TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT BROOKINGS, SD 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT MELTING PERCENT GENETIC COVER OUT ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR FALL SPRING MENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 7.3 93.3 6.7 91.3 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.4 AMBASSADOR 6.3 94.0 7.0 93.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 C03-4676 7.0 92.3 5.7 92.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 PST-4TZ 5.7 95.0 7.0 90.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 CELESTIAL 6.3 93.3 6.0 91.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.6 IS-FRR 29 5.7 90.7 6.3 87.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.6 LONGFELLOW II 6.0 92.3 6.7 87.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.6 PICK CRF 1-03 5.7 90.0 7.0 87.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.6 PST-8000 6.0 90.7 6.3 88.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.5 BMXC-S02 6.7 91.7 6.7 91.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 DP 77-9578 6.7 86.7 6.3 88.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 JAMESTOWN 5 5.0 90.7 6.0 90.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.4 JASPER II 6.0 88.3 6.3 89.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 TL 53 6.3 90.7 6.3 90.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.4 ACF 188 7.3 88.3 5.7 83.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 ASC 245 6.0 88.3 6.3 89.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 EDGEWOOD (C03-RCE) 5.7 88.0 7.0 91.3 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 IS-FRC 17 6.0 93.7 6.3 90.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 RAZOR 5.7 90.0 6.3 90.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 5001 5.0 90.7 6.7 88.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 7 SEAS 6.0 90.7 7.0 87.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.2 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 6.0 93.3 7.3 91.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.2 DLF-RCM 5.3 87.3 6.3 87.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.2 DP 77-9360 6.0 90.0 6.7 85.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.2 DP 77-9579 5.7 90.0 6.7 86.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 DP 77-9885 5.7 92.3 6.0 89.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.2 IS-FL 28 6.3 93.3 5.3 94.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.2 IS-FRR 23 6.0 88.3 6.0 89.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.2 IS-FRR 30 5.3 90.0 7.0 86.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.2 SRX 51G 6.3 94.0 7.0 91.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.2 SPM 7.0 88.0 4.3 81.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.1 PATHFINDER 6.7 89.0 6.0 86.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 TL1 5.3 88.3 6.3 86.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 AUDUBON 5.3 88.3 6.3 88.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 BERKSHIRE 6.7 94.0 4.7 92.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 C-SMX 5.7 89.0 6.7 91.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.9 DP 77-9886 5.3 89.0 6.7 87.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 PREDATOR 7.0 91.7 5.0 90.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.9 MUSICA 6.7 93.0 6.0 92.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 CASCADE 5.0 90.0 6.0 91.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 5.7 92.3 5.0 93.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 PICK HF #2 6.0 93.3 4.3 93.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.6 OXFORD 7.0 92.3 4.3 91.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.5 SRX 55R 6.0 89.0 5.3 90.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.4 DAWSON E 5.7 93.3 5.3 87.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 SEABREEZE 6.0 94.0 5.7 89.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 SHADEMASTER 4.7 91.3 6.0 88.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT BROOKINGS, SD 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT MELTING PERCENT GENETIC COVER OUT ESTABLISH- QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR FALL SPRING MENT MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SRX 3K 5.7 86.7 3.7 89.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 ORACLE 4.7 91.7 6.7 88.7 6.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 6.3 5.3 5.2 SCALDIS 6.3 92.3 3.7 91.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.2 SR 3000 6.0 92.3 3.3 89.3 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.2 BOREAL 4.3 88.3 5.7 90.3 6.0 4.0 3.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.9 QUATRO 8.0 91.7 4.3 86.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.2 LSD VALUE 0.9 10.8 1.1 13.6 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 9.1 3.8 11.6 4.6 9.0 7.9 8.8 9.1 9.4 9.6 5.1 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 SD1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 241-375 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS