TABLE 48A.                              RED THREAD RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS
                                                                   AT ORONO (LOW INPUT), ME  1/
                                                                        1999-2002 DATA

                                                             RED THREAD RATINGS 1-9; 9=NO DISEASE  2/ 3/

                NAME                            JULY      OCTOBER      MEAN            NAME                            JULY      OCTOBER      MEAN

                ABT-HF-4                         7.3        8.7         8.0            MB-63                            4.7        8.7        6.7
                SRX 3961                         7.3        8.7         8.0            SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV)              5.0        8.3        6.7
                ABT-CHW-1                        7.0        8.7         7.8            STONEHENGE (AHF 009)             5.0        8.3        6.7
                AMBROSE (ABT-CHW-3)              7.7        8.0         7.8            AMBASSADOR                       5.0        8.0        6.5
                PST-4HM                          6.7        9.0         7.8            ATTILA E                         4.7        8.3        6.5
                SRX 52961                        6.7        9.0         7.8            MB-82                            6.0        7.0        6.5
                ABT-HF-2                         6.7        8.7         7.7            RELIANT II                       5.7        7.3        6.5
                BAR CHF 8 FUS2                   6.3        9.0         7.7            SR 5100                          7.0        6.0        6.5
                BRIDGEPORT                       7.0        8.3         7.7            SEABREEZE                        5.7        7.0        6.3
                FLORENTINE                       7.3        8.0         7.7            ASC 082                          5.0        7.3        6.2
                QUATRO                           7.0        8.3         7.7            BANNER III                       5.3        7.0        6.2
                CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7)            7.0        8.0         7.5            PATHFINDER                       6.0        6.3        6.2
                EUREKA II (CIS FL 11)            7.3        7.7         7.5            SCALDIS                          5.3        7.0        6.2
                MINOTAUR                         6.7        8.3         7.5            SHADEMASTER II                   4.7        7.7        6.2
                NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5)            6.7        8.3         7.5            TIFFANY                          4.0        8.3        6.2
                CULOMBRA                         7.0        7.7         7.3            BOREAL                           5.3        6.7        6.0
                OSPREY                           6.7        8.0         7.3            JASPER II                        4.0        8.0        6.0
                ABT-CHW-2                        7.0        7.3         7.2            MAGIC                            4.3        7.7        6.0
                ABT-CR-3                         6.7        7.7         7.2            SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92)       4.7        7.3        6.0
                BIGHORN                          6.7        7.7         7.2            SR 6000                          4.7        7.3        6.0
                LONGFELLOW II                    6.0        8.3         7.2            BAR SCF 8 FUS3                   4.7        7.0        5.8
                NORDIC (E)                       7.0        7.3         7.2            COMMON CREEPING RED              5.3        6.3        5.8
                PST-4MB                          6.3        8.0         7.2            DAWSON E+                        4.3        7.3        5.8
                SR 3200                          6.0        8.3         7.2            HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS)           5.0        6.7        5.8
                VIKING (ABT-HF1)                 6.3        7.7         7.0            INVERNESS (PST-47TCR)            4.3        7.3        5.8
                ACF 083                          5.7        8.3         7.0            ROSE (ASC 087)                   4.0        7.7        5.8
                BERKSHIRE (4001)                 6.7        7.3         7.0            SANDPIPER                        6.3        5.3        5.8
                OXFORD                           5.0        9.0         7.0            SCALDIS II (AHF 008)             3.7        8.0        5.8
                PICK FF A-97                     6.3        7.7         7.0            SHADOW II                        4.3        7.3        5.8
                ABT-HF-3                         6.0        7.7         6.8            ABT-CR-2                         5.0        6.3        5.7
                BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1)      5.7        8.0         6.8            ASR 049                          5.7        5.7        5.7
                CHARIOT (CIS FL 12)              6.7        7.0         6.8            BRITTANY                         4.0        7.0        5.5
                DEFIANT                          5.7        8.0         6.8            WRIGLEY (ACF 092)                3.7        7.3        5.5
                HERON                            6.3        7.3         6.8            ABERDEEN (PST-EFL)               4.0        6.7        5.3
                PICK FRC A-93                    5.3        8.3         6.8            ASC 172                          4.0        6.7        5.3
                PST-4FR                          5.0        8.7         6.8            RESCUE 911                       4.3        6.0        5.2
                SALSA                            6.0        7.7         6.8            SHADEMARK                        3.3        7.0        5.2
                TREAZURE (E)                     5.7        8.0         6.8            DGSC 94                          3.7        6.0        4.8
                DISCOVERY                        6.0        7.3         6.7
                INTRIGUE                         5.3        8.0         6.7            LSD VALUE                       13.8        6.6        8.2
                JAMESTOWN II                     5.7        7.7         6.7            C.V. (%)                        42.7       19.3       23.5

                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 IN 2001 ONLY.