TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER WINTER SEED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL COLOR HEAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ABT-HF1 7.0 6.7 99.0 4.3 3.0 6.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 7.0 5.0 99.0 3.0 4.7 7.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.8 BERKSHIRE (4001) 6.7 7.3 99.0 4.7 1.7 7.7 7.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 6.7 6.7 99.0 4.3 4.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.6 HERON 6.7 5.3 99.0 4.0 2.3 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.6 RELIANT II 7.0 6.7 99.0 4.0 3.3 8.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.6 SRX 3961 7.0 6.7 99.0 5.0 2.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.6 ABT-HF-2 6.7 6.7 99.0 4.7 3.3 7.0 7.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.4 ABT-HF-3 6.7 6.7 99.0 3.3 2.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 6.3 7.3 99.0 5.0 2.3 7.7 7.3 5.0 3.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 DISCOVERY 6.7 7.7 99.0 4.7 2.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.1 LONGFELLOW II 7.3 5.7 99.0 2.7 1.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.1 MINOTAUR 6.7 5.7 99.0 3.3 2.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.1 RESCUE 911 6.7 6.3 99.0 3.7 3.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.1 ABT-HF-4 6.3 6.0 99.0 3.7 3.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 ATTILA E 6.7 7.0 99.0 4.7 2.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 NORDIC (E) 6.7 6.3 99.0 4.7 3.3 7.0 7.0 4.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 OSPREY 6.7 5.0 99.0 4.3 4.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 OXFORD 6.7 5.7 99.0 4.0 3.7 6.3 7.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 PICK FF A-97 6.3 5.0 99.0 4.0 2.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 6.7 7.0 99.0 4.0 2.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 ABT-CHW-1 7.0 6.7 99.0 2.3 1.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.9 SCALDIS 6.3 5.0 99.0 4.0 2.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.9 ABT-CHW-3 7.0 5.7 99.0 2.0 1.3 7.0 7.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.8 PICK FRC A-93 7.3 5.7 99.0 2.7 2.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.8 ABT-CHW-2 7.0 6.0 99.0 2.3 1.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 INTRIGUE 7.3 5.7 99.0 2.3 1.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 MAGIC 7.0 7.0 99.0 2.7 2.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 6.7 5.3 99.0 4.3 2.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 BAR CHF 8 FUS2 7.0 6.7 99.0 3.0 2.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 PST-4HM 6.7 6.3 99.0 3.7 2.3 6.3 6.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.6 TREAZURE (E) 6.3 6.3 99.0 2.0 1.3 6.3 6.0 4.3 3.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.6 MB-82 6.7 6.3 99.0 4.3 3.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.5 QUATRO 7.0 6.3 99.0 4.0 2.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.5 AMBASSADOR 7.3 5.3 99.0 2.0 1.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.4 BRITTANY 7.0 5.7 99.0 2.7 1.3 6.0 6.7 4.0 3.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.4 CULOMBRA 7.3 5.7 99.0 2.7 3.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.4 ACF 083 7.0 6.0 99.0 2.3 1.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 3.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 DEFIANT 6.7 5.3 99.0 4.3 3.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 3.7 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 SANDPIPER 6.7 5.3 99.0 2.7 1.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 7.3 6.3 99.0 2.3 1.3 6.7 5.7 4.0 3.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 SR 5100 7.0 5.7 99.0 2.0 1.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 WRIGLEY (ACF 092) 7.0 5.0 99.0 2.0 1.0 4.7 6.0 4.0 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 JASPER II 7.3 5.7 99.0 2.7 1.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 3.3 4.7 7.0 6.0 5.2 TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER WINTER SEED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL COLOR HEAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5) 7.0 5.7 99.0 2.3 1.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.2 PST-4MB 6.7 6.3 99.0 3.3 3.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.2 TIFFANY 7.0 5.7 99.0 2.7 1.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 3.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.2 BANNER III 7.3 5.3 99.0 2.7 1.3 6.3 6.0 3.7 3.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.1 BIGHORN 7.0 6.0 99.0 2.3 3.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.1 MB-63 7.0 6.3 99.0 3.7 1.7 6.3 5.0 4.3 3.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.1 SHADOW II 7.0 6.3 99.0 2.7 1.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.1 BRIDGEPORT 6.7 6.0 99.0 2.0 1.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7) 6.7 5.7 99.0 2.7 1.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 3.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 ABT-CR-3 6.7 6.7 99.0 2.3 1.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 3.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.9 ABERDEEN (PST-EFL) 6.3 5.7 99.0 3.0 1.3 6.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 4.7 6.3 5.0 4.9 JAMESTOWN II 7.0 5.3 99.0 2.3 1.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.8 SRX 52961 6.7 5.7 99.0 2.7 1.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 3.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.8 SR 3200 6.7 4.3 99.0 2.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV) 7.0 5.0 99.0 3.0 1.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 SR 6000 7.0 4.0 99.0 2.0 1.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.6 DAWSON E+ 6.3 5.7 96.3 2.7 1.0 5.3 4.7 3.3 3.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.2 SEABREEZE 7.3 6.3 94.7 3.3 1.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 2.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 ASC 172 7.3 5.0 95.0 2.3 1.3 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.9 ABT-CR-2 7.3 6.7 90.0 3.3 1.0 6.3 3.7 3.0 2.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 3.8 BAR SCF 8 FUS3 7.0 5.0 96.3 3.3 1.3 5.3 3.7 3.3 2.7 3.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 ASR 049 7.3 6.0 86.7 3.0 1.0 6.3 3.3 3.0 2.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.4 COMMON CREEPING RED 6.3 4.3 90.0 2.3 1.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 2.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.4 BOREAL 6.7 4.3 90.0 3.0 1.3 4.0 3.7 2.7 2.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 INVERNESS (PST-47TCR) 7.0 4.3 86.7 3.3 1.3 5.0 3.7 2.7 2.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.3 ASC 082 7.0 5.0 91.7 3.0 1.3 4.0 3.3 2.3 2.3 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.2 ROSE (ASC 087) 7.3 5.0 86.7 3.0 1.0 4.3 3.0 3.0 2.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1) 6.7 5.0 79.7 4.0 1.0 5.0 3.0 2.3 2.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.1 PATHFINDER 7.0 4.0 73.3 3.3 1.3 4.7 3.0 2.3 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 PST-4FR 7.3 5.0 75.0 3.0 1.0 5.0 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 SALSA 6.3 5.0 75.0 4.0 1.0 4.3 3.0 2.3 2.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 FLORENTINE 7.0 5.0 73.3 2.7 1.0 4.0 3.0 2.3 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 DGSC 94 7.0 4.7 76.7 2.3 1.3 4.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 SHADEMARK 7.0 4.0 75.0 3.3 1.0 4.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8 SHADEMASTER II 7.3 4.7 66.7 3.0 1.0 4.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 3.0 3.7 2.8 LSD VALUE 1.5 2.2 5.6 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 7.0 18.4 3.9 18.4 34.0 11.4 13.7 13.1 14.2 12.8 13.6 13.1 7.1 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 MD1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.6-7.0 61-150 241-375 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS