TABLE 41F. LEAF SPOT RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ AT ORONO, ME 1994-97 DATA LEAF SPOT RATINGS 1-9; 9=NO DISEASE 2/ NAME JUN 95 AUG 95 SEP 95 OCT 95 MAY 96 JUN 96 SEP 96 OCT 96 NOV 96 JUN 97 JUL 97 AUG 97 SEP 97 MEAN MB 82-93 6.3 5.3 3.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 4.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 8.0 7.3 6.1 NORDIC 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 3.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 6.1 SR 3100 7.0 5.0 4.3 2.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.7 8.3 6.1 AURORA W/ENDO. 6.3 4.0 5.0 3.3 6.7 6.0 3.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.9 DEFIANT (MB 81-93) 6.3 6.0 4.3 3.3 6.0 6.0 3.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 7.3 7.0 5.9 DISCOVERY 6.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 6.3 7.3 3.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 5.3 7.0 8.0 5.8 VERNON (MB 83-93) 7.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.8 SPARTAN 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 3.7 7.3 8.3 7.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 OSPREY (PRO 92/24) 6.3 4.0 4.7 3.7 6.0 7.0 3.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 7.3 5.0 5.6 SCALDIS 6.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 2.7 5.7 6.0 8.7 5.0 7.3 7.0 5.6 ECOSTAR 6.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 3.3 8.0 5.7 8.0 4.3 5.7 3.7 5.4 PAMELA 6.0 8.0 6.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 2.7 6.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.4 RELIANT II 6.3 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 8.0 3.0 5.7 4.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 BRIGADE 7.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 5.3 2.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.1 LSD VALUE 2.4 2.4 2.9 2.4 3.1 1.8 3.4 - 3.6 3.5 - 2.3 4.1 - C.V (%) 13.8 27.1 26.2 25.6 26.6 14.0 37.6 22.6 23.4 20.2 21.2 15.6 30.6 18.2