TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PST-8000 5.3 5.3 85.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.1 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 5.3 4.3 90.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 EPIC (5001) 4.0 5.7 78.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.8 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 3.0 5.0 85.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.8 BERKSHIRE 4.7 3.0 85.0 4.3 4.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 4.7 6.7 86.7 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 6.7 6.0 5.7 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 5.3 3.7 90.0 4.7 3.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 5.6 PREDATOR 6.7 4.0 88.3 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.6 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 3.7 4.7 75.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 C-SMX 4.7 5.7 65.0 7.3 6.3 4.7 3.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.4 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 4.7 6.3 81.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 5.3 5.3 70.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 OXFORD 5.0 4.0 80.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.2 PST-4TZ 4.3 5.3 83.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.2 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 4.7 4.3 75.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.2 FIREFLY (SPM) 6.0 4.3 68.3 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.2 DAWSON E 2.7 6.0 75.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.1 DP 77-9578 3.7 4.7 66.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 5.0 DP 77-9579 5.7 5.7 66.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 DP 77-9886 4.0 7.3 85.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 JASPER II 5.3 5.3 75.0 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 6.0 5.0 63.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 3.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 SEABREEZE 3.7 6.3 65.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 3.7 5.3 61.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 IS-FRR 29 4.7 5.7 73.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.9 LONGFELLOW II 6.7 5.3 76.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.9 RAZOR 5.3 5.0 66.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.9 DLF-RCM 4.7 5.7 61.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 DP 77-9360 4.5 4.7 70.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 IS-FRC 17 5.5 5.3 56.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 CELESTIAL 4.7 5.3 68.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 IS-FRR 23 5.3 5.0 71.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 3.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 PATHFINDER 4.3 6.3 68.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 BMXC-S02 6.0 4.0 56.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.6 C03-4676 6.5 4.7 71.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 3.3 4.6 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.0 5.7 60.0 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.6 MUSICA 3.3 5.3 68.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.6 AUDUBON 6.3 4.7 70.0 6.0 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.5 CASCADE 4.7 6.7 76.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 5.7 5.0 4.5 TL1 5.3 5.0 63.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.5 DP 77-9885 7.0 4.7 56.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 ORACLE 3.7 6.3 46.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 SR 3000 4.0 4.0 61.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 SCALDIS 5.0 5.3 41.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.1 AMBASSADOR 6.3 6.3 65.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ST. PAUL, MN 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BOREAL 4.0 5.7 51.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.7 4.0 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 6.3 4.3 60.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.5 4.0 3.0 4.0 COMPASS (ACF 188) 7.5 5.3 46.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.9 SRX 3K 4.3 3.3 55.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 3.8 7 SEAS 7.0 5.0 45.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.7 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 8.5 4.0 45.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.7 QUATRO 8.5 5.3 43.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 SHADEMASTER 4.0 5.0 28.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.0 3.3 3.6 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.5 39.5 2.1 1.2 1.9 1.6 1.9 1.5 1.7 1.1 C.V. (%) 17.4 16.8 26.4 20.1 16.0 19.0 18.7 18.7 17.9 20.0 13.1 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 MN1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS