TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN OXFORD 6.3 8.7 9.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 9.0 7.3 7.3 7.5 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 7.0 9.0 9.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 9.0 6.7 7.0 7.2 QUATRO 7.3 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 5.7 7.3 9.0 7.0 7.7 7.1 SCALDIS 6.3 9.0 8.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 8.7 6.3 6.3 6.9 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 8.0 8.3 9.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.8 SRX 3K 8.3 8.0 8.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 8.7 6.3 6.7 6.8 DLF-RCM 7.7 8.0 9.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 9.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 7.7 8.3 8.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 8.3 5.7 7.0 6.7 FIREFLY (SPM) 8.7 8.0 8.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 8.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 DP 77-9885 7.7 8.3 8.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 8.7 6.7 7.0 6.5 AMBASSADOR 7.7 8.0 8.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 8.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 7.0 6.7 8.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 8.0 8.3 8.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 8.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.3 7.7 8.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 8.3 6.7 6.0 6.2 SR 3000 7.3 8.7 8.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 8.0 5.3 5.7 6.2 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 6.3 7.7 8.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 8.3 6.0 6.7 6.1 BERKSHIRE 8.0 8.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 CASCADE 7.7 9.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 PATHFINDER 6.3 7.7 9.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 9.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 PST-4TZ 6.7 8.7 8.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 8.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 DP 77-9579 7.0 7.3 8.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 IS-FRC 17 8.0 7.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 8.0 5.0 6.0 5.8 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 9.0 7.7 8.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 8.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 MUSICA 8.3 7.7 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 8.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 C-SMX 5.7 6.7 8.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 6.0 8.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 8.7 8.3 8.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 6.7 6.7 8.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 8.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 7.0 8.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.6 EPIC (5001) 6.7 7.3 8.0 5.3 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.3 8.0 5.7 6.3 5.5 PST-8000 7.3 7.3 7.3 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.7 6.0 8.0 5.7 6.0 5.4 CELESTIAL 6.3 5.3 7.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 DP 77-9360 8.0 6.3 8.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 8.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 DP 77-9578 8.7 7.3 7.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 7.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 8.3 5.0 7.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 7.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 LONGFELLOW II 7.7 6.7 7.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 7.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 PREDATOR 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 TL1 6.7 5.3 7.3 5.7 5.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 7.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 7 SEAS 8.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 7.3 4.7 5.7 5.2 BMXC-S02 7.7 7.0 8.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 8.0 5.3 5.3 5.2 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 6.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 7.0 4.3 5.0 5.2 DP 77-9886 8.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.2 IS-FRR 29 7.7 5.7 8.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 8.0 5.0 6.0 5.1 JASPER II 8.0 6.3 7.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 7.3 4.7 5.7 5.1 RAZOR 7.0 6.7 7.7 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 7.7 4.7 5.0 5.1 AUDUBON 8.3 5.7 7.3 5.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 7.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN C03-4676 7.7 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 IS-FRR 23 7.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 6.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 COMPASS (ACF 188) 8.7 6.3 6.3 4.0 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 4.0 4.7 4.5 DAWSON E 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 3.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 ORACLE 8.0 4.7 5.7 3.3 2.7 3.0 4.0 3.7 5.7 3.0 3.3 3.6 SEABREEZE 8.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 5.0 3.3 3.3 3.6 SHADEMASTER 8.0 3.7 5.3 4.0 3.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 5.3 3.7 4.0 3.5 BOREAL 8.3 3.3 3.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.0 4.0 2.3 2.3 2.5 LSD VALUE 6.7 2.9 2.4 4.1 3.2 2.3 3.5 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.0 C.V. (%) 20.4 22.0 16.9 24.0 27.2 27.5 28.0 23.3 15.4 21.5 19.9 18.8 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 NE1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.1-7.5 61-150 241-375 1.1-2.0 DENSE SHADE 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS