TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 5.0 7.0 3.3 5.3 7.3 6.7 98.7 98.7 96.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 PST-8000 4.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 98.7 99.0 94.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.5 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 3.3 6.3 3.7 5.3 7.0 7.0 97.7 98.3 95.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.5 PST-4TZ 4.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 98.7 99.0 98.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.4 DLF-RCM 4.7 6.7 4.3 4.7 6.7 6.7 98.3 98.7 96.3 4.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 6.3 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.3 5.3 99.0 96.7 95.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 LONGFELLOW II 4.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 7.7 6.7 98.7 98.7 96.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.3 99.0 98.3 97.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 8.0 6.7 5.3 4.0 6.3 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 4.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 98.7 97.3 96.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 DP 77-9360 4.0 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 98.3 98.3 97.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.2 FIREFLY (SPM) 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 99.0 97.3 96.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 4.7 6.2 C-SMX 5.7 6.7 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 98.7 97.0 96.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 EPIC (5001) 4.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.7 5.3 98.3 98.3 97.7 4.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 5.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 98.3 98.3 95.7 4.0 6.3 4.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 4.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 98.7 99.0 97.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 5.3 7.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 BERKSHIRE 4.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 4.0 99.0 97.3 94.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 7.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.9 COMPASS (ACF 188) 5.7 6.3 6.0 4.7 7.7 4.7 98.3 98.3 97.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 8.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.9 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 4.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.3 6.0 98.7 98.0 94.0 6.3 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.9 DP 77-9579 5.0 6.7 4.0 5.3 7.0 6.3 98.7 97.7 94.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 7 SEAS 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 7.0 5.0 98.7 98.0 96.3 4.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.8 DP 77-9578 5.7 6.7 4.3 5.3 7.0 6.3 98.3 99.0 97.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.8 DP 77-9885 3.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 99.0 98.3 95.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 4.3 5.8 IS-FRC 17 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 99.0 98.3 95.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 7.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.8 IS-FRR 29 4.3 6.0 4.0 3.7 6.7 6.7 98.3 99.0 96.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 4.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 6.7 98.3 98.3 97.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 TL1 6.0 6.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 98.3 97.0 96.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 6.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 99.0 97.7 95.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.6 AMBASSADOR 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 7.0 6.0 98.7 98.0 96.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 7.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.5 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 4.3 6.0 6.0 4.0 7.0 4.0 98.3 98.0 95.7 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 PATHFINDER 4.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 98.7 98.3 97.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.4 RAZOR 6.3 6.7 4.7 4.7 6.7 5.0 98.7 97.3 95.7 4.7 3.7 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 IS-FRR 23 4.7 6.7 5.3 3.7 7.0 5.7 98.0 98.7 95.7 4.0 3.3 4.7 6.3 7.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 MUSICA 4.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 3.7 98.7 98.0 96.0 6.7 6.3 4.0 4.3 6.7 4.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 OXFORD 5.7 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 4.0 99.0 97.0 95.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 7.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 5.3 PREDATOR 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 4.7 98.7 97.0 94.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 7.3 4.7 5.7 3.7 5.3 CELESTIAL 6.0 6.7 4.3 5.0 6.7 4.7 98.3 98.0 92.3 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.2 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 5.3 7.0 3.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 98.0 98.7 97.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.0 5.3 5.2 BMXC-S02 3.7 6.3 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 98.0 97.0 96.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 6.7 7.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 DP 77-9886 4.7 4.0 7.3 4.7 7.0 5.3 98.7 98.0 96.7 5.3 3.3 3.7 5.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 5.0 JASPER II 5.0 6.7 4.3 4.0 6.3 4.0 98.0 97.7 96.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.9 C03-4676 5.7 6.0 4.3 3.7 7.3 5.3 98.3 98.0 96.3 4.3 3.0 4.0 6.3 7.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.8 SEABREEZE 4.7 4.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 4.0 99.0 98.0 96.3 5.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 7.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 4.0 6.3 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 98.0 97.0 93.3 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 SR 3000 4.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 3.7 99.0 96.0 95.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.7 SRX 3K 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 98.0 93.3 88.3 5.3 6.0 4.0 3.7 6.3 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.6 TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN AUDUBON 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 6.3 4.3 98.3 97.0 92.3 4.7 3.3 3.7 5.3 6.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.5 CASCADE 3.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 4.7 98.3 96.7 93.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 7.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.5 ORACLE 5.3 4.0 4.7 3.3 6.0 3.7 97.7 97.7 95.0 4.3 3.0 3.0 6.0 7.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.4 DAWSON E 6.3 4.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 3.0 98.3 97.0 90.0 4.7 3.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 BOREAL 4.3 4.7 3.3 3.0 6.0 3.3 98.0 97.3 86.7 4.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 6.3 4.3 3.0 3.0 4.0 SCALDIS 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 3.0 98.3 86.7 73.3 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 6.3 4.0 3.0 2.7 4.0 QUATRO 7.3 6.0 8.0 7.3 6.3 4.7 98.7 84.3 81.7 3.7 4.3 3.0 2.3 7.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.9 SHADEMASTER 4.7 4.0 5.3 3.3 5.7 3.3 98.0 97.0 86.7 3.7 2.7 3.0 4.0 6.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.6 LSD VALUE 3.8 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.0 10.0 11.4 2.3 1.2 1.3 2.5 0.9 1.9 1.9 1.7 0.7 C.V. (%) 27.2 10.4 15.8 17.9 8.4 17.5 0.5 3.8 5.7 22.8 16.9 15.6 21.9 7.0 19.5 20.4 20.7 8.7 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. 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 MI1 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY