TABLE 22. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT DROUGHT FALL GENETIC SPRING DENSITY COVER COVER TOLERANCE COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SPRING FALL DORMANCY DECEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 3.7 7.0 6.0 93.3 95.0 8.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 8.7 8.0 8.3 7.5 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 4.0 5.7 6.7 91.7 88.3 9.0 3.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 8.3 7.3 8.0 7.2 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 5.7 6.0 6.0 85.0 95.0 8.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.1 BERKSHIRE 5.7 6.3 6.3 93.3 95.0 7.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 8.3 7.7 7.7 6.9 OXFORD 4.7 7.0 6.3 91.7 95.0 7.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 6.8 PREDATOR 6.7 6.7 5.3 85.0 95.0 8.7 7.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 PST-4TZ 3.0 4.3 5.0 90.0 95.0 2.0 3.3 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.5 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 3.7 4.3 5.3 93.3 95.0 5.3 3.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.4 QUATRO 3.7 6.7 7.0 78.3 88.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 IS-FRC 17 3.3 5.0 5.3 76.7 95.0 5.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.2 MUSICA 4.3 6.7 6.3 91.7 95.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.7 7.7 6.2 LONGFELLOW II 4.0 5.0 4.7 71.7 88.3 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.1 7 SEAS 4.7 4.3 4.0 85.0 95.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 AMBASSADOR 3.0 4.7 5.3 91.7 95.0 2.0 3.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 DP 77-9885 3.3 4.3 5.0 91.7 95.0 3.0 3.0 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 DP 77-9886 3.3 4.7 5.0 91.7 95.0 2.0 3.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 SPM 6.7 6.7 5.7 83.3 95.0 8.7 7.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.0 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 3.3 5.0 5.3 90.0 95.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 SR 3000 5.3 6.3 6.3 76.7 91.7 7.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 5.9 EPIC (5001) 5.0 5.0 5.0 78.3 95.0 7.3 3.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.8 COMPASS (ACF 188) 2.7 4.7 4.7 86.7 93.3 3.0 3.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 PICK CRF 1-03 6.3 5.0 4.3 70.0 88.3 6.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 4.7 4.0 5.0 80.0 91.7 3.7 3.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.6 SRX 3K 5.0 4.3 6.0 75.0 91.7 8.3 3.0 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.6 IS-FRR 30 5.7 4.3 4.7 85.0 91.7 6.0 3.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.5 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 4.0 5.3 5.0 85.0 91.7 2.0 3.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 CASCADE 3.0 4.7 6.0 91.7 91.7 3.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.4 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 6.0 5.0 4.7 86.7 91.7 7.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 DLF-RCM 5.3 5.0 5.0 68.3 88.3 5.7 3.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 PST-8000 6.3 5.3 4.7 66.7 91.7 7.0 2.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 5.7 4.7 3.7 66.7 91.7 5.7 3.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 TL1 6.3 5.0 4.0 66.7 81.7 6.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.1 DP 77-9579 5.0 5.0 3.7 70.0 85.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 IS-FRR 23 6.0 6.0 4.0 78.3 81.7 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 PATHFINDER 4.7 5.3 3.7 66.7 85.0 4.0 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 DP 77-9360 4.7 5.0 3.7 71.7 86.7 6.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.9 C-SMX 6.0 5.3 5.0 58.3 85.0 6.3 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.8 JASPER II 7.0 5.7 4.3 63.3 81.7 6.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.8 IS-FRR 29 7.7 5.3 4.0 60.0 83.3 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 RAZOR 7.0 5.0 4.0 76.7 86.7 6.3 3.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 SCALDIS 5.7 5.3 6.0 53.3 91.7 7.3 3.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 BMXC-S02 6.7 4.7 4.7 58.3 81.7 6.3 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.6 DP 77-9578 6.0 4.7 4.3 63.3 81.7 7.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.6 CELESTIAL 5.7 5.0 4.3 61.7 70.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.5 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.3 4.3 4.3 53.3 91.7 5.7 2.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.4 TABLE 22. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT DROUGHT FALL GENETIC SPRING DENSITY COVER COVER TOLERANCE COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SPRING FALL DORMANCY DECEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN C03-4676 6.3 6.0 3.7 41.7 75.0 6.3 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.3 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 3.9 AUDUBON 7.3 5.7 4.7 33.3 66.7 8.7 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 2.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 SEABREEZE 6.0 5.0 4.0 35.0 55.0 6.7 7.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 5.0 3.3 1.7 3.7 3.7 3.4 SRX 55R 5.3 6.0 4.3 45.0 58.3 7.0 7.3 3.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.0 2.3 4.0 4.0 3.4 ORACLE 6.0 6.3 3.3 30.0 50.0 8.7 5.7 3.3 2.3 2.7 3.0 1.7 3.0 3.0 3.7 2.8 SHADEMASTER 4.0 5.3 3.3 13.3 50.0 7.7 5.7 2.3 2.0 2.7 3.3 2.3 1.3 4.3 4.0 2.8 DAWSON E 5.3 6.0 3.7 20.0 50.0 7.3 7.0 3.3 2.0 2.3 3.3 2.0 1.7 3.3 3.3 2.7 BOREAL 6.5 6.3 2.7 16.7 41.7 6.3 5.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 1.0 1.3 3.0 3.0 2.3 LSD VALUE 2.0 1.2 1.2 16.8 10.1 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 22.7 13.2 15.9 15.9 8.0 18.1 23.5 13.6 16.1 11.5 10.3 12.3 13.8 10.6 11.5 6.7 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 RI1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 4.6-5.5 0-60 151-240 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 NO IRRIGATION