TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN OXFORD 4.7 5.3 7.3 6.3 99.0 98.7 98.7 4.3 3.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.2 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 99.0 99.0 97.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.1 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 99.0 98.7 98.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 JASPER II 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 99.0 99.0 96.3 3.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.9 RAZOR 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 99.0 98.3 98.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.9 SR 3000 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 99.0 99.0 98.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.9 AUDUBON 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 99.0 98.7 97.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.8 BMXC-S02 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 99.0 99.0 98.0 3.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.8 EPIC (5001) 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.7 4.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.8 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 99.0 99.0 98.3 3.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.8 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 99.0 98.3 98.0 3.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.8 MUSICA 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 99.0 99.0 97.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 QUATRO 4.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.8 FIREFLY (SPM) 4.3 5.3 7.0 7.3 99.0 99.0 98.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.8 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 97.3 98.0 97.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.8 C-SMX 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 99.0 98.7 98.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 99.0 98.7 97.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 DLF-RCM 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 97.3 99.0 98.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 DP 77-9578 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 99.0 99.0 97.7 3.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 4.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 99.0 99.0 98.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 99.0 98.7 98.0 3.0 5.0 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 SRX 3K 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 99.0 98.7 97.7 4.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 AMBASSADOR 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 99.0 98.0 97.0 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.6 CELESTIAL 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 99.0 99.0 98.7 3.3 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.6 DP 77-9360 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.6 DP 77-9885 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 99.0 97.7 98.0 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.6 IS-FRC 17 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 97.3 98.0 97.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.6 IS-FRR 23 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 99.0 98.3 97.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.6 IS-FRR 29 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.6 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 99.0 98.7 98.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.6 LONGFELLOW II 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 99.0 97.3 96.7 3.3 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.6 PREDATOR 4.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 99.0 98.7 95.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.6 SEABREEZE 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 99.0 96.3 93.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.6 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 99.0 99.0 98.0 3.3 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.6 DP 77-9579 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 99.0 98.7 97.7 3.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.5 PST-4TZ 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 99.0 99.0 98.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.4 PST-8000 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 99.0 99.0 98.0 3.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.4 SHADEMASTER 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 99.0 98.7 95.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.4 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 99.0 98.7 98.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.4 7 SEAS 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 99.0 96.7 96.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 C03-4676 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 99.0 98.7 98.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 DAWSON E 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 99.0 95.7 94.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 ORACLE 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 99.0 97.3 92.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 SCALDIS 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 99.0 98.3 91.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 97.3 96.7 93.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 99.0 97.7 94.3 4.3 3.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 TL1 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 99.0 98.7 97.3 3.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 BERKSHIRE 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 99.0 98.7 96.0 4.7 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 BOREAL 5.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 99.0 95.7 94.3 3.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.2 PATHFINDER 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 99.0 99.0 98.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.2 COMPASS (ACF 188) 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 97.3 95.7 93.3 3.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 DP 77-9886 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.7 94.3 98.0 96.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.1 CASCADE 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 97.3 97.0 92.7 3.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.8 1.8 1.7 2.9 2.0 4.9 1.0 0.9 2.0 1.4 1.9 1.2 0.9 1.5 C.V. (%) 12.4 13.4 17.0 14.9 1.2 1.1 2.4 14.5 11.0 16.4 15.7 15.8 11.5 10.2 9.6 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 ND1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.6-8.5 0-60 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS