TABLE 23F. DROUGHT TOLERANCE (RECOVERY) RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ 1994-97 DATA DROUGHT TOLERANCE (RECOVERY) RATINGS 1-9; 9=COMPLETE RECOVERY 2/ 3/ NAME NJ1 WA4 WA5 MEAN OSPREY (PRO 92/24) 2.7 7.7 7.0 5.8 MB 82-93 4.0 7.0 6.3 5.8 VERNON (MB 83-93) 3.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 DISCOVERY 3.7 6.0 7.0 5.6 NORDIC 2.7 7.3 6.3 5.4 SPARTAN 2.3 7.3 6.0 5.2 AURORA W/ENDO. 2.7 6.3 6.3 5.1 DEFIANT (MB 81-93) 3.0 6.3 6.0 5.1 ECOSTAR 3.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 SCALDIS 3.3 5.0 6.3 4.9 PAMELA 2.0 5.7 6.7 4.8 BRIGADE 2.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 RELIANT II 2.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 SR 3100 3.7 4.0 6.3 4.7 LSD VALUE 1.2 2.0 1.3 0.9 C.V. (%) 25.6 20.0 13.0 18.7 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. 3/ DROUGHT TOLERANCE (RECOVERY) RATED IN 1994.