TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.0 5.7 94.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 5.6 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 7.3 5.0 86.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 BERKSHIRE 6.3 4.7 90.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.4 OXFORD 7.0 5.7 88.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 PREDATOR 7.0 5.3 85.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.4 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 6.0 5.7 86.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 SPM 7.0 4.7 85.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 6.3 4.7 83.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.1 IS-FRR 29 6.0 5.0 93.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.1 7 SEAS 5.7 5.0 88.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 DLF-RCM 4.3 5.3 93.3 4.0 5.7 7.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 DP 77-9886 5.0 7.0 93.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 MUSICA 5.3 6.7 86.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 SR 3000 6.3 6.0 80.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 PST-4TZ 4.7 5.0 91.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.9 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 5.7 4.7 93.0 3.7 4.3 6.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.8 EPIC (5001) 4.7 5.7 88.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 DP 77-9360 5.3 5.3 86.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 IS-FRR 30 5.0 4.7 93.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 SCALDIS 7.3 5.0 86.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 SRX 3K 6.7 3.7 75.0 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 AMBASSADOR 6.3 4.0 85.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.6 DP 77-9885 6.0 4.7 91.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.6 IS-FRC 17 5.0 5.0 85.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.6 PST-8000 6.0 6.0 78.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.6 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.0 5.0 86.7 4.3 4.0 6.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.5 DP 77-9578 5.7 6.0 86.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.0 4.5 DP 77-9579 5.7 5.3 91.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.5 LONGFELLOW II 5.3 4.7 85.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.5 PATHFINDER 5.3 5.0 83.0 4.3 4.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.5 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 5.0 5.0 89.7 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.5 C-SMX 5.7 4.3 75.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.0 5.7 86.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.4 PICK CRF 1-03 5.3 4.3 81.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.4 CASCADE 5.7 5.3 81.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 COMPASS (ACF 188) 5.0 5.3 86.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 AUDUBON 6.0 5.0 73.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 6.0 5.0 78.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 QUATRO 7.3 4.7 78.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 RAZOR 6.0 5.0 75.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 5.7 4.7 75.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.9 CELESTIAL 5.7 5.0 75.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.9 ORACLE 6.0 5.7 66.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.9 SRX 55R 6.3 4.7 78.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.9 JASPER II 5.7 5.3 75.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.8 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SHADEMASTER 5.0 4.3 71.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.8 TL1 5.0 5.7 80.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.8 BMXC-S02 5.3 4.0 61.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 SEABREEZE 5.7 5.3 61.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 BOREAL 5.3 4.7 58.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.5 IS-FRR 23 5.3 4.7 65.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.5 C03-4676 5.3 5.0 65.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.2 DAWSON E 6.3 4.3 56.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 LSD VALUE 1.0 2.5 16.6 2.0 2.0 2.7 0.9 1.0 1.5 1.6 0.8 C.V. (%) 10.7 18.0 11.7 18.1 20.6 22.0 14.3 15.2 18.9 19.5 11.0 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. 2005 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 IL1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 6.6-7.0 0-60 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION