TABLE 10E. SEEDLING VIGOR RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ 1999-2002 DATA SEEDLING VIGOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=MAXIMUM VIGOR 2/ NAME CA1 IN1 KS1 KY1 MA1 MI1 MI2 MO1 MT1 NJ1 NJ2 NS1 NY1 OK1 PA1 QE1 RI1 SD1 WA1 WA3 MEAN VIKING (ABT-HF1) 4.3 7.7 8.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 3.3 6.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 3.0 7.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 ABT-HF-2 5.7 6.3 8.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 7.3 6.0 3.0 5.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 3.3 6.3 5.3 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.5 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 6.0 6.7 8.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 7.7 5.7 2.7 4.3 5.0 7.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 OXFORD 5.7 5.0 8.7 5.3 2.7 4.3 8.5 6.0 3.0 5.0 4.3 6.7 5.3 2.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 8.0 5.0 6.3 5.5 ATTILA E 6.0 7.3 9.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 2.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 7.7 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 8.0 5.3 6.3 5.4 NORDIC (E) 6.0 6.0 8.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 7.0 5.3 2.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 5.0 7.3 8.7 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.0 5.7 3.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 3.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 RELIANT II 5.7 6.0 8.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 2.0 5.0 3.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 2.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 4.7 6.7 5.3 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 4.7 6.0 8.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 2.3 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 7.3 5.7 3.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 BERKSHIRE (4001) 5.0 7.3 8.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 3.3 5.0 4.0 6.7 4.7 2.3 6.0 5.3 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 DEFIANT 4.0 5.3 8.3 5.0 3.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 2.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 2.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 RESCUE 911 4.3 6.7 7.3 4.7 3.7 5.0 8.7 5.3 3.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 4.7 2.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 SRX 3961 5.0 4.3 8.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 3.7 5.7 3.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 BIGHORN 5.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 5.5 5.7 3.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 3.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.2 PICK FF A-97 5.0 6.3 8.7 5.0 3.3 3.3 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 HERON 4.7 4.0 7.7 5.0 3.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 7.3 5.3 2.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 7.3 4.7 6.0 5.1 ABT-HF-3 4.0 5.7 8.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 6.7 5.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 3.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 5.3 4.0 9.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 7.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.1 SCALDIS 4.7 6.0 8.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 1.0 6.0 3.0 4.7 3.7 7.0 5.0 2.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 8.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 DISCOVERY 4.3 3.7 8.3 5.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 6.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 2.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 4.9 ABT-HF-4 4.0 5.0 8.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 2.0 5.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 2.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 8.0 5.3 4.0 4.9 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 4.7 4.3 8.3 5.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 3.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 3.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 7.3 5.3 4.3 4.9 OSPREY 3.7 6.3 8.3 4.0 3.0 2.7 4.3 5.7 2.3 2.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 2.3 4.3 4.3 7.0 7.3 3.7 4.3 4.4 MB-82 3.7 4.0 7.0 3.0 4.0 2.3 5.7 5.3 2.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 2.0 1.7 4.0 7.0 6.7 3.3 4.0 4.2 LSD VALUE 1.7 3.0 1.0 1.2 1.7 2.2 3.5 1.3 1.3 2.4 1.2 1.9 1.1 1.9 1.3 0.9 1.2 2.0 1.8 1.5 0.4 C.V. (%) 22.0 32.6 7.8 15.4 27.4 33.6 42.0 14.3 24.8 33.2 17.4 19.0 12.9 40.4 15.6 10.3 12.1 18.5 21.5 16.5 22.0