TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER RED POA QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL THREAD ANNUA APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TREAZURE II (PST-4TZ) 7.0 4.0 93.3 8.0 8.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.5 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 7.7 4.7 73.3 7.7 7.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.1 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 6.3 4.7 70.0 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 EPIC (5001) 6.3 5.0 70.0 8.3 6.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.9 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 8.0 4.7 80.0 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 CLASS ONE (IS-FRR 29) 7.3 4.3 50.0 8.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 7.0 6.0 80.0 8.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 6.7 5.3 78.3 8.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 DP 77-9579 6.3 4.7 76.7 8.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.6 FIREFLY (SPM) 7.3 6.7 60.0 8.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.6 DP 77-9885 8.0 4.0 61.7 7.3 6.3 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 7.0 6.3 55.0 8.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.4 DP 77-9578 7.0 4.7 61.7 7.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 IS-FRR 23 7.3 5.0 56.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 JASPER II 7.0 5.3 46.7 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 PST-8000 6.7 5.7 46.7 8.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 6.0 5.3 23.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 AUDUBON 7.7 4.7 40.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.2 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 7.0 4.3 53.3 8.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.2 DLF-RCM 6.0 4.3 36.7 7.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.2 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 7.7 4.3 53.3 8.0 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.2 BMXC-S02 7.7 4.7 58.3 7.0 5.7 4.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.1 C-SMX 7.0 5.3 40.0 7.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.1 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 7.3 5.0 40.0 8.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.1 MUSICA 6.7 5.0 50.0 8.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.1 OXFORD 7.7 6.7 56.7 8.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.1 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.7 4.3 48.3 7.3 5.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.1 CELESTIAL 7.3 5.3 38.3 8.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 PREDATOR 7.7 5.7 40.0 8.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 SR 3000 6.3 5.3 56.7 8.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 TL1 6.7 5.3 41.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 AMBASSADOR 7.7 4.7 40.0 7.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.9 DP 77-9886 7.3 4.7 33.3 7.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.9 RAZOR 7.0 5.3 30.0 7.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.9 SEABREEZE 7.0 4.0 10.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 2.7 3.9 7 SEAS 7.0 4.0 36.7 7.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.8 BERKSHIRE 7.0 6.3 40.0 8.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.8 COMPASS (ACF 188) 8.0 4.7 36.7 7.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.8 DP 77-9360 6.7 5.0 23.3 8.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.8 PATHFINDER 6.3 4.3 38.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 4.0 3.7 2.7 3.8 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 7.7 4.3 43.3 7.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.7 LONGFELLOW II 7.0 5.3 26.7 6.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.6 LACROSSE (IS-FRC 17) 7.3 5.0 33.3 7.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.5 C03-4676 7.0 5.0 20.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 2.3 3.4 QUATRO 7.0 4.7 23.3 9.0 4.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.3 TABLE 8. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMHERST, MA 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER RED POA QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL THREAD ANNUA APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BOREAL 6.3 4.3 16.7 7.7 3.3 4.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.2 CASCADE 7.0 5.0 18.3 7.3 3.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.2 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 7.7 4.7 23.3 8.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.7 2.7 3.2 DAWSON E 7.7 4.3 15.0 7.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.0 3.2 SCALDIS 6.7 5.0 13.3 7.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 2.3 3.1 SHADEMASTER 7.0 5.7 20.0 6.3 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.3 3.1 SRX 3K 6.7 4.7 33.3 7.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 2.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 3.1 ORACLE 6.7 5.0 13.3 7.7 3.7 4.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.7 3.0 LSD VALUE 1.0 1.1 35.4 2.0 1.5 1.4 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 0.8 C.V. (%) 7.7 13.0 45.5 13.6 16.8 13.6 12.5 13.7 18.6 16.5 17.6 22.0 11.6 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 MA1 LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS