TABLE 16F. PERCENT LIVING GROUND COVER (SPRING) RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ 1994-97 DATA PERCENT LIVING GROUND COVER IN SPRING: LOCATIONS 2/ NAME GA1 GA2 IL2 KY1 ME1 MO1 NE1 NJ1 OH1 OK1 VA1 MEAN MB 82-93 59.2 20.7 56.2 85.0 73.3 86.7 86.7 57.0 83.3 56.9 76.7 67.4 SPARTAN 74.2 32.5 63.3 56.7 71.7 86.7 90.0 56.7 89.2 23.3 83.3 66.1 OSPREY (PRO 92/24) 70.8 17.8 76.3 78.3 75.0 81.7 90.0 49.3 66.7 28.3 80.0 64.9 RELIANT II 55.8 15.8 80.0 75.0 63.3 86.7 90.0 42.7 75.8 50.6 61.7 63.4 DISCOVERY 70.0 15.0 49.2 71.7 65.0 78.3 83.3 40.3 83.3 66.1 75.0 63.4 ECOSTAR 67.5 13.3 53.0 61.7 75.0 80.0 86.7 57.3 87.3 33.6 78.3 63.1 DEFIANT (MB 81-93) 68.3 14.5 66.5 68.3 61.7 81.7 86.7 42.7 72.5 42.7 80.0 62.3 NORDIC 64.2 14.5 64.0 45.0 70.0 78.3 86.7 55.3 75.8 39.4 86.7 61.8 AURORA W/ENDO. 75.7 12.5 57.8 26.7 70.0 76.7 90.0 47.7 82.5 29.1 81.7 59.1 SR 3100 74.2 17.2 37.2 61.7 68.3 85.0 73.3 36.7 87.5 29.3 68.3 58.1 VERNON (MB 83-93) 62.5 16.2 39.5 43.3 70.0 83.3 83.3 49.0 80.0 30.7 68.3 56.9 BRIGADE 47.5 23.3 45.0 50.3 60.0 73.3 73.3 48.3 80.0 27.8 73.3 54.8 SCALDIS 49.2 12.5 69.0 28.3 63.3 75.0 83.3 47.0 70.0 22.7 70.0 53.7 PAMELA 53.3 4.5 47.5 38.3 63.3 80.0 76.7 39.0 73.3 32.7 73.3 52.9 LSD VALUE 28.3 14.9 24.1 30.4 12.0 13.0 16.3 12.8 16.4 31.8 9.7 8.3 C.V. (%) 39.0 79.4 36.8 33.4 11.0 10.0 12.0 16.7 18.3 93.3 8.0 35.0 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.