TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SEEDLING DENSITY COVER SUMMER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR VIGOR FALL SUMMER PATCH MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN SRX 51G 7.0 3.7 7.3 90.0 7.0 75.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 6.9 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 8.3 5.7 7.3 87.3 7.7 80.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.6 5001 7.3 7.3 5.7 82.3 5.3 93.0 4.7 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.5 TL 53 8.0 4.7 6.0 82.7 6.7 84.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.5 7 SEAS 6.0 4.0 6.3 81.7 7.7 80.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.4 DP 77-9885 4.7 5.0 6.3 82.7 8.3 80.7 6.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 IS-FRR 30 6.3 6.0 5.3 77.7 7.7 93.7 5.3 7.3 7.0 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.2 PST-4TZ 6.7 3.3 8.0 87.3 5.3 68.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.2 IS-FRC 17 6.0 4.3 5.7 83.3 6.3 78.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.1 PICK CRF 1-03 8.0 5.0 6.0 80.0 7.3 84.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 EDGEWOOD (C03-RCE) 7.0 7.0 5.0 82.7 6.3 97.3 4.0 6.3 7.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 IS-FL 28 6.3 4.0 8.7 87.7 4.0 71.7 5.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 ACF 188 4.3 3.3 7.7 80.3 6.0 71.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 DLF-RCM 5.0 7.7 4.3 85.7 5.7 96.0 4.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 PST-8000 8.3 4.3 5.3 78.0 5.7 78.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 LONGFELLOW II 6.0 6.0 7.3 89.0 5.3 83.0 5.7 7.3 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.6 PICK HF #2 5.0 4.7 7.3 91.3 4.3 74.0 4.7 8.7 8.0 6.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 C-SMX 6.3 4.7 6.0 76.3 5.7 85.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.5 DP 77-9578 6.3 6.7 5.3 74.3 6.3 91.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 DP 77-9886 4.3 6.0 6.7 80.0 7.3 83.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.4 IS-FRR 29 6.0 4.3 3.7 70.0 6.3 85.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.4 JASPER II 5.7 6.0 5.7 76.7 5.3 87.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.4 CELESTIAL 5.7 7.3 5.3 80.7 5.0 95.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 5.7 3.3 8.3 86.7 4.3 67.3 5.7 8.0 7.3 6.3 4.3 3.7 3.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 TL1 5.0 4.3 4.7 70.0 5.7 85.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 DP 77-9579 7.3 6.3 6.0 72.7 5.3 89.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.2 MUSICA 5.3 5.0 8.3 86.0 3.3 86.3 6.7 9.0 6.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.2 AMBASSADOR 7.0 5.3 6.3 86.7 4.3 87.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.1 BMXC-S02 6.0 3.3 5.3 67.7 6.0 70.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.1 SPM 7.0 2.3 7.7 89.0 3.0 56.7 5.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.1 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 7.0 4.3 6.3 78.3 5.3 85.7 6.3 6.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 DP 77-9360 7.7 6.0 5.7 74.0 5.7 85.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 OXFORD 6.3 4.0 7.3 81.0 4.0 68.3 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 BERKSHIRE 5.3 6.3 6.3 86.7 2.7 81.0 5.0 8.3 7.0 5.0 3.0 2.3 2.7 4.0 4.3 4.6 PREDATOR 5.0 3.0 7.3 84.0 2.7 65.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 3.0 2.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.6 RAZOR 5.0 6.0 5.7 69.3 5.0 91.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.6 SRX 55R 5.0 5.7 5.0 84.3 5.0 89.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 4.6 JAMESTOWN 5 5.0 5.0 5.3 79.0 4.3 70.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.5 PATHFINDER 5.7 5.0 3.7 63.3 7.0 81.3 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.0 4.5 AUDUBON 3.7 4.3 3.7 61.7 6.0 83.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.4 C03-4676 4.3 6.3 5.7 73.3 4.7 91.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 ASC 245 7.0 3.3 5.3 72.0 3.0 85.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.1 IS-FRR 23 5.0 6.0 3.7 76.7 3.7 95.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.1 QUATRO 3.3 3.0 7.0 79.3 2.3 70.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 2.7 2.3 4.0 3.7 3.8 SEABREEZE 3.3 3.0 6.3 64.3 2.3 65.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 2.7 2.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.8 SR 3000 4.3 2.3 5.0 75.0 2.7 58.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.0 2.3 2.3 3.7 3.7 3.8 CASCADE 3.0 5.7 5.0 69.0 3.7 89.3 5.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 3.7 TABLE 17. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SEEDLING DENSITY COVER SUMMER ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR VIGOR FALL SUMMER PATCH MENT APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN SRX 3K 3.7 3.3 5.7 80.7 2.0 63.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 3.3 2.7 2.0 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 DAWSON E 3.0 3.3 5.0 72.7 2.3 61.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.3 3.7 3.5 SCALDIS 4.7 3.7 5.3 63.3 1.7 71.7 2.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 2.3 1.7 2.3 2.7 3.0 2.9 SHADEMASTER 2.3 4.3 3.7 43.3 3.7 77.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 1.3 3.0 2.3 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.7 ORACLE 2.7 8.0 3.7 48.3 2.0 93.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.5 BOREAL 3.0 7.7 3.3 51.7 1.7 97.3 3.3 2.7 2.0 1.7 2.0 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.1 LSD VALUE 2.6 1.7 2.0 7.5 1.6 18.8 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.0 1.1 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.4 0.7 C.V. (%) 26.7 21.5 20.7 6.6 21.6 13.2 14.5 15.7 16.4 14.8 15.1 25.6 22.9 18.3 18.0 9.0 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 NJ1 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 151-270 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS