TABLE 26C. RED THREAD RATINGS OF SLENDER CREEPING RED FESCUE CULTIVARS 1/ 1999-2002 DATA RED THREAD RATINGS 1-9; 9=NO DISEASE 2/ 3/ 4/ NAME ME2 NJ1 NJ2 NS1 NY1 VA1 WA3 WI1 WI2 MEAN BAR SCF 8 FUS3 8.7 4.3 6.2 3.7 6.7 4.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.2 ASR 049 8.7 3.7 6.0 4.3 6.7 4.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 SEABREEZE 7.7 3.5 5.2 4.7 6.3 5.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 DAWSON E+ 8.7 4.9 5.1 3.7 6.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 LSD VALUE 1.3 2.9 2.5 1.9 2.7 2.1 1.5 2.2 1.5 1.2 C.V. (%) 9.9 42.4 30.7 28.3 25.9 28.9 13.2 19.8 13.7 23.6 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. 3/ RED THREAD RATED AT "ME2" IN 2000 & 2002, AT "NJ1" & "NJ2" IN 2001-02, AT "NS1" & "WA3" IN 2000, AND AT OTHER FOUR LOCATIONS IN 2002. 4/ RED THREAD CAUSED BY LAETISARIA FUCIFORMIS AT "NJ1" IN 2001-02, AT "NJ2" IN 2000-02, AT "NS1" & "WA3" IN 2000, AND AT "WI1" & "WI2" IN 2002.