TABLE 13F. SPRING DENSITY RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ 1994-97 DATA DENSITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=MAXIMUM DENSITY 2/ NAME GA1 GA2 IL3 LA1 MO1 NJ2 OK1 PA1 WA3 WA4 WA5 MEAN DISCOVERY 4.7 2.0 5.0 8.3 6.0 7.3 6.5 7.1 6.7 6.7 2.0 5.7 OSPREY (PRO 92/24) 4.8 2.0 3.0 8.0 4.3 6.0 6.6 6.8 7.7 7.7 5.3 5.7 ECOSTAR 4.5 1.5 2.7 8.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.4 7.0 7.0 3.0 5.5 SPARTAN 4.7 2.3 3.3 7.7 5.3 5.3 6.2 6.9 7.0 7.0 4.0 5.4 SCALDIS 3.3 1.5 4.0 8.0 5.7 5.3 6.2 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.4 NORDIC 4.2 1.7 2.0 8.3 5.7 6.3 5.8 7.3 6.7 6.7 4.7 5.4 SR 3100 5.2 1.8 4.0 7.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 7.1 6.3 6.3 1.7 5.3 VERNON (MB 83-93) 4.2 1.5 4.3 7.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 4.0 5.3 MB 82-93 3.7 1.8 3.3 7.3 6.0 5.0 6.1 6.4 7.0 7.0 4.0 5.2 AURORA W/ENDO. 5.0 1.7 2.7 7.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.4 6.7 6.7 4.0 5.2 RELIANT II 4.0 1.7 3.3 7.3 5.0 6.3 6.6 6.7 6.0 6.0 3.0 5.1 DEFIANT (MB 81-93) 4.3 1.7 4.0 7.7 5.0 5.7 5.1 6.1 7.0 7.0 2.3 5.1 BRIGADE 3.3 2.2 3.7 7.3 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.9 7.0 7.0 3.3 5.1 PAMELA 3.8 1.2 1.3 7.7 6.7 3.7 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.0 3.0 4.7 LSD VALUE 1.8 0.8 3.9 1.8 2.0 1.8 2.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.6 0.6 C.V. (%) 36.5 38.9 72.0 14.1 22.1 20.5 32.9 19.5 10.7 10.7 28.0 26.6 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.