TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SEEDLING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR VIGOR FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN PST-4TZ 6.0 7.7 97.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5001 6.0 6.0 98.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.2 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 6.7 6.7 97.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.1 EDGEWOOD (C03-RCE) 6.3 6.3 97.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.1 TL 53 6.7 7.0 97.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 MUSICA 5.7 8.3 97.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.9 PICK CRF 1-03 6.3 7.0 96.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.9 SRX 51G 6.7 7.0 98.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.9 7 SEAS 7.3 7.0 98.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.8 DLF-RCM 5.7 7.7 98.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.8 IS-FRR 30 5.3 6.3 95.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 SEABREEZE 5.7 6.7 98.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.8 C-SMX 6.7 8.3 97.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 DP 77-9885 7.3 8.3 97.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 PST-8000 6.3 6.7 95.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 ACF 188 7.3 6.7 97.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.6 BMXC-S02 6.3 6.7 96.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.6 DP 77-9579 6.0 7.3 96.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 LONGFELLOW II 6.7 5.7 97.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 RAZOR 6.3 8.0 95.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.6 SRX 55R 6.0 7.7 96.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.6 TL1 6.3 4.7 94.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.6 AMBASSADOR 7.0 7.3 96.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.5 DP 77-9886 5.7 8.0 98.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.5 IS-FRC 17 6.7 7.0 97.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.5 IS-FRR 29 7.0 6.3 96.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.5 CASCADE 6.3 7.0 97.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.4 DP 77-9360 7.0 6.3 97.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.4 DP 77-9578 6.3 6.3 94.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.4 JAMESTOWN 5 6.3 5.0 97.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 PATHFINDER 6.0 6.3 97.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 ASC 245 6.3 5.3 92.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.2 C03-4676 6.7 6.3 88.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.2 CELESTIAL 6.3 5.7 87.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.2 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 6.0 7.3 97.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.2 JASPER II 5.7 5.7 95.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.2 SPM 5.3 3.3 94.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.1 AUDUBON 6.0 7.0 90.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 DAWSON E 5.7 5.7 88.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 IS-FRR 23 6.0 6.7 89.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 PICK HF #2 5.7 4.3 87.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 IS-FL 28 6.0 3.0 85.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 PREDATOR 5.3 4.3 92.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.8 OXFORD 6.0 5.0 89.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 6.0 5.3 90.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 ORACLE 5.0 6.0 91.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.5 QUATRO 6.0 5.3 78.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.5 TABLE 10. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SEEDLING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR VIGOR FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN SHADEMASTER 6.0 5.7 91.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.4 SRX 3K 5.3 5.3 84.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.4 SR 3000 5.7 5.3 93.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 2.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 4.3 BERKSHIRE 5.3 4.3 88.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 4.2 BOREAL 5.7 6.7 89.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 3.3 4.2 SCALDIS 5.3 3.7 63.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 LSD VALUE 1.1 2.8 12.1 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 9.9 23.0 7.0 14.3 9.6 7.4 11.5 14.8 10.7 11.1 12.4 6.3 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. 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS