TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN AUDUBON 7.0 4.3 6.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.5 MUSICA 5.0 3.3 7.7 3.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.4 PATHFINDER 5.7 4.3 6.7 3.3 5.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.4 RAZOR 6.3 4.3 6.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.4 CELESTIAL 6.3 4.0 6.0 2.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 C-SMX 7.3 3.7 6.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.2 DP 77-9579 5.7 4.7 6.0 3.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.2 JASPER II 6.0 3.3 6.3 3.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.2 EPIC (5001) 5.7 4.0 6.0 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.1 BMXC-S02 6.3 4.0 6.7 3.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.1 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 6.3 3.7 6.7 3.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.1 DLF-RCM 6.3 4.0 6.0 3.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.1 DP 77-9360 6.3 4.3 6.0 3.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 DP 77-9578 6.0 4.3 6.0 3.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 IS-FRR 30 6.0 4.3 6.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.1 PST-8000 6.3 4.0 6.3 3.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.1 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 5.7 4.3 6.7 3.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.1 AMBASSADOR 5.7 4.0 7.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 DAWSON E 6.0 4.0 6.7 3.3 4.7 5.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 IS-FRC 17 6.0 3.7 7.0 3.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 IS-FRR 23 6.0 3.3 6.3 3.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 IS-FRR 29 6.7 4.0 6.7 3.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 LONGFELLOW II 6.0 4.0 6.7 3.3 5.3 5.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 ORACLE 5.0 4.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 PICK CRF 1-03 6.7 4.0 6.0 3.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 5.0 4.3 7.0 3.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 PREDATOR 6.3 4.3 7.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 5.3 5.0 7.3 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 6.3 4.0 6.0 3.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.3 4.3 6.0 3.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.9 BERKSHIRE 6.0 4.7 7.0 3.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.9 DP 77-9886 5.3 4.0 7.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 OXFORD 5.3 4.3 7.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 QUATRO 4.7 5.3 8.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.9 SR 3000 5.3 3.7 7.0 2.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.9 SRX 55R 4.7 3.3 7.0 3.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.9 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.3 3.7 7.0 3.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.9 7 SEAS 6.0 4.3 6.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.8 C03-4676 6.0 3.0 6.0 2.7 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.8 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 5.0 4.3 6.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.0 3.7 6.7 2.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.8 PST-4TZ 5.3 3.7 6.7 3.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.8 SPM 6.0 4.7 6.7 3.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 SRX 3K 5.3 4.7 6.7 3.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.8 TL1 6.3 4.0 6.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.8 TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 6.0 4.0 6.3 2.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 CASCADE 5.7 3.7 7.0 2.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 SEABREEZE 4.7 3.0 7.0 2.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.7 4.7 4.7 BOREAL 4.7 3.3 6.0 2.3 4.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.6 DP 77-9885 6.7 3.3 7.0 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.6 SCALDIS 5.3 4.0 7.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.6 SHADEMASTER 5.3 3.7 7.0 2.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.6 COMPASS (ACF 188) 6.3 3.7 6.3 2.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.4 LSD VALUE 1.0 2.7 0.7 2.3 1.1 2.1 2.0 1.2 1.4 1.1 2.0 0.8 C.V. (%) 9.9 19.6 6.4 21.1 9.6 11.1 12.8 10.2 10.5 9.9 11.2 6.2 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 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT DROUGHT FALL DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER TOLERANCE COLOR MOWING NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING WILTING NOVEMBER QUALITY AUDUBON 5.3 5.0 6.0 99.0 4.7 5.3 7.0 MUSICA 5.3 5.0 7.0 99.0 4.0 6.0 6.3 PATHFINDER 4.7 5.0 6.0 99.0 4.3 4.7 6.3 RAZOR 5.0 4.7 6.0 99.0 3.7 5.3 6.7 CELESTIAL 5.0 5.0 6.3 99.0 4.3 5.3 6.7 C-SMX 5.3 4.7 6.3 97.3 4.3 4.7 7.0 DP 77-9579 6.0 4.7 5.7 97.3 4.3 4.3 6.3 JASPER II 5.3 4.7 7.0 99.0 3.7 5.3 6.7 EPIC (5001) 5.0 5.0 6.3 99.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 BMXC-S02 5.3 5.3 5.7 99.0 4.3 4.3 7.0 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 6.3 4.0 5.7 97.3 4.0 5.0 6.3 DLF-RCM 5.3 4.7 6.3 99.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 DP 77-9360 5.3 4.7 6.0 97.3 4.3 4.3 6.3 DP 77-9578 5.0 4.7 6.0 97.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 IS-FRR 30 5.0 5.0 6.0 99.0 4.3 4.7 6.7 PST-8000 5.0 4.3 6.7 99.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 5.7 5.0 6.0 95.7 4.7 4.3 6.3 AMBASSADOR 5.0 5.0 6.3 97.3 4.0 4.7 6.3 DAWSON E 5.0 4.0 5.7 95.7 4.7 5.0 6.3 IS-FRC 17 5.3 4.7 6.0 97.3 4.0 4.3 6.3 IS-FRR 23 5.3 4.3 6.3 97.3 4.0 4.3 6.7 IS-FRR 29 5.3 4.7 6.0 99.0 4.7 4.3 6.3 LONGFELLOW II 5.7 4.3 6.0 97.3 4.0 4.7 6.7 ORACLE 5.0 4.0 5.7 99.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 PICK CRF 1-03 5.0 4.3 6.0 99.0 4.7 4.3 6.3 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 6.0 5.0 6.7 99.0 4.0 4.0 6.7 PREDATOR 5.7 5.0 6.7 99.0 4.0 4.7 6.3 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 5.7 5.0 6.0 99.0 3.7 4.3 6.3 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 5.0 4.7 6.3 99.0 4.7 4.3 6.3 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 5.3 5.0 5.7 97.3 4.7 4.0 6.3 BERKSHIRE 5.7 5.0 5.7 99.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 DP 77-9886 5.7 4.7 5.7 97.3 4.0 4.0 6.7 OXFORD 6.0 5.3 6.3 99.0 4.3 4.0 6.0 QUATRO 5.3 5.3 5.0 99.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 SR 3000 6.0 4.7 5.7 99.0 4.3 4.7 6.3 SRX 55R 4.7 4.0 6.3 95.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.3 5.0 6.0 99.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 7 SEAS 5.0 4.0 6.3 94.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 C03-4676 5.0 5.0 6.3 99.0 4.3 5.0 6.7 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 5.0 4.7 6.3 99.0 4.0 4.3 6.3 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 5.3 5.0 5.7 95.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 PST-4TZ 5.7 4.3 6.3 97.3 4.0 4.3 6.3 SPM 5.3 4.0 5.7 97.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 SRX 3K 6.0 4.7 5.7 97.3 4.3 4.0 6.0 TL1 5.0 4.3 5.7 99.0 4.3 4.7 6.7 TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT DROUGHT FALL DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER TOLERANCE COLOR MOWING NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING WILTING NOVEMBER QUALITY WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.0 4.7 6.3 97.3 4.0 4.7 6.3 CASCADE 5.0 4.3 5.0 97.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 SEABREEZE 4.7 4.0 5.0 99.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 BOREAL 4.7 4.0 5.0 94.0 3.7 4.3 6.0 DP 77-9885 5.7 4.7 6.3 95.7 3.7 4.3 6.0 SCALDIS 5.0 4.3 5.7 99.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 SHADEMASTER 4.7 4.0 5.7 95.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 COMPASS (ACF 188) 5.0 4.0 6.0 94.0 4.0 4.0 6.3 LSD VALUE 1.7 0.8 1.3 6.5 2.5 1.5 1.8 C.V. (%) 11.3 9.0 9.8 2.3 13.8 13.4 7.7 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 ND1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.6-8.5 0-60 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS