TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ITHACA, NY 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PST-4TZ 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 RAZOR 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.8 DAWSON E 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 IS-FRR 23 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 OXFORD 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.8 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.8 7 SEAS 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 C-SMX 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 COMPASS (ACF 188) 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 PATHFINDER 7.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 QUATRO 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 SR 3000 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 SRX 3K 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 AUDUBON 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.6 BMXC-S02 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.6 CELESTIAL 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 DLF-RCM 7.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 DP 77-9360 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.6 DP 77-9578 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 DP 77-9886 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.6 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.6 IS-FRC 17 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.6 IS-FRR 29 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.6 MUSICA 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.6 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 AMBASSADOR 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 BERKSHIRE 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.5 BOREAL 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.5 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.5 ORACLE 7.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.5 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.5 PREDATOR 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.5 PST-8000 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.5 SCALDIS 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.5 SHADEMASTER 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.5 FIREFLY (SPM) 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.5 C03-4676 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.4 CASCADE 7.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.4 DP 77-9885 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.4 EPIC (5001) 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.4 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.4 TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ITHACA, NY 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 7.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.4 TL1 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.4 DP 77-9579 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 JASPER II 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 LONGFELLOW II 7.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 7.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.2 SEABREEZE 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.2 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.2 LSD VALUE 2.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.7 1.0 1.7 0.5 C.V. (%) 8.1 4.9 9.2 9.2 7.5 10.9 6.2 9.4 4.3 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 NY1 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 151-270 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS