TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 8.3 7.7 99.0 7.0 8.3 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.3 OXFORD 7.7 8.0 99.0 8.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 7.7 8.0 99.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.3 8.7 8.3 8.3 BERKSHIRE 8.3 8.0 99.0 7.3 8.3 7.7 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.2 PREDATOR 8.7 8.0 99.0 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.7 8.2 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 8.3 7.7 99.0 7.7 8.0 8.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 8.1 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 7.3 7.7 99.0 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.1 SRX 3K 7.3 7.7 99.0 7.3 8.3 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 7.7 8.3 99.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.3 8.7 8.0 7.9 PATHFINDER 7.0 8.0 99.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.9 SCALDIS 7.7 8.0 97.7 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.9 SR 3000 8.3 8.3 99.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.9 CASCADE 7.0 8.3 99.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.8 DP 77-9579 7.7 7.7 99.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.8 EPIC (5001) 7.7 8.0 97.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.8 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 7.7 8.0 99.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.8 AMBASSADOR 7.3 7.7 97.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 AUDUBON 7.7 8.0 98.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.7 BMXC-S02 7.3 7.7 99.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 DLF-RCM 7.3 7.7 98.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 DP 77-9886 7.3 8.0 99.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 FIREFLY (SPM) 8.0 8.0 97.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 7.3 8.0 99.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 PST-8000 7.3 7.0 95.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.3 8.0 8.7 7.7 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 7.7 8.0 98.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.7 TL1 7.3 8.0 97.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 8.3 8.0 97.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.7 7 SEAS 7.3 8.0 98.3 7.7 8.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.6 C-SMX 7.7 8.0 97.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.6 CELESTIAL 7.7 8.0 98.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.6 COMPASS (ACF 188) 8.0 8.0 99.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.6 DAWSON E 7.3 8.3 98.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.6 DP 77-9360 7.3 7.7 99.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.6 DP 77-9885 7.7 7.7 97.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.6 LONGFELLOW II 7.3 8.3 98.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.6 QUATRO 7.7 7.3 98.7 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.6 RAZOR 7.3 8.0 97.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.6 DP 77-9578 7.3 8.0 98.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.5 LACROSSE (IS-FRC 17) 7.7 7.7 98.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.5 IS-FRR 23 7.0 7.7 98.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.5 JASPER II 7.7 8.0 98.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.5 TREAZURE II (PST-4TZ) 7.7 8.3 98.7 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.5 C03-4676 7.7 8.0 97.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.4 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 7.3 8.0 98.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.4 CLASS ONE (IS-FRR 29) 7.0 8.0 98.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.4 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 7.3 7.7 97.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.4 MUSICA 7.0 8.7 98.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.4 ORACLE 7.0 8.0 98.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.4 SEABREEZE 7.3 8.0 97.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.4 SHADEMASTER 7.3 7.3 98.3 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.4 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.3 7.3 99.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.4 BOREAL 7.3 8.0 99.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.2 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 8.0 8.0 97.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.2 LSD VALUE 1.8 1.3 3.3 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.4 0.9 1.2 0.4 C.V. (%) 7.9 5.7 1.1 6.1 6.2 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 3.3 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. 2007 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 IA1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS