TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 5.7 98.0 7.3 5.7 6.7 8.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 PREDATOR 6.3 94.0 8.0 6.7 4.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.6 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 6.3 97.3 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.4 FIREFLY (SPM) 6.3 96.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.4 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 6.0 98.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.2 BERKSHIRE 6.0 96.7 7.7 4.7 5.3 7.0 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 4.3 97.0 7.7 5.7 5.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.1 IS-FRC 17 6.3 98.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 5.9 OXFORD 6.0 97.0 7.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.9 AMBASSADOR 6.7 96.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.8 7 SEAS 6.0 96.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 7.0 94.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.7 97.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.6 COMPASS (ACF 188) 7.0 95.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.5 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 7.0 90.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.5 LONGFELLOW II 6.7 97.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.5 MUSICA 4.3 99.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.5 C-SMX 7.7 92.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 DP 77-9360 4.7 90.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 SR 3000 5.0 95.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.2 EPIC (5001) 5.0 95.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.1 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 5.3 91.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.1 PST-4TZ 5.0 98.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.1 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 4.7 91.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 DLF-RCM 5.3 93.7 3.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.9 DP 77-9886 4.0 95.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.9 IS-FRR 29 6.7 91.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.9 SRX 3K 4.7 92.3 5.3 4.7 3.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.9 TL1 6.7 89.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 5.7 4.9 DP 77-9578 5.3 90.0 3.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.8 DP 77-9885 6.3 93.7 4.3 4.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.8 PST-8000 5.3 88.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 4.8 SCALDIS 5.0 88.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.8 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 6.7 90.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.8 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 6.7 91.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 BMXC-S02 5.3 88.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.6 DP 77-9579 5.3 88.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.6 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.0 92.7 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.6 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 5.3 93.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.6 IS-FRR 23 6.7 87.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.5 QUATRO 6.7 90.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.5 RAZOR 6.0 89.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.5 CELESTIAL 6.0 87.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.4 JASPER II 5.7 87.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.4 PATHFINDER 5.3 90.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.4 TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN AUDUBON 6.0 84.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 SEABREEZE 4.3 88.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 DAWSON E 4.3 86.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.1 C03-4676 6.3 86.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 CASCADE 4.7 93.3 5.3 4.3 3.3 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 ORACLE 6.0 86.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.8 SHADEMASTER 5.3 85.3 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.3 4.0 3.7 BOREAL 4.7 78.7 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 LSD VALUE 1.4 5.3 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 14.1 3.6 19.1 14.1 16.2 17.3 13.6 14.1 12.0 11.9 6.7 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 NJ2 SANDY LOAM 5.6-6.0 271-450 376-500 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS