TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ORONO, ME 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC COVER COVER LEAF RED ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING SUMMER SPOT THREAD MENT JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BERKSHIRE 6.7 63.3 78.3 9.0 8.7 46.7 7.3 7.3 8.7 8.7 8.0 PICK HF #2 6.7 71.7 80.0 8.7 9.0 58.3 7.0 8.0 8.3 8.3 7.9 MUSICA 6.0 78.3 83.3 6.7 8.0 70.0 7.0 6.7 8.7 9.0 7.8 SRX 3K 6.7 71.7 80.0 8.7 9.0 75.0 7.3 6.7 8.3 8.7 7.8 OXFORD 6.3 61.7 70.0 8.0 8.3 55.0 6.3 7.3 8.3 8.7 7.7 AMBASSADOR 7.7 70.0 78.3 7.7 9.0 63.3 6.7 7.3 8.3 8.0 7.6 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 6.7 83.3 86.7 8.0 8.7 80.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.6 PREDATOR 7.3 51.7 61.7 7.3 8.3 33.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.6 IS-FRC 17 7.3 65.0 81.7 8.0 7.7 50.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.5 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 6.7 71.7 90.0 8.0 8.3 63.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.5 DP 77-9886 6.3 78.3 78.3 7.3 9.0 80.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.4 7 SEAS 8.0 51.7 56.7 7.0 8.3 46.7 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 EDGEWOOD (C03-RCE) 7.3 61.7 68.3 8.3 8.7 63.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 DP 77-9885 8.3 61.7 66.7 8.3 8.3 65.0 5.7 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.3 IS-FL 28 6.3 70.0 81.7 8.7 8.3 58.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.3 7.3 PICK CRF 1-03 7.3 70.0 78.3 8.3 9.0 51.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 PST-4TZ 6.7 60.0 73.3 7.0 8.3 51.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 8.3 7.3 QUATRO 6.0 66.7 80.0 8.0 7.3 60.0 7.0 5.7 7.7 9.0 7.3 SCALDIS 7.3 61.7 73.3 7.0 8.0 40.0 6.3 7.0 8.3 7.3 7.3 SRX 51G 7.0 65.0 70.0 7.7 8.0 71.7 6.7 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 CASCADE 6.7 58.3 78.3 8.0 8.7 43.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.2 CELESTIAL 7.3 65.0 70.0 8.0 8.7 68.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 8.3 7.2 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 7.7 65.0 75.0 7.0 7.3 51.7 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.2 IS-FRR 23 7.3 66.7 75.0 6.7 7.7 66.7 6.3 6.3 8.0 8.0 7.2 LONGFELLOW II 7.0 71.7 78.3 8.0 8.3 73.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.1 SPM 6.3 50.0 58.3 8.7 7.7 50.0 5.7 6.3 7.7 8.7 7.1 TL 53 7.7 46.7 48.3 8.0 8.3 66.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 8.3 7.1 5001 7.0 65.0 70.0 8.3 8.3 56.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 ACF 188 8.0 56.7 63.3 7.3 8.3 53.3 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 AUDUBON 7.3 60.0 65.0 8.0 8.0 65.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 8.3 7.0 DP 77-9578 8.0 56.7 66.7 8.7 8.3 56.7 6.0 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 IS-FRR 30 7.0 50.0 60.0 7.3 8.3 30.0 6.3 6.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 PST-8000 8.0 46.7 55.0 8.0 8.3 50.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.0 SRX 55R 5.3 68.3 70.0 7.3 6.7 78.3 6.7 5.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 ASC 245 8.0 46.7 55.0 6.3 7.7 45.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 8.0 6.8 BMXC-S02 7.3 46.7 55.0 6.7 8.0 38.3 6.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.8 C-SMX 7.3 63.3 70.0 7.3 6.7 66.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.8 DP 77-9579 7.3 68.3 71.7 7.7 8.0 80.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.8 JAMESTOWN 5 7.7 65.0 70.0 7.0 8.0 71.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.8 JASPER II 7.3 65.0 70.0 8.3 8.3 70.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.8 SR 3000 7.0 46.7 60.0 6.7 7.7 15.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.8 DLF-RCM 7.0 61.7 63.3 8.3 8.7 75.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 IS-FRR 29 7.0 65.0 70.0 8.0 8.7 73.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 PATHFINDER 7.0 50.0 53.3 7.0 8.7 53.3 5.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.4 DP 77-9360 6.7 56.7 56.7 8.3 8.0 71.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 RAZOR 6.7 56.7 65.0 7.7 7.3 53.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 SEABREEZE 7.0 50.0 60.0 6.0 6.7 30.0 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 TABLE 12. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ORONO, ME 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC COVER COVER LEAF RED ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING SUMMER SPOT THREAD MENT JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TL1 7.3 50.0 53.3 7.0 7.3 48.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.2 SHADEMASTER 6.7 55.0 63.3 5.3 7.0 45.0 4.7 5.0 7.0 6.7 5.8 C03-4676 8.0 53.3 56.7 7.0 8.0 70.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 5.7 ORACLE 5.0 80.0 85.0 7.3 7.0 90.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 BOREAL 4.7 83.3 90.0 6.0 6.3 76.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 DAWSON E 5.7 50.0 60.0 3.7 5.7 28.3 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.8 LSD VALUE 1.8 24.2 22.7 2.9 1.4 38.3 2.0 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.8 C.V. (%) 12.9 19.2 16.9 16.8 9.7 32.2 14.0 12.0 8.7 9.1 7.0 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 ME1 - - - - - - - -