TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT CARBONDALE (SHADE), IL 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN OXFORD 5.0 2.3 95.7 94.3 3.0 8.0 8.3 9.0 7.0 8.0 8.3 8.7 8.0 7.6 FIREFLY (SPM) 5.0 1.7 92.7 98.3 2.3 6.3 8.3 8.3 7.0 8.0 8.7 8.7 8.7 7.4 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 3.3 1.7 93.0 98.3 2.0 6.0 8.3 8.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.1 DP 77-9885 5.7 2.3 92.7 95.0 3.0 7.7 8.0 9.0 6.7 7.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 BERKSHIRE 5.0 1.3 96.0 97.3 1.3 5.7 8.0 8.7 6.7 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.9 PREDATOR 3.7 2.7 90.0 97.0 2.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 DP 77-9886 2.7 3.7 91.7 87.0 3.3 8.0 8.0 9.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.6 LACROSSE (IS-FRC 17) 6.7 3.3 92.3 89.3 3.0 8.3 8.7 8.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.5 SRX 3K 3.3 1.0 93.0 99.0 1.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.5 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 5.0 3.0 90.7 80.3 2.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.4 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 7.0 3.0 98.0 88.0 3.0 7.0 7.7 8.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.2 TREAZURE II (PST-4TZ) 4.3 4.0 94.3 74.7 3.3 8.0 8.7 8.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.2 LONGFELLOW II 5.3 3.0 90.7 74.7 3.0 7.7 8.3 8.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 SCALDIS 4.7 1.3 90.3 90.3 2.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.3 2.7 94.3 91.3 3.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7 SEAS 6.0 3.7 89.0 77.0 2.7 6.0 9.0 8.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.9 AMBASSADOR 8.0 3.0 90.3 70.3 3.0 7.0 8.3 8.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.9 COMPASS (ACF 188) 8.3 3.3 94.3 85.7 3.3 5.3 8.3 8.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.9 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 3.3 1.7 91.3 95.0 2.0 6.3 7.3 7.3 3.0 5.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 5.9 SR 3000 3.7 1.3 91.3 94.0 1.3 6.0 8.0 7.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 QUATRO 4.7 2.7 79.7 82.3 3.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 MUSICA 2.7 5.7 85.3 68.0 3.0 7.0 8.7 8.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.6 CASCADE 5.0 5.0 83.0 74.7 3.0 8.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 3.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.4 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 8.7 5.0 89.7 49.0 3.0 7.7 8.3 8.7 5.3 3.0 2.7 3.3 2.3 4.9 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 6.0 3.7 76.0 70.0 2.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.9 DP 77-9579 5.0 3.7 79.3 62.7 3.3 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.8 PATHFINDER 3.3 2.7 80.7 70.0 2.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.8 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 7.0 2.7 83.0 43.3 3.0 4.3 7.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 4.6 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 3.7 4.3 77.0 41.7 3.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 4.6 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 4.7 4.0 75.3 51.3 2.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.4 CLASS ONE (IS-FRR 29) 4.0 2.7 72.7 50.0 2.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 BMXC-S02 6.0 3.0 74.7 57.0 2.7 4.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 3.0 2.7 4.0 3.7 4.2 C-SMX 6.7 4.0 80.7 45.7 3.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.0 2.7 2.7 4.0 3.0 4.2 DLF-RCM 4.3 3.0 58.3 40.7 2.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 DP 77-9360 6.3 3.3 79.7 64.7 2.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 PST-8000 5.7 2.7 79.7 55.0 3.0 4.7 6.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 AUDUBON 3.0 2.3 77.7 33.0 2.7 4.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 2.7 3.0 4.0 3.3 3.8 TL1 6.7 3.3 76.3 40.7 2.7 3.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 DP 77-9578 7.0 3.7 77.7 45.7 3.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.6 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 4.3 3.3 82.7 38.0 3.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 3.0 2.3 3.0 2.3 3.5 EPIC (5001) 6.3 3.0 80.3 32.3 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 3.3 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.3 JASPER II 4.0 4.0 76.7 33.3 2.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.2 IS-FRR 23 5.3 3.7 72.7 45.3 1.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.0 2.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.1 BOREAL 5.0 3.7 72.0 38.0 2.3 4.0 4.7 3.3 3.0 2.3 2.0 3.0 2.3 3.0 CELESTIAL 7.0 4.7 77.0 29.0 2.0 3.0 4.7 4.3 1.7 1.7 1.3 2.3 2.0 2.6 TABLE 5. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT CARBONDALE (SHADE), IL 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING FALL MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN RAZOR 6.7 5.0 68.3 21.0 2.0 3.0 4.7 4.3 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.7 2.5 C03-4676 5.0 5.0 61.0 19.7 1.3 1.7 3.3 2.7 4.7 3.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.4 DAWSON E 2.3 4.0 64.0 22.0 1.3 2.0 4.3 3.3 3.0 2.0 1.3 2.0 2.3 2.4 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 5.7 4.0 60.0 31.7 2.0 2.0 3.3 3.7 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.4 ORACLE 6.3 5.7 63.0 21.0 1.7 1.7 4.3 4.3 2.7 1.7 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.4 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.0 4.3 54.0 17.3 1.3 2.0 3.7 3.0 2.0 1.7 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.1 SHADEMASTER 4.0 5.7 55.3 8.0 1.3 2.0 3.3 2.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.6 SEABREEZE 6.7 6.3 31.0 6.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.0 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 LSD VALUE 2.2 1.7 19.2 26.3 1.1 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.5 2.0 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.2 C.V. (%) 25.3 30.1 14.4 28.6 25.1 21.6 18.2 16.7 22.1 30.8 24.3 23.2 23.4 17.4 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. 2007 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 IL2 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 1.1-2.0 PARTIAL SHADE 2.1-2.5 NO IRRIGATION