TABLE 14E. SPRING DENSITY RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ 2000 DATA DENSITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=MAXIMUM DENSITY 2/ NAME AR1 KY1 MI1 MI2 MT1 NC1 NC2 NE1 OK1 PA1 QE1 SD1 WI1 WI2 MEAN NORDIC (E) 6.3 9.0 7.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 8.3 8.0 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 2.7 6.6 OXFORD 6.7 8.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 3.0 6.6 SRX 3961 6.0 8.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 3.3 6.6 DISCOVERY 6.0 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 7.7 5.3 8.7 8.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 3.3 6.5 4001 6.7 9.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 3.0 6.5 ABT-HF-2 6.3 8.7 7.3 5.7 5.3 7.7 5.0 8.7 8.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 3.0 6.5 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 6.3 8.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 8.3 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 2.7 6.4 ABT-HF-3 6.0 8.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 2.7 6.4 ABT-HF-4 6.0 8.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 8.7 8.0 6.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 3.3 6.4 CHARIOT (ISI FL 12) 6.0 8.3 7.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 3.0 6.3 RELIANT II 6.0 8.3 8.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 9.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 3.0 6.3 HERON 7.0 8.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 8.3 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 3.0 6.3 PICK FF A-97 5.7 8.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 8.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 3.0 6.3 MINOTAUR 5.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 7.7 5.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 3.0 6.2 RESCUE 911 5.7 8.3 7.7 6.0 6.3 3.7 5.3 9.0 8.0 7.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 3.0 6.2 EUREKA II (ISI FL 11) 5.7 8.0 7.3 5.7 5.0 7.3 5.3 8.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 2.3 6.2 OSPREY 6.3 8.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 8.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 3.0 6.1 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 6.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 8.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 2.7 6.1 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 5.7 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.3 8.0 8.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 2.7 6.0 BIGHORN 5.3 7.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 8.3 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 2.3 5.9 ATTILA E 5.7 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 2.7 5.9 SCALDIS 6.0 7.7 7.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 2.7 5.9 DEFIANT 6.0 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 3.3 4.7 7.3 8.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 2.7 5.8 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.1 3.4 1.8 1.3 0.2 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.4 C.V. (%) 7.2 8.3 11.2 18.5 11.4 38.1 19.7 10.1 1.5 7.6 10.1 12.2 11.9 15.1 14.3 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.