TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN OXFORD 6.3 4.7 99.0 98.7 88.7 4.0 8.0 8.7 9.0 8.7 8.7 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.8 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 6.3 3.3 98.0 98.7 97.3 4.0 6.3 8.7 8.7 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.7 9.0 7.8 SPM 7.7 3.0 94.0 97.3 91.7 4.3 6.0 8.0 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 7.8 DP 77-9886 5.0 6.3 97.7 98.7 91.3 4.7 7.0 8.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 8.0 8.7 7.4 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 7.7 4.3 91.3 93.0 88.0 3.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.3 7.7 8.7 7.4 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 7.3 2.3 96.7 93.7 92.3 3.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 8.7 8.7 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.4 SCALDIS 5.7 4.7 98.7 98.3 91.0 4.3 8.0 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.3 5.0 6.3 8.7 7.4 SR 3000 4.0 2.7 97.0 97.3 89.3 4.0 6.7 8.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 6.3 7.3 8.7 7.4 PST-4TZ 5.3 4.7 96.3 98.0 91.3 4.0 7.3 8.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 9.0 7.3 SRX 3K 5.7 1.0 97.3 96.7 91.7 3.0 6.0 8.0 8.3 8.7 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 7.3 DP 77-9885 8.0 4.3 95.3 96.3 92.3 4.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 9.0 7.0 LONGFELLOW II 6.7 4.7 98.0 96.7 87.3 4.0 7.3 8.7 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 8.7 7.0 QUATRO 7.0 3.3 97.3 98.3 84.7 4.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 8.3 7.0 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 6.3 4.3 93.3 97.3 92.3 4.7 6.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.7 9.0 7.0 IS-FRC 17 7.3 3.3 97.3 98.0 83.7 4.3 7.0 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 6.9 PREDATOR 7.3 4.0 89.7 90.3 91.3 3.0 5.0 6.7 7.3 9.0 8.7 7.3 8.3 6.3 6.9 BERKSHIRE 6.7 3.3 86.0 89.0 85.7 2.7 5.0 6.7 7.7 8.7 8.0 8.0 6.3 8.0 6.8 AMBASSADOR 7.3 5.0 97.3 95.7 86.7 4.3 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 8.7 6.7 7 SEAS 5.7 4.0 97.3 98.3 90.0 4.3 6.3 8.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 7.7 6.6 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 9.0 7.0 96.3 97.0 75.0 3.7 6.3 8.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 6.7 7.7 6.6 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 7.7 4.3 95.0 97.0 81.3 4.3 7.7 8.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 8.3 6.4 MUSICA 6.7 8.7 92.3 94.0 72.0 4.0 5.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 5.3 7.0 8.0 6.4 COMPASS (ACF 188) 8.0 3.0 98.0 98.0 81.3 3.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 8.3 6.3 IS-FRR 30 5.7 4.7 96.0 95.7 83.0 5.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 6.2 EPIC (5001) 5.0 4.7 96.0 94.0 79.3 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 7.3 6.1 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.0 3.3 92.7 93.7 75.3 4.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 7.3 6.1 CASCADE 6.0 8.7 90.3 86.7 76.0 4.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.7 6.1 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 5.7 6.7 90.0 87.3 70.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 7.7 6.0 C-SMX 6.0 5.0 90.3 85.0 67.3 4.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 7.0 5.9 CELESTIAL 6.7 3.7 92.0 94.7 68.7 4.3 5.3 8.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 7.0 5.9 IS-FRR 29 5.3 3.7 94.3 86.7 70.0 4.0 5.7 8.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.8 AUDUBON 6.0 3.3 86.0 93.3 66.3 3.7 5.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 DLF-RCM 5.0 4.0 94.0 76.0 58.7 4.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.0 4.3 7.0 5.7 PATHFINDER 4.7 3.7 90.7 88.3 77.3 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 8.0 5.7 PICK CRF 1-03 6.3 4.0 87.0 88.0 78.7 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 7.7 5.7 SRX 55R 4.0 4.0 94.7 93.0 60.3 3.7 6.0 8.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 2.7 3.0 7.7 5.7 BMXC-S02 5.3 4.0 87.7 85.0 72.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 7.0 5.5 DP 77-9578 6.0 5.0 90.3 88.0 69.3 4.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 6.7 5.5 TL1 6.7 4.0 90.3 88.7 77.0 4.3 5.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 7.0 5.5 DP 77-9360 7.0 6.7 89.7 83.7 66.0 4.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 6.7 5.4 DP 77-9579 5.3 4.0 93.7 86.0 74.7 3.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 7.0 5.3 JASPER II 6.0 5.7 89.7 72.7 58.0 4.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 3.3 3.3 6.3 5.3 PST-8000 5.3 3.0 87.7 91.7 74.0 3.7 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 6.7 5.1 IS-FRR 23 9.0 3.0 87.7 80.7 49.7 4.0 5.3 8.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 6.0 4.9 C03-4676 6.7 4.0 91.3 76.3 63.0 4.0 6.0 7.7 5.7 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 6.0 4.8 TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT CARBONDALE, IL 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN RAZOR 5.0 5.0 86.0 77.0 58.3 4.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 3.0 2.7 2.0 6.0 4.8 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 3.0 4.0 89.3 81.0 58.0 3.3 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 5.7 4.8 SHADEMASTER 4.0 6.0 88.3 79.0 43.0 4.0 7.0 8.7 6.7 4.0 2.7 2.0 2.7 4.3 4.7 BOREAL 2.7 4.0 81.0 59.3 42.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 2.3 2.7 5.3 4.6 ORACLE 4.0 6.7 90.7 69.3 47.0 5.0 7.3 7.0 5.3 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.0 5.0 4.6 DAWSON E 1.3 3.3 87.7 79.0 43.7 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 2.7 2.0 5.7 4.4 SPLENDOR (ASC 245)6.7 3.0 89.3 71.3 46.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 2.3 2.3 5.3 4.3 SEABREEZE 3.0 5.0 92.3 70.0 40.7 3.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 3.0 2.0 1.7 4.7 4.0 LSD VALUE 2.0 1.9 12.1 29.4 20.1 1.7 2.3 2.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.7 1.1 C.V. (%) 20.5 26.4 5.8 14.2 16.8 17.6 16.9 14.0 12.8 14.5 17.1 18.2 18.6 14.0 11.3 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 IL2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 0-60 0-150 1.1-2.0 UNIFORM SHADE 2.1-2.5 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS