TABLE 18. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER RED THREAD RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL SPRING FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 4.0 2.0 81.7 6.3 9.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.7 8.0 8.3 7.6 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 2.7 1.3 64.0 8.3 9.0 5.3 8.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.4 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 2.7 2.0 88.3 7.3 9.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.1 BERKSHIRE 4.0 2.3 70.0 7.3 9.0 5.7 7.0 7.0 8.3 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.9 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 6.0 4.3 82.0 4.0 6.3 6.5 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.8 7 SEAS 7.0 4.0 61.0 5.7 6.7 6.5 8.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.7 6.3 6.8 FIREFLY (SPM) 4.3 2.7 63.3 4.3 9.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.8 OXFORD 2.7 2.7 69.3 7.7 9.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 PREDATOR 3.0 3.0 53.3 5.7 8.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 COMPASS (ACF 188) 8.7 4.3 77.7 4.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.6 EPIC (5001) 4.7 4.0 83.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.5 PST-4TZ 4.0 4.0 82.0 3.0 6.7 4.5 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 6.7 4.0 74.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 4.3 5.0 65.0 3.7 8.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.2 AMBASSADOR 4.7 4.0 91.0 3.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.7 6.1 MUSICA 4.7 6.0 78.3 4.3 8.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 7.3 6.1 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 6.0 4.3 75.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 IS-FRC 17 5.3 5.0 62.3 3.3 7.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 DP 77-9885 6.0 4.0 88.3 1.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 DP 77-9886 4.3 5.3 81.7 3.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 LONGFELLOW II 5.3 4.3 73.3 2.3 8.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 DLF-RCM 6.3 4.3 78.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.6 QUATRO 3.3 4.0 64.0 1.0 9.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 TL1 7.0 4.7 79.0 3.0 2.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 PST-8000 6.0 4.7 86.7 2.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 IS-FRR 23 8.7 4.7 63.3 2.3 3.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.5 SR 3000 4.0 3.0 85.0 7.0 8.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.5 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 5.0 4.0 71.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.4 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 5.0 5.3 77.7 2.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.4 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.0 5.3 81.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 3.3 6.0 5.0 5.4 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 8.7 4.7 84.3 2.3 4.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 PATHFINDER 6.7 4.7 74.3 2.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 CASCADE 3.7 6.0 51.7 3.0 8.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 C-SMX 6.7 4.7 74.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.2 DP 77-9360 7.0 4.3 70.0 3.7 7.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.2 SRX 3K 4.0 1.3 51.0 5.7 8.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.2 DP 77-9578 5.3 4.7 50.0 2.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.1 JASPER II 8.3 5.0 68.3 4.3 2.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.1 DP 77-9579 5.7 4.3 78.3 2.7 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 IS-FRR 29 7.0 4.0 45.0 4.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 SCALDIS 2.3 3.7 56.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.7 5.0 65.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.9 RAZOR 6.3 5.3 76.7 5.3 2.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.8 BMXC-S02 6.7 4.7 76.0 3.0 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 C03-4676 8.3 6.0 53.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 2.0 3.7 4.0 4.5 TABLE 18. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER RED THREAD RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL SPRING FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CELESTIAL 8.3 5.0 68.3 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.0 2.7 3.3 3.3 4.4 AUDUBON 7.3 5.7 64.3 1.0 3.0 6.7 4.7 4.3 3.3 2.3 3.7 3.7 4.1 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 5.7 7.3 75.0 5.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 2.7 3.3 3.9 SEABREEZE 5.0 6.7 60.0 6.7 2.0 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 2.3 3.0 2.7 3.7 SHADEMASTER 5.0 7.0 60.0 2.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 2.7 1.0 2.3 2.3 3.2 ORACLE 6.0 8.0 53.3 2.3 6.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 1.3 2.3 3.0 3.0 DAWSON E 5.7 7.3 82.3 5.7 6.7 2.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 2.3 1.7 2.3 2.8 BOREAL 6.0 7.3 67.3 2.7 . 2.3 3.7 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.3 2.4 LSD VALUE 1.3 0.9 64.4 2.5 2.4 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.3 2.0 1.7 1.7 0.9 C.V. (%) 15.1 14.0 26.5 36.7 23.7 14.8 15.3 16.5 14.6 25.7 20.9 19.4 11.2 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. 2006 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 RI1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 4.6-5.5 0-60 151-240 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 NO IRRIGATION