TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FORTITUDE (TL 53) 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.8 DP 77-9360 7.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.5 EPIC (5001) 6.3 5.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.5 DLF-RCM 7.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.4 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 7.0 5.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 CELESTIAL 7.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 PST-8000 7.3 4.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 8.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 7.0 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.2 CLASS ONE (IS-FRR 29) 7.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.2 DP 77-9885 8.3 5.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 6.3 6.1 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.1 BERKSHIRE 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 DP 77-9578 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.0 TREAZURE II (PST-4TZ) 7.7 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 7.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 LACROSSE (IS-FRC 17) 7.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.9 AMBASSADOR 7.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.8 BMXC-S02 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 7.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.8 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.8 C-SMX 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 DP 77-9579 7.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 TL1 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 FIREFLY (SPM) 6.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.6 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.6 COMPASS (ACF 188) 8.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 3.3 5.7 5.5 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 6.3 5.5 LONGFELLOW II 7.7 5.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 5.5 PATHFINDER 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.5 OXFORD 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.4 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 8.0 4.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.7 5.3 DP 77-9886 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 7 SEAS 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.3 3.3 4.7 5.2 CASCADE 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.1 MUSICA 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.0 ORACLE 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 PREDATOR 7.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 RAZOR 7.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 6.7 5.0 AUDUBON 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.9 IS-FRR 23 7.3 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 4.8 JASPER II 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 6.3 4.8 SHADEMASTER 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.8 TABLE 7. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SR 3000 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 4.8 C03-4676 7.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 6.7 4.6 SCALDIS 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.7 4.6 SRX 3K 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.7 4.5 SEABREEZE 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.3 BOREAL 6.0 5.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.1 DAWSON E 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 QUATRO 6.3 5.7 4.7 3.0 3.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.7 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.1 1.4 1.8 0.8 C.V. (%) 7.5 14.6 15.1 15.6 14.2 18.8 13.2 17.2 15.0 9.3 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. 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 IN1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.6-7.0 151-270 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY