TABLE 2A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT FOURTEEN LOCATIONS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM INPUT 1/ 1999-2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME CA1 CO1 IA1 IN1 KY1 MA1 MD1 MO1 NJ1 NJ2 NS1 OK1 PA1 RI1 MEAN LONGFELLOW II 5.9 4.4 5.9 6.0 7.2 6.0 6.6 4.8 6.0 5.6 6.6 3.8 6.1 6.5 5.8 VIKING (ABT-HF1) 6.7 5.9 6.5 5.7 6.7 5.2 7.1 3.6 5.9 5.8 6.7 2.0 7.2 7.2 5.8 JASPER II 6.2 5.5 5.8 6.0 7.3 5.7 6.1 4.5 6.3 5.8 6.8 3.7 5.7 6.1 5.8 SRX 52961 5.8 5.2 6.1 6.1 7.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 6.1 5.7 6.9 4.1 5.5 6.2 5.7 ABT-CHW-2 5.9 5.4 5.6 5.5 7.2 5.6 6.3 4.7 6.1 5.6 7.3 3.6 5.9 6.3 5.7 BERKSHIRE (4001) 6.6 5.7 6.5 5.4 6.4 5.1 7.2 3.8 5.6 5.4 6.8 1.7 7.3 7.8 5.7 CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7) 6.0 4.4 5.8 5.8 7.1 5.8 5.9 4.3 6.2 5.9 6.8 3.8 5.7 6.3 5.7 AMBASSADOR 5.9 4.9 5.5 5.6 7.4 6.1 6.3 4.7 5.9 5.6 6.8 3.5 5.7 6.2 5.7 SRX 3961 6.5 5.1 6.5 5.7 6.7 4.7 6.9 3.7 5.1 5.4 7.1 1.9 7.4 6.8 5.6 INTRIGUE 5.7 4.9 5.6 5.8 7.3 6.2 6.4 4.4 6.0 5.6 6.9 2.0 6.0 6.7 5.6 ABERDEEN (PST-EFL) 6.3 4.6 5.8 5.6 7.1 5.0 5.8 4.5 5.8 5.5 6.7 3.8 5.5 5.9 5.6 NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5) 6.1 4.4 5.6 5.8 6.9 5.3 5.9 4.5 6.1 5.2 6.2 4.2 5.7 6.0 5.6 ABT-CR-3 5.8 5.3 5.9 5.9 7.5 5.2 5.9 4.3 5.9 5.4 6.7 3.2 5.8 6.2 5.6 AMBROSE (ABT-CHW-3) 5.9 5.1 5.8 5.6 7.4 6.0 6.2 4.5 5.8 5.1 6.6 2.1 5.9 6.3 5.5 TREAZURE (E) 5.9 4.9 5.4 5.0 6.5 6.1 6.1 4.5 5.5 5.2 6.9 2.7 6.2 5.9 5.4 PICK FRC A-93 6.1 4.6 5.3 5.2 7.4 5.4 6.2 4.6 5.3 5.0 6.4 2.6 5.6 6.4 5.4 OXFORD 6.8 5.9 6.2 5.6 6.8 4.5 6.7 3.7 4.3 4.9 6.1 1.9 7.0 6.6 5.4 ABT-HF-2 6.4 5.7 6.0 5.4 6.5 4.5 6.7 3.8 4.7 4.5 6.6 1.7 7.2 7.3 5.4 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 6.4 4.6 6.1 5.4 6.3 4.3 6.8 3.6 4.9 4.7 6.7 1.7 6.8 7.1 5.4 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 6.2 5.1 6.0 5.3 6.4 5.5 6.3 3.6 5.0 5.1 6.6 1.6 6.6 6.8 5.3 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 6.7 4.6 5.9 5.1 5.9 4.1 6.9 3.7 4.4 5.2 6.1 2.4 6.5 6.8 5.3 MINOTAUR 6.3 4.9 5.8 5.0 5.7 4.9 6.4 3.7 5.2 4.8 6.1 1.9 6.6 3.6 5.3 MAGIC 5.6 4.4 5.2 5.2 6.7 5.6 6.1 4.7 4.9 4.8 6.9 3.0 5.3 5.9 5.3 SHADOW II 6.0 5.1 5.6 5.1 6.8 6.3 5.8 4.5 5.0 4.6 6.3 2.0 5.7 5.9 5.3 ABT-CR-2 5.9 5.4 5.8 5.4 7.1 5.2 5.4 4.3 5.1 5.0 5.2 3.8 4.7 5.9 5.3 PST-4HM 6.6 6.1 6.3 5.1 5.8 4.1 6.2 3.6 4.1 4.7 6.4 2.4 6.7 6.4 5.2 PST-4MB 5.9 6.2 6.1 4.7 6.4 4.6 6.2 3.9 5.2 4.3 6.1 1.6 6.6 5.1 5.2 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 6.5 5.2 5.9 5.2 6.4 5.0 6.9 3.9 4.2 3.9 6.4 1.6 6.7 7.6 5.2 SR 5100 5.5 4.9 5.3 5.2 6.6 5.4 5.9 4.5 5.3 4.9 6.8 2.3 5.7 5.8 5.2 NORDIC (E) 6.4 5.9 6.2 5.5 6.1 4.2 6.5 3.9 4.2 4.2 6.2 1.6 7.0 6.8 5.2 CULOMBRA 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.5 6.5 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 6.6 2.6 5.3 6.2 5.2 ABT-HF-3 6.1 5.7 6.0 5.2 6.1 4.5 6.7 3.6 5.1 5.0 5.9 1.5 6.8 4.0 5.2 ABT-CHW-1 5.9 5.1 5.5 5.1 6.5 5.5 6.5 4.2 4.0 5.0 6.8 2.2 5.4 5.9 5.2 DISCOVERY 6.3 5.2 5.7 5.1 6.0 4.5 6.7 3.8 4.4 4.7 6.1 1.5 6.8 6.6 5.2 WRIGLEY (ACF 092) 5.7 4.8 5.6 5.4 6.2 5.0 5.9 4.6 3.7 4.8 6.7 2.8 5.8 6.2 5.2 RESCUE 911 6.2 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.8 3.6 6.5 3.7 4.6 4.2 6.5 1.6 6.9 6.7 5.1 PICK FF A-97 6.1 5.0 6.0 5.2 5.6 4.5 6.3 3.7 4.5 4.5 6.3 1.7 6.5 6.2 5.1 ABT-HF-4 6.2 5.0 6.1 5.0 5.7 4.4 6.6 3.5 4.5 4.7 6.0 1.7 6.9 5.3 5.1 BRIDGEPORT 5.3 5.0 5.6 5.0 6.1 5.6 5.7 4.5 4.7 4.5 6.5 2.7 5.5 5.7 5.1 BRITTANY 5.7 4.2 5.3 5.4 6.5 4.8 5.8 4.3 4.5 4.7 6.5 2.7 5.4 5.7 5.1 HERON 6.1 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.8 4.1 6.7 3.6 4.2 5.1 6.3 1.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 5.7 4.6 5.1 5.5 6.5 5.3 5.9 4.3 4.3 4.6 6.6 2.1 5.3 6.0 5.0 RELIANT II 6.3 4.9 5.8 5.0 5.9 4.0 6.7 3.5 4.2 4.2 6.0 1.7 6.6 6.2 5.0 PATHFINDER 6.0 4.4 5.4 5.1 6.7 5.1 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.6 6.2 3.9 4.2 4.5 5.0 TABLE 2A. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT FOURTEEN LOCATIONS GROWN UNDER MEDIUM INPUT 1/ 1999-2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME CA1 CO1 IA1 IN1 KY1 MA1 MD1 MO1 NJ1 NJ2 NS1 OK1 PA1 RI1 MEAN BAR CHF 8 FUS2 5.6 4.3 5.5 5.2 5.9 5.3 6.0 4.4 3.6 4.8 6.9 1.9 5.5 6.7 5.0 TIFFANY 5.6 4.9 5.6 4.7 6.2 5.6 5.7 4.5 4.3 3.8 6.3 2.1 5.5 5.8 5.0 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 6.2 4.9 6.0 4.9 5.7 4.5 6.2 3.6 3.3 4.2 6.0 2.0 6.7 4.4 5.0 OSPREY 6.4 5.1 5.4 5.1 5.6 5.3 6.5 3.8 3.8 4.6 5.7 1.4 6.5 5.7 5.0 MB-63 5.8 5.1 5.5 5.1 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.6 4.4 4.3 5.0 2.5 5.4 6.0 4.9 SCALDIS 6.2 5.4 5.9 5.0 5.1 4.4 6.1 3.6 3.4 4.1 6.2 2.1 6.5 6.4 4.9 SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV) 5.4 5.0 5.2 5.4 6.7 4.8 5.4 4.0 4.7 4.5 5.0 2.7 4.9 5.6 4.9 BANNER III 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.3 6.2 5.9 5.8 4.0 3.9 4.5 6.5 1.7 5.5 5.5 4.9 PST-4FR 6.3 4.5 5.9 5.3 6.6 5.5 5.0 4.6 4.2 4.0 5.2 2.3 4.7 5.3 4.8 MB-82 6.0 5.1 5.7 4.9 5.3 5.1 6.1 3.7 3.3 4.1 6.0 1.5 6.3 6.7 4.8 DEFIANT 6.0 4.5 5.7 5.0 5.8 4.0 5.9 3.5 3.7 3.9 5.5 2.2 6.2 6.3 4.8 SANDPIPER 5.7 5.0 5.2 4.6 5.7 5.9 5.7 4.1 3.8 4.4 6.5 2.0 5.1 5.2 4.8 SHADEMASTER II 5.8 4.9 5.3 4.6 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.2 4.9 4.8 FLORENTINE 5.6 4.7 5.5 5.0 6.8 4.7 4.9 4.2 4.6 4.3 5.2 2.1 4.6 5.8 4.7 BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1) 5.9 4.4 5.6 5.2 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.1 4.3 4.1 5.6 3.1 4.1 5.3 4.7 ATTILA E 6.1 5.2 5.6 4.3 5.0 4.9 6.3 3.5 3.5 4.2 6.0 1.7 6.2 5.3 4.7 BAR SCF 8 FUS3 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.1 6.3 3.8 5.2 3.8 4.1 4.5 5.6 1.9 5.4 5.0 4.7 DGSC 94 5.8 4.7 5.5 4.9 6.6 5.0 4.6 4.1 4.5 4.3 5.1 3.2 3.9 4.0 4.7 INVERNESS (PST-47TCR) 5.6 4.6 5.4 5.1 6.4 4.6 4.8 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.8 3.4 4.6 5.3 4.7 JAMESTOWN II 4.9 4.7 5.2 4.8 5.5 5.2 5.3 4.7 3.4 4.3 6.6 2.0 5.2 5.1 4.7 ASC 082 5.4 4.7 5.2 4.8 5.8 4.7 4.5 3.9 4.9 4.6 5.4 2.8 4.5 5.5 4.7 ACF 083 5.9 4.9 5.4 4.9 5.7 5.1 5.6 3.8 3.5 3.2 5.8 2.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 BIGHORN 5.7 5.9 5.7 4.5 5.4 4.2 5.9 3.7 3.2 4.2 5.3 1.5 6.1 4.0 4.6 QUATRO 5.4 4.9 5.5 4.4 3.7 4.1 5.9 3.7 3.8 4.5 6.0 1.7 5.5 5.9 4.5 SEABREEZE 5.6 5.8 5.4 4.5 5.8 4.8 5.0 4.2 3.2 3.9 5.4 1.8 5.1 4.2 4.5 ASR 049 5.9 5.8 5.8 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.1 3.4 3.1 4.4 5.6 1.9 4.8 3.9 4.5 SALSA 5.3 5.6 6.3 4.8 5.6 5.5 4.5 3.5 3.4 3.6 5.4 2.8 3.8 4.5 4.5 SR 3200 5.4 5.4 5.6 4.3 5.0 4.5 5.3 3.6 3.0 4.0 5.5 2.0 5.9 3.8 4.4 SHADEMARK 5.3 4.6 5.2 4.7 5.8 4.7 4.4 3.8 3.8 4.1 5.0 2.6 3.8 5.2 4.4 ROSE (ASC 087) 5.5 4.6 5.3 4.4 5.8 4.5 4.6 3.4 4.0 3.8 4.9 2.5 3.9 4.8 4.3 DAWSON E+ 4.8 5.6 5.2 5.1 3.7 4.6 5.0 3.4 2.6 4.1 5.9 1.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 ASC 172 4.7 4.3 5.1 4.2 5.8 4.1 4.6 3.7 4.0 3.9 4.4 3.3 4.1 3.8 4.3 BOREAL 4.9 4.4 5.4 4.5 5.2 4.2 4.1 3.8 2.3 3.1 5.0 1.8 3.8 3.1 3.9 COMMON CREEPING RED 4.4 4.4 5.1 4.1 5.0 3.9 4.2 3.5 2.9 3.2 4.9 1.7 3.7 2.5 3.8 SR 6000 3.5 4.4 4.2 3.7 3.4 3.0 5.0 4.0 1.8 2.5 4.1 2.2 4.1 1.1 3.4 LSD VALUE 0.6 0.3 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.6 1.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 C.V. (%) 6.8 3.3 10.8 8.3 7.2 10.5 7.1 14.7 13.6 9.6 17.1 32.6 7.3 10.8 11.3 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.