TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.3 5.0 86.7 3.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 EPIC (5001) 5.0 4.3 76.7 3.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.4 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 5.7 4.7 80.0 3.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.4 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 6.0 4.7 76.7 3.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 IS-FRR 29 5.7 4.3 83.3 2.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 DP 77-9578 5.7 4.0 76.7 3.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 DP 77-9579 5.3 4.3 76.7 3.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 C-SMX 6.3 4.7 70.0 2.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.1 PST-4TZ 5.0 4.7 86.7 2.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.1 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 5.0 4.7 73.3 2.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 6.0 3.3 70.0 2.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 TL1 5.7 5.0 80.0 3.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.3 5.7 80.0 2.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 DLF-RCM 5.7 4.7 70.0 2.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 IS-FRR 23 6.0 5.0 70.0 2.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 PST-8000 6.0 3.7 73.3 2.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.9 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 5.7 3.7 70.0 2.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.9 FIREFLY (SPM) 6.0 3.7 63.3 3.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.9 JASPER II 6.0 5.3 70.0 3.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.8 PATHFINDER 5.7 5.3 73.3 2.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.8 BMXC-S02 6.3 4.7 70.0 2.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 AUDUBON 6.3 4.7 66.7 2.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.6 DP 77-9360 5.7 5.0 76.7 2.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.6 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 6.0 3.7 63.3 2.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.6 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 6.0 3.7 70.0 2.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 CELESTIAL 6.3 4.7 73.3 2.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.5 PREDATOR 6.0 4.7 66.7 2.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.5 AMBASSADOR 6.3 6.0 70.0 2.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.4 OXFORD 5.7 4.3 63.3 3.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.4 RAZOR 6.3 5.7 66.7 2.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.4 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.3 6.0 63.3 2.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 MUSICA 5.0 5.3 70.0 2.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 SEABREEZE 5.3 6.0 60.0 2.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 6.0 4.7 76.7 2.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 6.7 5.3 66.7 1.7 3.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 BERKSHIRE 6.0 3.3 60.0 1.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 C03-4676 6.7 5.3 60.0 2.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.2 CASCADE 6.0 6.3 70.0 1.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.2 DP 77-9885 6.3 5.3 70.0 2.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.2 SR 3000 6.3 4.3 73.3 2.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.2 DP 77-9886 6.0 6.0 73.3 1.7 3.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.1 SRX 3K 6.3 3.7 56.7 2.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.1 7 SEAS 6.7 6.0 60.0 1.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 BOREAL 5.7 4.7 63.3 2.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 COMPASS (ACF 188) 7.0 6.0 63.3 2.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN SHADEMASTER 6.3 5.3 60.0 2.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 6.7 6.3 56.7 1.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.9 LONGFELLOW II 5.7 6.0 63.3 1.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.9 QUATRO 6.0 4.3 56.7 2.3 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.9 DAWSON E 5.7 5.0 56.7 1.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 IS-FRC 17 6.3 6.3 56.7 1.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 ORACLE 6.0 5.0 60.0 2.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 SCALDIS 6.3 4.3 56.7 1.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.6 LSD VALUE 1.2 0.9 15.6 1.1 1.7 1.8 1.1 1.2 1.4 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.8 C.V. (%) 9.7 11.8 12.3 24.6 19.2 17.7 11.6 15.4 15.7 11.0 13.2 12.1 10.7 10.0 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. 2006 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS