TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT SANTA CLARA, CA 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN BERKSHIRE (4001) 7.3 8.0 9.0 8.7 9.0 97.7 94.7 96.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.8 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 7.3 7.3 9.0 8.3 9.0 97.7 99.0 96.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.8 OXFORD 7.7 7.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 97.7 99.0 96.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.8 PST-4HM 6.3 7.3 9.0 8.7 9.0 99.0 99.0 97.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.8 ABT-HF1 7.7 7.7 8.7 9.0 9.0 99.0 97.7 97.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 PST-4FR 7.7 7.3 7.0 9.0 9.0 99.0 97.7 97.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 MB-63 6.3 8.0 8.7 8.3 8.7 99.0 95.0 95.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.6 ABERDEEN (PST-EFL) 6.7 7.0 7.3 9.0 9.0 96.3 99.0 99.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.6 SRX 3961 5.7 7.3 8.7 8.7 9.0 97.7 99.0 97.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.6 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 7.3 8.0 9.0 8.7 9.0 99.0 97.7 99.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.6 ABT-CHW-1 6.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 9.0 95.0 99.0 96.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.5 ABT-HF-3 7.0 7.0 7.7 9.0 9.0 94.0 96.3 96.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.5 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 7.3 7.3 8.7 8.3 9.0 96.0 94.7 99.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.5 RELIANT II 6.7 7.0 8.3 8.7 9.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.5 SCALDIS 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.7 9.0 96.3 96.3 97.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 ABT-CHW-2 6.3 8.0 8.3 8.3 9.0 96.3 97.7 99.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.4 ABT-CHW-3 7.0 7.0 8.7 8.3 8.7 97.7 97.7 99.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 ABT-HF-2 7.7 8.0 8.0 9.0 8.7 97.7 96.0 97.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.4 ABT-HF-4 7.7 7.0 7.3 9.0 8.7 96.3 96.3 96.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.4 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 7.3 8.3 8.0 8.7 9.0 96.3 97.7 94.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.4 DISCOVERY 6.7 7.3 7.7 9.0 9.0 94.7 97.7 96.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.4 JASPER II 6.3 8.0 8.0 8.7 9.0 97.7 96.3 99.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.4 MINOTAUR 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.7 9.0 99.0 96.3 99.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.4 NORDIC (E) 6.7 7.7 8.7 9.0 9.0 94.7 99.0 99.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.4 OSPREY 7.0 7.7 8.7 8.7 9.0 97.7 99.0 96.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.4 PICK FRC A-93 7.3 7.7 8.3 9.0 8.7 99.0 97.7 96.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 SHADOW II 6.0 7.7 8.0 9.0 9.0 99.0 99.0 97.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.4 ACF 083 5.7 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.3 96.0 97.7 99.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 INTRIGUE 6.7 7.7 8.3 9.0 8.7 97.7 95.0 94.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 MB-82 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.3 8.7 97.7 93.3 93.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5) 6.3 7.7 8.0 8.7 9.0 99.0 96.3 97.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 PATHFINDER 6.3 7.7 7.7 8.3 9.0 96.3 96.0 96.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 PICK FF A-97 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.7 9.0 96.3 96.3 96.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 7.3 7.3 8.7 8.7 9.0 95.0 96.3 97.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7) 6.3 7.7 7.0 9.0 9.0 97.7 97.7 97.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.2 HERON 6.0 7.3 8.3 9.0 9.0 97.7 96.3 96.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.2 RESCUE 911 7.0 7.3 8.3 8.3 9.0 99.0 97.3 91.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.2 BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1) 5.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 9.0 99.0 96.3 97.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.1 CULOMBRA 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 96.3 96.3 94.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.1 MAGIC 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 9.0 97.7 94.3 97.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 PST-4MB 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.7 9.0 97.7 95.0 97.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 SANDPIPER 6.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.7 97.7 97.7 97.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.1 SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.7 93.3 97.7 97.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.1 TREAZURE (E) 5.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.3 94.7 97.7 97.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.1 AMBASSADOR 6.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 97.7 97.7 99.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 ASR 049 5.7 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.3 93.3 97.7 93.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 BIGHORN 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.3 9.0 97.7 96.3 99.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 TABLE 2. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT SANTA CLARA, CA 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN BRITTANY 6.7 7.7 7.0 8.3 9.0 97.7 97.7 93.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 DGSC 94 6.7 7.7 7.3 8.7 9.0 97.7 97.7 98.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 SRX 52961 6.3 8.0 7.3 8.3 9.0 99.0 93.3 94.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 ABT-CR-2 6.3 7.7 7.0 8.7 9.0 97.7 94.7 97.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 ATTILA E 6.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 99.0 90.0 94.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.9 BANNER III 6.7 7.3 7.0 9.0 8.3 97.7 94.7 93.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.9 BRIDGEPORT 5.0 8.3 8.0 8.7 9.0 99.0 99.0 96.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.9 DEFIANT 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.7 8.7 97.7 95.0 95.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.9 LONGFELLOW II 5.7 7.7 8.3 8.7 8.7 97.7 97.7 99.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.9 SHADEMASTER II 5.0 8.0 6.7 8.3 9.0 97.7 97.7 90.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.9 ABT-CR-3 6.0 7.7 6.7 8.7 9.0 96.0 97.7 99.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.8 INVERNESS (PST-47TCR) 6.7 7.7 7.0 8.0 9.0 99.0 96.3 99.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 ROSE (ASC 087) 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 9.0 97.7 93.3 97.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 TIFFANY 5.3 8.0 6.7 8.0 8.7 97.7 97.7 97.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 WRIGLEY (ACF 092) 5.3 7.7 8.0 8.3 8.7 95.0 99.0 96.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 BAR CHF 8 FUS2 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.3 90.0 96.3 96.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 SR 5100 5.0 8.3 7.7 8.3 8.7 94.7 97.7 99.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 BAR SCF 8 FUS3 5.3 8.0 6.3 8.0 8.7 95.0 93.3 96.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.6 SEABREEZE 5.0 7.7 7.3 8.7 8.3 97.7 93.3 95.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.6 SHADEMARK 6.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 99.0 97.7 98.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 SR 3200 7.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 9.0 97.7 95.0 97.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV) 5.7 7.7 7.0 8.3 8.7 97.7 97.7 99.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 FLORENTINE 6.7 7.7 7.0 8.3 9.0 96.3 94.7 97.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 ASC 082 7.3 7.7 6.3 7.7 9.0 97.7 94.7 96.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.4 BOREAL 4.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.7 97.7 96.3 93.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 QUATRO 6.7 9.0 7.3 7.7 8.7 96.3 96.3 97.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 SALSA 3.3 8.0 6.3 8.3 9.0 95.0 99.0 99.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 JAMESTOWN II 4.3 8.0 6.7 7.3 9.0 91.7 97.7 94.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 DAWSON E+ 2.7 8.3 7.0 7.7 8.7 93.3 93.3 92.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.9 ASC 172 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 8.3 96.3 93.3 91.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 COMMON CREEPING RED 3.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 99.0 93.3 83.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.5 SR 6000 8.0 4.0 8.7 9.0 8.0 99.0 97.7 89.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 2.3 2.0 3.0 4.7 3.0 3.3 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.9 4.8 5.6 8.1 1.9 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 12.8 9.3 9.4 7.0 4.6 2.4 2.6 3.7 13.3 12.1 13.1 13.3 13.6 10.7 10.7 13.1 13.8 12.7 13.6 10.2 5.9 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. 2001 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 1998 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 CA1 LOAM 6.6-7.0 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS