TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2004 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 NOV MEAN ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 7.7 7.3 92.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 PST-4TZ 7.3 7.7 87.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.1 SRX 51G 8.0 8.0 88.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.1 IS-FRC 17 7.3 7.7 90.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.8 PST-8000 7.0 7.3 89.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 LONGFELLOW II 7.3 8.0 90.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.6 PICK CRF 1-03 7.7 7.7 88.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.6 TL 53 6.7 7.7 87.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.6 7 SEAS 7.0 7.7 88.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.5 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 8.0 8.0 88.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.5 JAMESTOWN 5 7.0 7.3 90.0 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.5 DP 77-9885 7.7 7.7 87.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 AMBASSADOR 7.3 8.0 89.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5001 6.0 7.0 88.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.2 BMXC-S02 7.0 7.3 85.0 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.2 DP 77-9579 7.3 6.7 89.3 6.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.2 IS-FRR 29 7.0 7.0 89.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.1 MUSICA 5.7 6.3 90.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.1 RAZOR 7.0 7.3 90.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.1 ACF 188 8.0 8.0 87.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 ASC 245 7.7 7.7 80.0 6.7 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 C03-4676 7.3 7.7 90.0 6.0 7.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 CELESTIAL 7.3 8.0 90.0 6.7 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 DP 77-9360 7.3 6.7 89.3 6.3 7.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 DP 77-9886 6.0 6.3 89.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 JASPER II 6.7 7.0 89.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 C-SMX 7.0 7.3 91.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.9 DP 77-9578 6.7 6.7 87.7 5.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.9 CASCADE 6.0 6.7 92.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 PICK HF #2 7.3 7.3 88.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.8 BERKSHIRE 7.0 7.0 89.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 EDGEWOOD (C03-RCE) 6.0 6.7 89.3 6.3 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 DLF-RCM 6.3 6.7 89.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 IS-FRR 30 6.7 7.0 90.0 6.0 7.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 5.7 7.0 88.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 AUDUBON 7.0 7.3 91.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.6 SRX 55R 5.0 5.3 89.3 7.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 IS-FRR 23 6.7 6.7 90.0 6.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.4 IS-FL 28 6.7 6.3 88.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 SCALDIS 6.7 6.7 89.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.2 TL1 6.3 7.0 87.7 4.7 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.2 PATHFINDER 6.0 6.3 89.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 PREDATOR 7.0 7.3 90.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 SEABREEZE 4.3 5.7 91.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 SHADEMASTER 4.0 5.7 92.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 SPM 6.3 6.3 80.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 SR 3000 5.3 6.3 87.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.8 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2004 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 NOV MEAN SRX 3K 6.7 7.0 87.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.7 DAWSON E 3.7 5.7 95.3 5.3 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.6 OXFORD 6.3 6.3 86.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.5 QUATRO 5.0 6.0 88.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 ORACLE 5.3 6.0 93.7 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.1 BOREAL 5.0 5.7 92.3 4.3 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 3.9 LSD VALUE 1.4 0.8 3.7 1.4 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.0 C.V. (%) 12.7 7.2 2.5 13.2 12.6 18.0 17.3 15.2 13.8 14.5 10.8 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. 2004 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.6-7.0 151-270 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY