TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN OXFORD 6.3 5.7 8.3 9.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 5.0 5.7 6.6 QUATRO 6.7 6.3 8.3 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.6 SCALDIS 6.7 6.7 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 C03-4676 7.7 4.7 8.3 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.2 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 6.3 6.0 8.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.2 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 7.7 4.0 8.0 9.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 6.1 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 7.7 5.3 8.3 9.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 4.0 4.0 6.1 BERKSHIRE 6.7 5.7 8.0 9.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 SR 3000 7.0 6.7 8.0 9.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.9 DP 77-9885 7.7 3.0 8.3 8.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.8 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 6.7 6.7 8.7 9.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 3.7 4.0 5.8 PATHFINDER 7.0 4.3 8.0 8.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.8 SPM 7.0 5.7 7.7 9.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.8 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 7.7 4.3 9.0 8.3 5.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 3.7 5.8 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 6.0 5.7 7.3 8.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 DLF-RCM 7.7 3.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.6 SRX 3K 7.0 6.0 8.0 8.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.0 3.3 5.6 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.7 4.7 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 3.7 4.3 5.5 MUSICA 7.7 5.3 8.3 8.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 3.3 3.3 5.5 PREDATOR 7.0 5.0 8.7 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.5 SRX 55R 8.0 4.0 8.0 8.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 3.3 5.5 IS-FRR 23 7.3 5.0 7.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 3.7 3.7 5.4 IS-FRR 29 7.3 3.3 6.0 8.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 CASCADE 6.7 4.3 7.7 8.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 3.7 3.7 5.2 CELESTIAL 7.3 4.7 7.7 8.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.2 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 7.7 4.0 8.3 7.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 3.0 2.7 5.2 DP 77-9579 7.7 5.0 7.7 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 3.7 3.3 5.2 AMBASSADOR 7.3 4.0 8.0 8.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 3.7 3.3 5.0 IS-FRC 17 7.7 4.0 8.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 7.0 3.0 6.7 8.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 PICK CRF 1-03 7.3 5.7 7.3 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 7.3 4.0 6.3 7.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 LONGFELLOW II 7.0 3.7 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.9 PST-4TZ 7.3 3.3 7.7 8.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 3.0 2.7 4.9 C-SMX 7.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 3.0 3.0 4.8 PST-8000 8.0 4.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 3.0 3.3 4.8 7 SEAS 7.3 2.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 TL1 7.7 6.0 7.7 7.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 2.3 3.0 4.7 SHADEMASTER 6.7 3.3 7.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 3.0 4.7 4.6 EPIC (5001) 7.3 4.7 7.7 7.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 2.3 2.3 4.5 DAWSON E 6.7 4.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 2.7 4.5 AUDUBON 7.7 4.7 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 3.0 2.7 4.4 DP 77-9360 7.7 4.7 6.7 7.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.0 3.0 4.4 DP 77-9886 7.3 3.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 2.7 2.7 4.2 DP 77-9578 8.0 3.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.1 TABLE 16. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP DENSITY SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN IS-FRR 30 7.3 6.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 3.0 4.0 2.7 2.3 4.1 JASPER II 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 2.7 2.7 4.1 COMPASS (ACF 188) 7.7 4.3 7.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 2.3 2.7 4.0 RAZOR 7.3 4.0 7.3 4.3 2.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 2.0 2.0 3.7 BMXC-S02 7.7 4.7 7.7 5.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 3.0 3.3 2.0 2.0 3.6 ORACLE 7.0 2.3 5.0 6.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 2.3 2.7 3.6 SEABREEZE 7.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 3.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.3 2.3 2.3 3.5 BOREAL 6.7 4.0 4.3 2.0 1.7 2.7 3.0 2.7 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.3 2.0 LSD VALUE 1.2 2.9 2.6 3.6 5.3 2.0 2.3 2.1 2.9 3.3 4.4 4.1 2.0 C.V. (%) 7.9 29.5 15.7 23.6 34.0 17.9 19.0 18.4 27.0 26.4 42.1 41.9 20.3 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 NE1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.1-7.5 61-150 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS