TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER DOLLAR RED PYTHIUM POA QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL SPOT THREAD BLIGHT ANNUA APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN EPIC (5001) 5.7 6.7 90.0 8.7 8.3 7.0 7.3 4.0 7.0 6.7 3.7 4.0 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.4 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.7 7.0 86.7 7.3 8.7 7.7 8.3 4.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.4 DP 77-9578 6.3 6.3 86.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 14.0 3.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 DP 77-9579 6.7 6.7 86.7 6.3 8.0 7.0 16.0 4.0 6.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 SPM 5.0 6.3 80.0 8.3 8.7 8.3 9.0 5.0 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 IS-FRR 29 6.3 6.7 88.3 7.7 8.3 7.0 14.7 3.3 6.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.9 IS-FRR 30 6.3 6.0 83.3 8.3 9.0 7.3 15.7 3.7 6.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.9 DLF-RCM 6.0 6.7 80.0 9.0 8.3 6.3 10.3 3.7 6.3 5.7 3.7 3.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.8 PICK CRF 1-03 6.0 6.7 86.7 8.0 8.0 5.7 8.7 3.7 7.0 5.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 4.8 PST-4TZ 5.3 7.0 78.3 8.7 8.7 7.0 6.3 4.3 7.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.8 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 7.0 6.0 88.3 7.0 9.0 6.0 10.7 4.0 6.7 5.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.8 C-SMX 6.7 6.3 80.0 8.7 7.0 6.7 9.0 3.3 7.0 5.0 3.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 CELESTIAL 7.0 7.0 73.3 4.7 7.3 6.7 18.0 3.7 6.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 OXFORD 5.0 6.7 85.0 7.0 8.7 8.3 24.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 PATHFINDER 6.0 7.0 81.7 7.3 7.3 6.0 11.7 4.0 6.7 5.3 3.0 3.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 5.3 5.0 73.3 8.3 8.7 7.7 17.0 3.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 5.3 6.7 78.3 8.0 8.7 7.7 21.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.0 5.0 76.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 13.7 3.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.6 IS-FRR 23 6.3 6.7 85.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 21.0 4.0 6.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.6 PST-8000 6.0 5.0 78.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 9.7 3.0 6.7 5.3 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.6 SEABREEZE 5.3 8.0 63.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 12.0 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.6 TL1 6.3 7.0 83.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 17.0 4.0 6.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 3.7 4.6 BMXC-S02 5.7 5.0 80.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 13.0 3.0 7.0 5.7 2.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.5 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 5.7 6.7 68.3 7.7 9.0 8.0 19.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.5 JASPER II 6.3 7.3 78.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 13.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.5 PREDATOR 6.0 6.3 70.0 7.7 8.7 8.0 11.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 4.5 AUDUBON 6.7 6.0 80.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 28.7 3.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.4 RAZOR 6.7 7.0 73.3 4.0 7.7 6.3 14.0 3.7 7.0 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.4 SRX 55R 5.7 6.7 73.3 5.3 8.3 7.0 12.0 4.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.4 SHADEMASTER 6.0 8.0 76.7 5.3 5.7 7.3 29.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.3 7.3 70.0 8.0 8.7 4.3 7.3 4.0 7.7 6.0 2.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.0 4.3 MUSICA 4.3 7.7 60.0 5.7 9.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 8.0 5.7 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 4.2 SR 3000 5.0 6.3 71.7 6.3 8.7 8.0 17.7 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.1 SRX 3K 5.7 5.3 76.7 6.7 8.3 8.3 39.0 3.7 5.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.1 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 6.0 7.0 56.7 8.7 8.7 5.3 7.3 4.0 7.3 5.7 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 4.1 BERKSHIRE 5.3 6.3 66.7 8.0 8.3 7.7 24.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 C03-4676 6.3 7.0 70.0 4.3 7.3 5.3 24.7 3.3 6.3 4.3 2.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 DP 77-9885 5.7 5.7 65.0 8.3 7.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 7.0 5.7 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 4.0 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.0 7.3 63.3 6.7 7.7 4.7 7.3 4.0 6.0 5.0 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 4.0 DAWSON E 5.3 7.7 40.0 6.0 7.7 5.3 13.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.9 ORACLE 5.3 7.7 63.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 23.7 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.9 7 SEAS 5.7 7.3 46.7 7.7 8.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 7.3 6.0 2.7 2.0 2.3 3.0 2.3 3.8 CASCADE 5.0 7.3 61.7 7.7 7.3 4.7 15.7 4.3 6.0 4.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 4.0 3.0 3.8 COMPASS (ACF 188) 6.0 7.3 56.7 6.7 8.0 5.0 12.3 3.7 6.3 5.0 2.7 2.7 3.7 3.7 2.7 3.8 DP 77-9360 6.3 5.3 70.0 8.7 8.7 3.7 13.7 3.3 6.7 5.3 1.7 2.3 3.3 4.3 3.7 3.8 TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER DOLLAR RED PYTHIUM POA QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL SPOT THREAD BLIGHT ANNUA APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN QUATRO 6.7 7.7 50.0 8.3 9.0 7.3 33.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.8 BOREAL 5.7 7.0 56.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 43.7 3.7 5.0 3.3 4.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 AMBASSADOR 5.7 7.3 66.7 8.7 8.3 2.7 8.3 3.7 7.0 5.3 1.3 2.3 3.0 3.7 2.7 3.6 SCALDIS 6.0 6.3 56.7 6.3 8.3 8.0 28.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.6 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 6.0 6.7 46.7 7.3 8.0 3.7 8.3 3.7 6.7 5.7 2.0 1.7 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.5 DP 77-9886 4.7 8.0 46.7 6.0 8.0 3.7 6.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 2.0 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.3 3.5 IS-FRC 17 5.7 6.7 50.0 7.7 8.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 7.0 6.0 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.5 LONGFELLOW II 5.0 7.0 46.7 9.0 7.0 3.7 9.7 4.0 7.7 5.7 1.3 1.7 2.3 2.7 2.3 3.5 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.1 31.4 2.1 2.1 2.0 11.0 1.2 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.1 0.8 C.V. (%) 10.3 9.9 22.0 17.3 13.0 19.3 45.4 15.4 8.8 10.9 24.1 21.1 22.4 20.5 18.3 11.1 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. 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS