TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT LEMONT (NATURALIZED/NON-MOWED), IL 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT SPRING COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPRING SUMMER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN EPIC (5001) 8.3 56.7 76.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.2 BMXC-S02 8.7 56.7 83.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.8 CELESTIAL 9.0 66.7 89.7 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.5 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 7.3 60.0 73.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.5 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 9.0 76.7 93.0 7.0 8.3 8.3 7.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.4 TL1 7.7 53.3 80.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.4 CLASS ONE (IS-FRR 29) 8.3 56.7 76.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.3 TREAZURE II (PST-4TZ) 8.0 56.7 76.7 5.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 6.7 46.7 73.3 5.7 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 DP 77-9885 7.7 53.3 73.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.2 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 8.0 53.3 66.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.2 IS-FRR 23 9.0 60.0 73.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.2 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 8.0 56.7 76.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.2 COMPASS (ACF 188) 7.0 53.3 76.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.1 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 8.3 50.0 73.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.7 6.1 OXFORD 8.3 53.3 73.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.1 PREDATOR 8.7 70.0 82.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 6.1 DLF-RCM 8.0 53.3 66.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 DP 77-9360 8.7 56.7 76.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.0 QUATRO 9.0 73.3 89.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 RAZOR 9.0 63.3 83.3 6.0 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 DP 77-9579 9.0 50.0 76.7 5.0 7.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.9 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 9.0 63.3 86.7 7.0 8.0 6.7 7.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.9 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 8.0 53.3 70.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.8 LACROSSE (IS-FRC 17) 8.0 50.0 66.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.8 FIREFLY (SPM) 8.0 70.0 80.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 PST-8000 8.0 56.7 53.3 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 7.3 5.7 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 8.7 60.0 76.7 6.0 7.3 6.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 AMBASSADOR 7.0 53.3 70.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.6 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 6.7 50.0 66.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.6 LONGFELLOW II 5.7 46.7 73.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.6 SRX 3K 8.3 53.3 70.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.6 PATHFINDER 8.3 46.7 60.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.5 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 8.0 46.7 66.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.5 DP 77-9886 7.7 60.0 63.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.4 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 8.7 53.3 53.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.4 AUDUBON 8.7 56.7 70.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 C03-4676 7.3 43.3 56.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 BOREAL 9.0 50.0 53.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.2 JASPER II 9.0 53.3 56.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.2 MUSICA 9.0 63.3 73.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.2 BERKSHIRE 8.3 63.3 60.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 5.1 DP 77-9578 8.3 50.0 60.0 5.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.1 SR 3000 7.7 56.7 73.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 5.1 C-SMX 8.3 56.7 50.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 6.7 4.9 TABLE 6. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT LEMONT (NATURALIZED/NON-MOWED), IL 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT SPRING COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPRING SUMMER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ORACLE 8.0 53.3 60.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.7 5.3 4.9 7 SEAS 7.7 53.3 60.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 SCALDIS 7.0 56.7 60.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.8 CASCADE 7.0 50.0 40.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 SHADEMASTER 8.7 43.3 56.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.7 3.9 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 6.7 23.3 60.0 3.3 5.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.7 3.3 DAWSON E 6.7 33.3 33.3 3.3 3.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 2.8 SEABREEZE 7.7 40.0 43.3 3.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.4 LSD VALUE 2.8 25.5 44.8 1.6 3.7 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.3 1.4 C.V. (%) 13.8 21.3 25.6 15.5 24.8 24.5 23.4 24.2 22.1 21.4 14.9 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 IL3 SILTY CLAY LOAM 7.6-8.5 0-60 151-240 0.0-1.0 LIGHT SHADE 4.1+ ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS