TABLE 6A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN AT RALEIGH (NO IRRIGATION), NC 1/ 1999-2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS 2/ NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN OXFORD 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.0 5.6 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.5 4.8 SRX 3961 5.7 5.2 4.6 5.4 5.6 4.1 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.8 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 5.3 5.2 4.9 5.2 5.3 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.9 4.8 VIKING (ABT-HF1) 5.0 5.2 4.8 5.6 5.6 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.7 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.7 5.1 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.7 HERON 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.4 5.1 4.0 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.6 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 5.3 5.3 4.8 5.0 4.8 4.1 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.6 ABT-HF-2 4.9 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.2 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.6 PICK FF A-97 5.1 5.0 4.9 5.3 5.0 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.6 RELIANT II 5.2 4.8 4.6 5.1 4.9 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.6 4.6 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.3 3.8 4.4 4.3 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.6 BERKSHIRE (4001) 5.3 4.8 4.4 5.3 5.4 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.6 INTRIGUE 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.8 4.2 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.6 AMBASSADOR 4.9 4.4 4.7 5.1 4.4 3.9 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.6 RESCUE 911 5.0 4.8 4.3 4.7 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.4 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.5 PICK FRC A-93 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.9 4.4 4.2 4.5 4.3 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.5 DISCOVERY 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.9 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.5 ABT-HF-4 5.1 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.1 4.6 4.7 4.5 4.0 4.3 4.8 4.5 MAGIC 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.4 4.6 3.9 4.3 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.5 4.5 ABT-CHW-2 5.2 5.0 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.5 BRIDGEPORT 4.7 4.9 4.7 5.2 4.4 3.8 4.4 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.6 4.5 ABERDEEN (PST-EFL) 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.9 4.9 3.8 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.4 JASPER II 4.6 4.7 4.8 5.1 4.7 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.4 NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5) 4.7 4.8 4.4 5.0 4.6 4.0 4.3 4.2 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.4 4.4 BAR CHF 8 FUS2 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.9 4.4 3.9 4.6 4.4 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.4 SR 5100 4.9 4.7 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.4 CULOMBRA 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.0 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.4 4.4 NORDIC (E) 4.9 5.1 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.4 BRITTANY 4.9 4.8 4.9 5.4 4.6 4.0 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.7 3.8 4.3 4.4 TREAZURE (E) 4.9 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.2 3.8 4.1 4.3 3.9 3.8 4.3 4.7 4.4 LONGFELLOW II 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.9 4.6 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.3 SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV) 5.0 4.8 4.6 5.0 4.6 3.8 4.2 4.3 4.0 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.3 CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7) 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.8 4.8 3.8 4.1 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 SRX 52961 4.8 4.3 4.3 4.9 4.4 3.8 4.3 4.1 4.1 3.7 4.2 4.5 4.3 OSPREY 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.9 5.1 3.8 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.3 PST-4HM 5.1 5.0 4.4 5.0 4.9 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.4 4.3 FLORENTINE 5.0 5.2 4.7 5.3 4.6 3.6 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.8 4.0 4.3 MINOTAUR 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.7 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.3 ABT-HF-3 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.7 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.3 SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.9 4.3 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.3 MB-63 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.1 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.3 4.3 SCALDIS 4.4 4.7 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.6 4.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.3 ATTILA E 4.8 5.1 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.4 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.8 4.3 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 4.8 4.6 4.3 5.0 4.9 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.9 4.2 TABLE 6A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH MONTH GROWN AT RALEIGH (NO IRRIGATION), NC 1/ 1999-2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS 2/ NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN AMBROSE (ABT-CHW-3) 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.8 4.3 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.2 TIFFANY 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.3 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.7 4.0 4.2 QUATRO 4.7 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.8 4.2 BANNER III 4.8 4.3 4.3 5.2 4.6 3.8 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.8 4.3 4.2 BAR SCF 8 FUS3 5.3 5.0 4.6 4.7 4.9 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.6 4.3 4.1 PST-4MB 4.7 4.7 3.8 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.2 4.6 4.2 3.4 3.8 3.9 4.1 SANDPIPER 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.9 4.3 3.8 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.7 4.2 4.1 PST-4FR 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.4 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.1 ABT-CR-2 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.7 4.8 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.1 WRIGLEY (ACF 092) 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.8 4.4 3.8 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.9 4.1 BIGHORN 4.6 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.2 3.9 3.7 3.8 4.1 4.1 SEABREEZE 4.8 4.9 4.3 4.6 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.8 4.1 ABT-CR-3 4.1 3.9 3.8 4.4 4.6 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.1 MB-82 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.1 PATHFINDER 4.6 4.8 4.6 5.0 4.6 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 SHADOW II 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.3 3.7 3.8 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.8 4.0 SHADEMASTER II 4.6 4.8 4.3 4.6 4.7 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.2 3.5 4.1 4.0 BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1) 4.6 4.6 4.2 4.9 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.8 4.0 SR 3200 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.9 4.2 3.9 4.4 4.3 3.8 3.4 3.7 3.8 4.0 DGSC 94 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.3 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.9 4.0 JAMESTOWN II 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.4 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.8 4.0 INVERNESS (PST-47TCR) 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.6 3.3 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.8 4.0 3.9 ROSE (ASC 087) 5.1 4.9 4.7 5.1 4.4 3.6 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.8 3.9 ASR 049 4.9 5.1 4.0 4.1 4.8 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.7 3.8 ASC 082 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.9 4.6 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.8 DAWSON E+ 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.2 4.6 3.4 3.9 3.4 3.2 2.8 3.3 3.6 3.8 DEFIANT 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.6 4.7 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.8 ASC 172 4.1 4.2 4.0 4.2 4.3 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.8 SHADEMARK 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.2 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.7 ACF 083 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.5 3.5 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.7 SALSA 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.3 3.5 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.4 COMMON CREEPING RED 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 BOREAL 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.2 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.9 3.2 SR 6000 2.6 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.6 ABT-CHW-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . LSD VALUE 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 0.7 C.V. (%) 26.1 25.6 20.4 22.8 21.8 22.8 23.0 24.4 32.0 37.9 34.7 38.6 20.3 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.