TABLE 25. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ RED RED RED GENETIC THREAD THREAD THREAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR MARCH MAY JUNE MAR APR MAY JUN JUL SEP OCT NOV MEAN QUATRO 5.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.6 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 5.0 3.3 7.3 7.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.5 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 SRX 3K 5.3 3.3 7.0 7.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 7.0 3.3 6.7 7.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 OXFORD 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 5.3 3.3 6.7 6.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 IS-FRR 30 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.9 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.8 SCALDIS 6.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 BERKSHIRE 6.3 4.7 6.7 6.7 4.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 7.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 6.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 IS-FRC 17 5.7 3.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.6 7 SEAS 5.7 3.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.5 AMBASSADOR 6.7 3.0 4.0 5.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.5 CASCADE 6.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.5 DLF-RCM 7.0 4.3 7.0 7.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.5 MUSICA 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.5 SPM 7.0 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.5 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 6.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.4 PST-4TZ 4.3 3.0 5.7 5.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.4 DP 77-9360 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 IS-FRR 29 7.3 4.0 5.7 6.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 LONGFELLOW II 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 PATHFINDER 7.3 4.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 PICK CRF 1-03 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 PREDATOR 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.3 SR 3000 6.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 TL1 7.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 DP 77-9885 7.3 4.0 6.3 5.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.7 4.2 COMPASS (ACF 188) 7.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.1 DP 77-9578 7.3 3.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 DP 77-9579 7.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.1 C-SMX 7.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 CELESTIAL 7.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 PST-8000 7.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 AUDUBON 7.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.9 BMXC-S02 7.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.9 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.9 DP 77-9886 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.8 JASPER II 7.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.8 SHADEMASTER 5.3 4.0 5.7 2.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.8 EPIC (5001) 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 RAZOR 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 TABLE 25. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ RED RED RED GENETIC THREAD THREAD HREAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR MARCH MAY JUNE MAR APR MAY JUN JUL SEP OCT NOV MEAN SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 8.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.6 IS-FRR 23 7.0 3.7 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.6 BOREAL 6.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.5 C03-4676 8.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.5 ORACLE 5.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.5 SRX 55R 6.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.5 DAWSON E 5.7 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.4 SEABREEZE 6.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 2.7 3.0 2.7 3.4 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.9 1.9 2.2 1.1 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.8 2.0 2.4 0.8 C.V. (%) 11.4 23.0 20.8 24.4 13.0 15.8 18.5 17.6 15.8 23.7 23.1 26.5 11.7 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 VA1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS