TABLE 28. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT MADISON, WI 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC COVER COVER COVER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING SUMMER FALL THREAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PST-4TZ 6.0 78.3 95.7 98.3 9.0 3.7 7.7 8.3 7.0 8.7 8 7.2 LONGFELLOW II 6.7 80.0 95.7 97.0 9.0 4.0 7.7 8.7 7.0 7.3 8 7.1 AMBASSADOR 7.3 75.0 94.0 97.0 9.0 3.3 6.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 8 6.8 IS-FL 28 5.3 83.3 92.3 95.0 9.0 4.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 8 6.8 IS-FRC 17 7.7 78.3 95.7 96.3 8.7 3.3 7.3 8.7 6.7 6.7 8 6.8 MUSICA 6.0 65.0 91.7 96.7 9.0 3.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 8.3 8 6.8 OXFORD 6.3 83.3 97.3 96.7 9.0 4.3 7.7 8.0 6.0 7.0 8 6.8 PICK HF #2 6.3 78.3 94.7 96.7 9.0 4.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 8 6.8 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 5.3 81.7 96.3 96.0 9.0 4.3 7.0 8.3 7.0 6.3 8 6.8 DP 77-9886 5.3 75.0 95.0 97.7 9.0 3.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 8 6.6 QUATRO 7.0 80.0 94.0 95.3 9.0 3.7 7.3 8.3 6.7 5.7 8 6.6 SRX 51G 6.7 71.7 92.3 97.0 9.0 3.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 8.0 8 6.6 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 6.7 78.3 92.3 95.0 9.0 3.3 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.3 8 6.4 SRX 55R 7.0 76.7 94.7 94.7 7.3 3.3 6.7 8.3 6.7 5.7 8 6.4 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 7.7 73.3 90.7 91.3 9.0 4.0 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.3 8 6.3 DP 77-9885 7.7 73.3 93.0 95.3 9.0 3.0 6.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 8 6.3 SRX 3K 6.3 81.7 93.0 93.3 9.0 3.7 5.7 8.0 6.7 5.7 8 6.3 SCALDIS 6.0 86.7 93.0 93.0 8.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 8 6.2 5001 6.3 76.7 90.7 95.0 8.3 2.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 8.0 8 6.1 JASPER II 7.7 75.0 93.3 92.3 6.7 3.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 4.7 8 5.9 C-SMX 7.0 78.3 91.7 95.3 6.3 3.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 8 5.8 IS-FRR 23 8.0 80.0 91.0 94.0 7.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 8 5.8 IS-FRR 30 6.7 65.0 90.7 97.0 8.7 3.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 8 5.8 PATHFINDER 6.7 73.3 90.0 94.3 7.7 3.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 8 5.8 SR 3000 6.3 78.3 90.7 90.0 9.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 8 5.8 EDGEWOOD (C03-RCE) 6.3 63.3 90.0 94.0 8.3 2.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 8 5.7 DLF-RCM 7.0 76.7 90.0 93.0 9.0 3.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 8 5.7 IS-FRR 29 6.7 70.0 88.3 94.0 8.3 3.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 8 5.7 PICK CRF 1-03 7.3 71.7 90.0 93.0 6.0 3.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 8 5.7 RAZOR 7.3 71.7 90.7 90.0 6.0 3.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 4.0 8 5.7 CASCADE 6.7 75.0 91.7 94.0 9.0 3.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 8 5.6 JAMESTOWN 5 7.7 70.0 88.3 91.7 9.0 2.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 8 5.6 SPM 7.3 73.3 89.3 93.0 9.0 3.0 5.3 7.0 4.7 5.7 8 5.6 DP 77-9360 7.0 71.7 90.0 95.0 8.7 3.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 8 5.5 TL 53 7.7 73.3 86.7 91.3 8.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 8 5.5 BMXC-S02 6.7 68.3 88.3 91.7 7.0 2.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 8 5.4 CELESTIAL 8.0 73.3 91.7 90.0 4.7 3.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.3 8 5.4 PREDATOR 6.7 66.7 87.7 91.3 8.7 2.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 8 5.4 SEABREEZE 6.7 73.3 86.0 91.3 8.3 3.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 8 5.4 BERKSHIRE 6.0 71.7 87.7 90.7 9.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 8 5.3 DAWSON E 6.0 70.0 89.0 90.0 8.0 3.3 5.3 6.3 4.3 4.3 8 5.3 DP 77-9578 7.3 66.7 86.0 93.0 7.0 2.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 8 5.3 ORACLE 6.3 83.3 86.7 90.7 7.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 8 5.3 7 SEAS 7.7 58.3 87.7 92.3 9.0 2.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 8 5.2 PST-8000 7.0 61.7 88.7 94.0 8.3 2.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 8 5.2 C03-4676 8.0 66.7 86.7 90.0 4.3 2.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 8 5.1 DP 77-9579 7.3 70.0 88.3 91.7 6.3 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 8 5.1 TABLE 28. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT MADISON, WI 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC COVER COVER COVER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SPRING SUMMER FALL THREAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TL1 7.7 68.3 86.7 88.3 7.3 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 8.0 5.0 ACF 188 8.0 60.0 86.0 90.7 9.0 2.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 4.9 ASC 245 8.0 63.3 83.3 86.7 5.3 3.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 8.0 4.9 SHADEMASTER 7.3 73.3 89.0 88.3 5.7 3.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 3.7 8.0 4.8 AUDUBON 7.3 60.0 86.7 88.7 5.7 2.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 8.0 4.6 BOREAL 5.7 81.7 78.3 85.7 6.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.7 8.0 4.3 LSD VALUE 1.0 14.9 6.0 4.3 1.3 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.9 0.8 C.V. (%) 8.9 10.4 3.8 2.8 10.4 24.0 16.8 14.3 15.9 15.8 3.0 8.9 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 WI1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 7.1-7.5 61-150 241-375 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY