TABLE 8E. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT FOURTEEN LOCATIONS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM INPUT 1/ 1999 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME CA1 CO1 IA1 IN1 KY1 MA1 MD1 MO1 NJ1 NJ2 NS1 OK1 PA1 RI1 MEAN 4001 6.5 5.7 6.1 4.9 7.1 4.8 8.1 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.6 2.5 7.5 7.4 6.1 ABT-HF1 6.3 5.9 6.1 4.8 7.3 5.0 7.9 4.6 6.3 6.2 6.6 2.4 7.4 6.7 6.0 SRX 3961 6.4 5.1 5.8 5.0 7.3 4.5 7.3 5.3 6.4 6.4 6.6 2.6 7.3 6.9 5.9 OXFORD 6.8 5.9 5.9 5.0 7.1 4.2 7.7 5.5 5.7 5.6 6.9 2.9 6.7 6.0 5.9 BAR HF 8 FUS 6.7 5.2 5.3 4.8 6.9 4.6 7.6 5.8 5.3 5.0 5.9 2.7 6.8 7.2 5.7 ABT-HF-2 6.1 5.7 4.9 4.5 6.6 4.4 7.3 5.5 6.0 5.5 6.4 2.6 6.8 7.2 5.7 NORDIC (E) 6.1 5.9 5.5 4.9 6.5 4.0 7.3 5.7 5.4 5.4 6.7 2.2 7.1 6.6 5.7 ISI FL 11 6.7 4.6 5.2 4.3 6.7 3.9 7.7 5.2 5.1 5.2 6.6 3.1 6.8 6.7 5.6 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 5.9 5.1 5.9 4.5 6.8 5.1 7.5 4.9 4.6 5.0 7.3 2.8 6.5 5.9 5.5 ISI FL 12 6.2 4.6 4.9 5.3 7.0 4.1 7.7 5.2 4.8 5.0 6.6 2.8 6.6 6.6 5.5 DISCOVERY 6.1 5.2 5.1 4.7 6.7 3.8 7.5 5.3 5.0 5.5 6.6 2.3 7.0 5.9 5.5 ABT-HF-4 6.0 5.0 5.8 4.8 6.2 4.3 7.5 4.8 5.9 5.3 6.6 2.4 6.8 4.8 5.4 OSPREY 6.3 5.1 4.3 4.8 6.6 5.1 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.5 6.6 2.0 6.8 5.6 5.4 RESCUE 911 6.1 5.7 5.2 4.9 6.5 3.1 7.3 4.9 5.6 4.4 6.6 2.3 6.7 6.0 5.4 RELIANT II 5.5 4.9 5.1 4.6 6.6 3.9 7.4 4.7 5.6 5.3 6.7 2.7 6.4 5.8 5.4 ABT-HF-3 5.7 5.7 5.6 4.4 6.5 4.2 7.3 5.0 5.9 5.0 7.0 2.4 6.9 3.3 5.4 PICK FF A-97 5.9 5.0 5.2 5.0 6.2 4.0 7.2 5.5 5.0 4.4 6.3 2.5 6.8 6.0 5.4 SCALDIS 5.9 5.4 5.4 4.4 6.1 4.1 7.2 4.8 4.3 4.3 6.5 2.6 6.9 6.4 5.3 HERON 6.2 5.6 5.5 4.7 6.2 4.0 7.0 5.1 4.5 4.6 6.3 2.6 7.0 4.5 5.3 MB-82 5.3 5.1 5.3 4.5 6.3 4.9 7.2 4.9 4.0 4.8 6.2 2.0 6.4 6.8 5.3 DEFIANT 5.8 4.5 5.3 4.6 6.5 3.6 7.3 4.8 4.8 4.9 6.2 2.6 6.4 6.0 5.2 ATTILA E 6.1 5.2 5.3 3.9 5.9 4.5 7.3 4.5 4.9 4.5 6.7 2.9 6.4 5.2 5.2 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 6.1 4.9 5.2 4.6 6.5 4.3 7.5 4.7 3.6 4.4 6.5 2.8 6.8 3.6 5.1 BIGHORN 5.3 5.9 5.6 4.2 6.2 4.0 7.1 4.8 4.5 4.4 6.5 2.5 6.3 3.8 5.1 LSD VALUE 0.9 0.3 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.2 C.V. (%) 8.9 3.4 17.2 10.1 5.2 12.7 4.4 12.5 13.3 7.4 10.5 15.6 5.2 11.6 10.2 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.