
                WX3-FFG6                       7.3     4.7      9.0        9.0       7.5
                CAS-FR13                       7.3     5.7      8.3        8.3       7.4
                RONDO                          8.7     4.7      7.0        9.0       7.3
                67135                          7.3     3.0      9.0        9.0       7.1
                BRIGADE                        6.7     4.0      8.7        9.0       7.1
                QUATRO (FO 143)                7.3     4.7      7.3        9.0       7.1
                PAMELA                         6.7     5.0      8.3        8.0       7.0
                COMMON CREEPING                7.7     5.0      6.3        8.3       6.8
                DAWSON                         6.3     5.0      8.0        7.7       6.8
                SPARTAN                        8.0     4.7      8.3        6.3       6.8
                VERNON (MB 83-93)              7.7     4.0      8.0        7.3       6.8
                SEABREEZE                      7.7     2.3      7.7        9.0       6.7

                LSD VALUE                      4.6     3.0      2.3        3.8       2.3
                C.V. (%)                      15.0    24.5     10.1       10.9       9.4

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.