TABLE 11E. SPRING DENSITY RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ 1999-2002 DATA DENSITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=MAXIMUM DENSITY 2/ NAME AR1 CA1 KS1 KY1 MI1 MI2 MO1 MT1 NC1 NC2 NE1 NS1 OK1 PA1 QE1 SD1 WA3 WI1 WI2 MEAN OXFORD 5.9 9.0 8.7 8.7 6.6 6.0 7.0 5.2 6.3 6.7 7.6 8.0 5.5 7.1 5.7 6.6 6.3 6.7 3.0 6.7 VIKING (ABT-HF1) 6.0 8.8 8.6 9.0 7.1 5.7 6.0 5.2 7.0 6.0 7.5 7.3 5.5 7.2 5.7 6.2 6.7 6.3 3.3 6.6 ABT-HF-2 5.9 8.5 8.3 8.7 7.1 5.7 6.0 4.8 7.7 5.0 8.3 7.7 5.4 7.4 5.9 5.8 6.0 6.3 3.0 6.6 BERKSHIRE (4001) 5.9 9.0 8.2 9.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.2 4.3 6.3 6.9 7.7 5.7 7.7 5.8 6.4 6.7 6.3 3.0 6.6 NORDIC (E) 5.8 8.8 8.3 9.0 6.8 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.3 5.7 7.8 7.3 5.3 7.3 5.7 5.8 6.7 6.3 2.7 6.6 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 6.2 8.8 8.4 8.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.8 7.0 5.7 6.7 5.4 5.8 6.0 6.7 2.7 6.5 SRX 3961 5.1 8.8 8.1 8.3 7.1 6.0 5.7 5.0 7.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 5.6 7.3 5.6 6.3 6.3 6.3 3.3 6.5 ABT-HF-4 5.6 7.5 8.4 8.3 6.8 6.0 6.0 5.1 4.7 5.7 8.3 7.0 5.7 7.1 5.4 6.4 6.0 6.0 3.3 6.5 DISCOVERY 5.8 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 4.9 7.7 5.3 7.8 7.3 5.3 7.2 5.7 5.9 6.3 6.0 3.3 6.5 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 5.4 8.3 8.3 8.3 6.9 5.0 5.7 5.1 6.0 6.0 7.8 8.0 5.8 6.8 5.8 5.8 6.3 6.3 3.0 6.5 RELIANT II 5.6 8.7 7.9 8.3 6.8 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 8.6 7.0 6.0 7.0 5.6 6.2 6.0 5.7 3.0 6.5 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 5.7 8.8 8.6 7.3 6.8 5.7 6.3 4.6 4.3 5.3 8.3 7.3 6.0 6.6 5.9 5.7 6.0 6.0 2.7 6.5 MINOTAUR 5.0 8.2 8.3 7.7 6.9 6.3 5.7 5.0 7.7 5.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.6 5.0 6.3 5.3 3.0 6.5 ABT-HF-3 6.1 8.3 8.4 8.7 7.1 6.3 5.7 5.1 6.0 6.0 7.9 8.0 5.2 7.2 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.7 2.7 6.5 HERON 5.6 8.2 8.0 8.3 7.1 6.7 6.3 5.1 4.3 6.0 8.0 7.7 5.4 6.8 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 3.0 6.5 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 4.8 9.0 8.3 8.0 7.1 5.7 5.7 4.9 7.3 5.3 7.8 7.0 6.1 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.0 6.0 2.3 6.4 PICK FF A-97 4.9 8.5 8.9 8.3 6.9 6.0 6.7 5.6 6.3 5.7 7.1 6.7 5.2 6.8 5.4 5.8 6.0 5.7 3.0 6.3 ATTILA E 5.3 7.8 8.7 8.0 6.9 5.7 4.7 5.1 5.0 4.7 7.8 8.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 2.7 6.3 PST-4HM 5.3 9.0 8.4 7.7 6.9 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 7.3 6.4 7.2 5.8 6.2 6.3 5.7 3.0 6.3 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 5.0 8.5 7.8 8.0 6.4 5.7 6.0 5.1 4.0 5.3 7.8 7.3 5.6 6.6 5.7 5.4 6.3 6.0 2.7 6.3 OSPREY 5.3 8.8 7.7 8.7 6.8 5.3 6.3 4.6 4.7 5.7 7.8 7.3 5.1 6.4 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 3.0 6.2 RESCUE 911 5.1 8.5 7.9 8.3 6.9 6.0 6.3 5.3 3.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 5.3 7.4 5.3 5.8 5.3 5.7 3.0 6.2 SCALDIS 5.1 8.2 8.3 7.7 7.0 5.0 6.3 4.8 4.0 5.3 6.8 7.3 5.6 6.6 5.3 5.8 6.0 6.0 2.7 6.2 MB-82 5.3 8.5 6.9 8.7 6.9 6.7 5.0 4.6 5.3 5.0 7.3 7.0 4.8 6.8 5.8 5.3 6.7 5.7 3.0 6.1 BIGHORN 5.2 8.2 8.1 7.3 6.8 5.7 6.3 4.8 5.3 5.7 7.7 6.7 5.6 6.3 5.0 5.2 5.0 4.3 2.3 6.1 DEFIANT 5.3 8.3 8.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 4.6 3.3 4.7 6.9 6.3 5.9 6.0 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.3 2.7 6.1 LSD VALUE 1.2 0.9 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.8 1.8 1.1 3.6 1.7 1.9 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.4 C.V. (%) 14.9 6.7 10.3 8.7 7.8 18.8 18.9 15.0 39.7 19.1 15.4 10.2 15.8 8.3 9.8 11.0 11.4 11.7 14.6 13.1