TABLE 14E. PERCENT LIVING GROUND COVER (SPRING) RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ 1999-2002 DATA PERCENT LIVING GROUND COVER IN SPRING: LOCATIONS 2/ NAME CA1 KY1 ME1 ME2 MI1 MI2 MO1 NC1 NC2 NS1 OK1 WI1 WI2 MEAN VIKING (ABT-HF1) 98.3 97.7 91.7 93.3 89.2 61.7 42.5 94.7 78.8 83.8 39.6 93.0 82.8 75.5 SRX 3961 98.3 94.7 93.0 91.7 90.8 73.3 39.2 89.7 70.8 83.0 29.3 92.5 90.5 73.3 BERKSHIRE (4001) 96.0 95.0 91.3 93.3 90.8 73.3 45.0 76.7 74.7 80.6 29.9 90.0 85.3 72.5 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 97.5 96.0 88.3 88.3 88.3 83.3 51.7 89.7 72.8 78.3 27.0 91.2 82.7 72.3 PST-4HM 97.7 85.7 80.0 86.7 89.2 70.0 40.0 74.7 67.0 78.3 41.1 91.2 83.8 72.1 OXFORD 98.3 97.7 85.0 85.0 90.8 73.3 49.2 82.7 71.5 77.8 31.2 88.7 83.3 71.9 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 97.7 76.7 76.7 85.0 89.2 68.3 41.7 89.0 79.0 76.7 39.6 90.5 80.0 71.6 ABT-HF-2 97.0 89.0 81.7 85.0 90.0 73.3 54.2 85.7 72.5 83.1 27.0 89.3 80.5 71.6 DISCOVERY 95.5 83.3 90.0 88.3 90.8 80.0 52.5 82.7 69.2 80.4 23.9 91.5 84.3 71.2 NORDIC (E) 96.8 81.7 90.0 73.3 86.7 71.7 50.8 94.3 68.0 79.8 26.5 92.0 86.5 70.9 RELIANT II 97.7 92.3 83.3 81.7 89.2 55.0 36.7 87.3 75.8 78.8 26.9 90.7 87.3 70.1 PICK FF A-97 97.0 78.3 90.0 86.7 88.3 68.3 49.2 76.3 74.8 79.9 24.3 89.0 83.0 69.8 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 97.0 83.3 85.0 81.7 88.3 55.0 39.2 70.0 73.2 87.2 26.2 92.5 82.3 69.3 SCALDIS 97.0 75.0 86.7 86.7 90.0 70.0 48.3 61.7 64.7 80.4 31.3 86.8 80.8 69.3 DEFIANT 96.3 78.3 88.3 90.0 86.7 68.3 40.0 55.0 61.7 71.7 42.3 88.8 78.2 69.1 MINOTAUR 99.0 79.0 95.0 81.7 87.5 78.3 47.5 76.7 65.0 78.3 24.0 87.7 78.2 68.5 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 96.0 91.7 80.0 85.0 88.3 73.3 35.8 61.7 74.0 78.9 26.5 90.8 82.7 68.4 RESCUE 911 96.2 80.7 85.0 81.7 90.8 71.7 46.7 59.3 72.8 84.4 21.8 88.0 75.7 68.3 ABT-HF-3 95.2 71.7 88.3 86.7 89.2 81.7 48.3 86.7 65.8 76.7 24.4 81.3 80.2 68.2 HERON 97.7 85.7 83.3 86.7 89.2 75.0 39.2 71.7 72.5 76.7 26.0 88.5 75.5 68.1 ABT-HF-4 96.3 76.7 90.0 86.7 90.8 61.7 40.8 65.0 70.3 78.9 22.3 89.7 79.7 67.5 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 96.3 85.0 90.0 83.3 83.3 68.3 47.5 57.3 61.7 74.3 24.6 90.2 85.2 67.0 ATTILA E 91.0 73.3 88.3 86.7 88.3 68.3 42.5 48.3 65.8 80.0 27.3 89.5 80.7 66.6 BIGHORN 97.7 68.3 88.3 90.0 88.3 60.0 41.7 78.3 73.3 72.8 25.5 79.3 76.5 66.3 OSPREY 97.0 76.7 73.3 75.0 86.7 60.0 55.0 66.7 64.2 76.6 19.3 88.8 76.7 66.0 MB-82 93.8 73.3 83.3 78.3 88.3 65.0 40.0 82.7 57.5 81.1 20.1 82.5 76.3 65.3 LSD VALUE 5.3 13.1 12.0 15.0 5.3 17.8 35.7 34.2 16.7 19.2 26.8 11.4 13.1 9.0 C.V. (%) 3.4 9.7 8.6 10.9 3.7 15.9 52.6 28.2 16.2 16.9 117.3 7.9 10.5 19.5