TABLE 15F. FALL DENSITY RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ 1994-97 DATA DENSITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=MAXIMUM DENSITY 2/ NAME GA1 GA2 IL1 LA1 MO1 NJ1 NJ2 OK1 PA1 MEAN OSPREY (PRO 92/24) 5.5 2.5 7.0 1.0 8.3 5.7 7 6.0 8.2 5.7 SR 3100 5.8 3.0 7.3 1.3 8.0 5.7 7 5.4 6.7 5.6 DISCOVERY 5.8 2.8 7.0 1.0 7.0 6.3 7 5.4 7.7 5.6 MB 82-93 4.8 3.3 6.3 2.3 7.3 5.7 7 5.8 7.0 5.5 ECOSTAR 5.2 2.4 7.3 1.7 7.3 6.3 7 5.3 6.5 5.5 NORDIC 4.7 3.2 6.3 2.0 7.3 5.7 7 5.2 7.7 5.5 RELIANT II 5.0 2.3 7.0 1.3 7.0 5.7 7 6.2 7.5 5.4 DEFIANT (MB 81-93) 5.2 2.3 6.7 1.7 6.7 6.0 7 5.2 7.3 5.3 BRIGADE 4.7 3.0 6.3 1.7 7.0 6.0 7 5.3 6.8 5.3 VERNON (MB 83-93) 4.8 2.8 6.3 1.7 6.7 5.3 7 5.0 7.5 5.2 AURORA W/ENDO. 5.3 2.0 6.7 1.0 7.0 5.3 7 5.6 7.2 5.2 SPARTAN 5.2 3.0 6.0 1.3 7.0 5.0 7 5.4 7.2 5.2 SCALDIS 4.2 2.0 6.3 1.7 7.0 4.7 7 5.0 7.3 5.0 PAMELA 4.7 1.5 6.3 2.0 7.3 3.0 7 5.5 6.8 4.9 LSD VALUE 2.6 1.7 1.1 0.7 1.2 1.3 0 2.0 1.2 0.6 C.V. (%) 44.4 52.1 10.1 29.9 10.0 15.0 0 34.2 14.9 27.1 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.