TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT COVER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME FALL THREAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN EPIC (5001) 99.0 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 IS-FRR 30 99.0 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 97.7 8.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.2 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 96.3 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 PREDATOR 97.7 8.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 97.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.9 PST-8000 99.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.9 SPM 99.0 8.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.8 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 99.0 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 OXFORD 97.7 8.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 PICK CRF 1-03 97.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 C-SMX 97.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 DP 77-9360 97.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 DLF-RCM 99.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.5 DP 77-9579 97.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 97.7 9.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 BERKSHIRE 99.0 8.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.4 DP 77-9578 99.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 TL1 95.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 BMXC-S02 99.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 SRX 3K 99.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 DP 77-9885 91.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.1 JASPER II 95.0 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 PATHFINDER 99.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.1 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 97.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 COMPASS (ACF 188) 93.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.9 LONGFELLOW II 94.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 92.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.9 IS-FRR 29 94.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 RAZOR 94.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 SCALDIS 96.3 7.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.8 SR 3000 86.7 7.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 AMBASSADOR 97.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 96.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 IS-FRR 23 96.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 93.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 PST-4TZ 91.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 IS-FRC 17 83.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.6 7 SEAS 65.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.4 AUDUBON 93.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 CELESTIAL 96.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 C03-4676 93.0 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.2 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 73.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.9 DP 77-9886 81.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.9 QUATRO 76.7 8.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.9 TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT COVER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME FALL THREAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SHADEMASTER 99.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.9 CASCADE 85.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.6 ORACLE 88.3 2.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.6 MUSICA 60.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.5 SRX 55R 65.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.4 BOREAL 88.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 DAWSON E 58.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.2 SEABREEZE 60.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.2 LSD VALUE 19.0 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 C.V. (%) 11.9 16.4 14.5 16.1 12.8 14.1 14.1 13.4 11.8 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. TABLE A. 2005 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED MD1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 61-150 0-150 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS