TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.7 6.0 3.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 97.0 96.7 98.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.6 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 5.3 6.0 3.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 98.3 97.7 99.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.5 PICK CRF 1-03 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 98.0 97.0 98.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.4 EPIC (5001) 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 97.0 96.7 97.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 DP 77-9360 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 97.0 96.3 96.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 IS-FRR 30 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 98.0 97.7 97.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 PST-8000 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 95.3 94.7 97.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 5.7 5.7 3.7 7.0 5.7 4.7 97.0 97.7 96.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.2 DLF-RCM 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.3 97.0 94.0 95.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.3 6.2 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 6.7 6.3 3.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 98.3 96.7 99.0 6.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.2 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 97.0 96.7 96.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.2 IS-FRR 29 5.7 6.0 7.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 98.0 97.0 96.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.1 PST-4TZ 5.3 5.7 3.7 7.7 6.3 7.7 98.0 98.0 98.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.1 BMXC-S02 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 98.0 96.7 95.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 DP 77-9578 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 98.0 95.7 95.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 6.7 6.0 3.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 98.0 95.7 98.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.9 AMBASSADOR 6.0 6.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 98.0 97.0 94.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.8 BERKSHIRE 6.3 6.0 3.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 97.0 93.3 96.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 95.7 95.0 95.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.8 DP 77-9579 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 97.0 96.3 96.3 4.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 DP 77-9885 5.3 5.3 4.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 97.0 96.0 95.7 4.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 7.0 5.7 3.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 98.0 91.7 97.7 6.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 5.8 SPM 6.7 6.3 3.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 97.0 95.7 98.3 6.3 4.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 5.8 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 98.0 95.7 94.0 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 LONGFELLOW II 5.7 6.0 4.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 98.0 97.7 97.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 COMPASS (ACF 188) 5.7 5.7 3.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 98.0 97.7 96.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.6 IS-FRC 17 5.0 6.7 3.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 98.0 95.7 97.7 6.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 IS-FRR 23 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 97.0 96.3 95.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 C-SMX 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 97.0 96.7 91.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 MUSICA 6.0 6.0 3.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 98.0 94.3 98.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.5 PREDATOR 7.0 6.3 3.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 98.0 90.0 97.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.5 7 SEAS 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 98.0 97.7 97.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.4 OXFORD 6.7 6.3 3.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 97.0 93.3 96.3 6.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.4 RAZOR 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 98.3 95.0 95.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.4 CELESTIAL 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 98.0 95.7 94.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 JASPER II 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 97.3 96.7 90.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 PATHFINDER 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 97.0 96.7 94.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 TL1 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 97.0 94.7 93.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 AUDUBON 6.3 6.7 7.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 98.0 96.3 90.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.1 C03-4676 6.0 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 96.0 96.3 91.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 DP 77-9886 6.7 6.0 3.3 6.7 6.0 4.0 97.0 95.3 96.3 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 SR 3000 6.3 6.3 3.0 5.7 4.0 5.3 98.0 91.7 97.7 6.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 CASCADE 5.7 6.3 3.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 97.0 95.7 93.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.8 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 98.0 94.0 86.7 6.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.8 SRX 3K 6.0 5.7 3.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 98.0 93.3 91.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.6 TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN SCALDIS 6.3 6.3 3.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 97.0 87.3 91.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.5 SEABREEZE 5.7 6.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 98.0 96.3 94.0 4.7 3.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.5 ORACLE 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 96.0 95.0 90.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 SHADEMASTER 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 3.3 96.0 96.3 91.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 SRX 55R 5.0 5.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 97.0 94.0 94.0 4.7 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 BOREAL 6.0 5.7 7.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 95.3 93.3 88.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 DAWSON E 5.0 5.7 3.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 97.0 94.0 93.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 QUATRO 7.0 6.3 3.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 89.3 88.3 95.3 6.0 3.3 4.3 2.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.9 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.3 1.9 4.8 7.2 4.4 2.2 2.2 1.1 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.6 0.7 C.V. (%) 7.9 8.1 22.9 17.1 18.3 18.8 1.9 3.2 2.7 17.4 24.2 10.1 18.3 18.0 16.3 14.8 16.9 7.9 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. 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 MI1 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY