TABLE 14F. SUMMER DENSITY RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ 1994-97 DATA DENSITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=MAXIMUM DENSITY 2/ NAME GA1 GA2 IL1 IL3 LA1 ME1 MO1 OK1 PA1 MEAN DISCOVERY 4.7 1.7 5.0 6.3 1.3 8.7 6.7 5.9 8.7 5.4 RELIANT II 4.3 1.3 6.3 4.0 1.3 8.3 7.0 4.8 8.3 5.1 SR 3100 5.2 1.3 4.7 4.7 1.3 7.7 7.3 5.0 8.7 5.1 OSPREY (PRO 92/24) 5.2 1.7 4.3 3.7 1.0 8.3 7.3 6.0 8.0 5.1 SPARTAN 5.2 2.0 4.7 4.3 1.0 7.3 6.7 6.4 7.7 5.0 MB 82-93 3.8 1.7 4.3 4.0 2.7 8.0 7.3 5.1 8.0 5.0 ECOSTAR 4.5 1.3 5.7 3.0 1.0 7.7 7.0 5.8 8.0 4.9 VERNON (MB 83-93) 4.7 1.0 5.0 4.3 1.0 7.3 6.3 5.0 8.7 4.8 AURORA W/ENDO. 5.3 1.0 5.3 3.3 1.0 7.3 6.7 5.5 7.7 4.8 DEFIANT (MB 81-93) 4.7 1.3 4.3 4.0 1.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 7.7 4.7 NORDIC 4.8 1.3 5.7 2.7 1.3 7.0 6.0 4.8 8.7 4.7 SCALDIS 3.5 1.0 4.7 4.0 1.3 8.3 5.7 5.0 7.3 4.5 PAMELA 4.0 1.3 5.3 1.3 1.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 8.0 4.5 BRIGADE 3.5 2.0 4.7 3.0 1.0 6.7 6.7 5.6 7.0 4.5 LSD VALUE 1.4 0.9 1.1 4.4 0.8 1.5 1.3 2.7 1.4 0.7 C.V. (%) 26.3 37.4 14.1 73.0 39.8 12.6 12.4 40.2 10.5 30.3 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.