TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING FALL SPRING FALL APR MAY JUN JUL SEP OCT NOV MEAN DP 77-9360 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 97.0 90.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.9 TREAZURE II (PST-4TZ) 5.3 5.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 97.3 76.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.8 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.3 5.3 7.3 5.7 7.0 97.3 83.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.8 DLF-RCM 6.3 5.3 7.3 6.3 7.0 97.0 83.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 7.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 7.0 97.3 78.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 7.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 97.3 81.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.6 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.7 97.0 78.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.6 DP 77-9885 6.7 6.7 7.7 5.7 7.0 97.3 86.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.4 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 7.0 96.7 80.0 5.3 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.4 PST-8000 7.3 6.7 7.7 5.7 7.0 97.3 81.7 4.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.4 7 SEAS 4.7 6.3 7.7 6.3 7.0 97.3 80.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 COMPASS (ACF 188) 4.7 6.7 8.0 6.3 7.7 97.7 90.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 DP 77-9579 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 97.3 80.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.1 EPIC (5001) 6.7 5.7 7.3 4.7 7.3 91.7 88.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.1 LACROSSE (IS-FRC 17) 5.7 7.0 8.3 6.7 7.7 97.7 80.0 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.1 TL1 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 97.0 83.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.1 C-SMX 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 8.0 95.0 81.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 DP 77-9886 4.0 4.0 7.0 4.0 7.0 98.0 81.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 CLASS ONE (IS-FRR 29) 6.3 6.7 7.3 4.0 7.0 96.0 81.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 LONGFELLOW II 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.0 96.7 85.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 MUSICA 5.3 5.3 7.0 5.3 7.0 97.7 85.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 AMBASSADOR 5.3 6.3 8.3 6.0 7.3 96.7 86.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.9 DP 77-9578 6.3 5.7 7.3 4.3 7.3 95.0 85.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.9 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 6.0 6.7 8.7 5.7 7.0 97.3 85.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 4.7 5.8 BMXC-S02 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 7.0 95.7 88.3 5.3 5.3 3.7 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 CELESTIAL 6.3 6.0 7.7 5.7 6.7 96.0 81.7 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 IS-FRR 23 5.7 6.0 7.7 4.0 7.0 94.0 83.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 PATHFINDER 5.0 4.0 7.7 4.3 7.7 98.0 81.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.5 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 7.0 3.7 7.7 4.7 7.3 95.0 85.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.0 5.5 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.3 5.7 7.3 5.3 6.7 93.7 80.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.5 RAZOR 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 97.7 75.0 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.2 AUDUBON 6.0 6.0 7.0 4.0 6.3 93.7 78.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 4.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 7.0 96.7 80.0 5.7 4.0 4.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.9 JASPER II 6.0 6.3 7.3 4.7 6.7 96.7 78.3 5.7 5.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.9 OXFORD 6.7 3.7 8.0 3.7 7.0 96.3 75.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.9 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 6.3 4.3 7.7 4.3 6.7 94.3 76.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.8 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.0 7.0 7.3 4.3 6.3 91.0 83.3 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.8 C03-4676 4.0 5.7 8.0 2.7 7.0 89.0 80.0 3.0 3.7 3.3 5.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.6 SEABREEZE 3.7 3.7 7.3 4.0 7.0 97.0 81.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.6 CASCADE 4.7 4.3 7.0 3.3 6.7 94.3 75.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.5 FIREFLY (SPM) 7.0 5.3 8.0 5.0 6.7 94.3 81.7 4.0 4.0 7.0 5.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.5 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 7.0 3.3 8.3 3.0 7.3 92.7 85.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.4 PREDATOR 7.0 5.0 7.7 5.3 6.7 90.0 76.7 4.7 3.7 6.0 3.7 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.2 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 4.0 4.3 8.0 4.7 7.0 95.3 81.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.2 BERKSHIRE 7.0 4.3 9.0 3.3 7.3 88.3 81.7 4.0 3.3 6.3 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 TABLE 10. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING FALL SPRING FALL APR MAY JUN JUL SEP OCT NOV MEAN ORACLE 4.3 3.7 6.7 4.0 7.0 96.7 83.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.0 4.0 DAWSON E 3.7 3.0 7.0 3.0 7.0 94.3 81.7 3.0 3.7 3.3 5.7 4.0 3.3 2.7 3.7 SHADEMASTER 4.0 4.3 7.0 3.0 6.7 93.3 75.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.5 SRX 3K 4.7 4.0 7.0 4.7 6.3 86.7 71.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.5 BOREAL 4.0 3.0 7.0 2.7 6.3 88.3 78.3 2.7 3.3 2.7 4.0 5.3 3.3 2.7 3.4 SR 3000 5.3 3.7 7.7 4.0 6.0 90.7 78.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.3 3.7 3.0 3.4 SCALDIS 4.7 3.7 7.0 2.7 6.0 85.7 70.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.7 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 QUATRO 6.3 5.3 8.0 5.3 6.3 86.0 80.0 4.3 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 LSD VALUE 1.4 1.5 1.0 2.4 0.9 10.4 12.2 1.9 1.3 1.5 2.2 2.1 1.4 1.6 0.8 C.V. (%) 15.0 17.1 7.1 26.2 6.9 4.7 6.7 21.9 16.7 18.1 21.5 21.9 16.5 20.0 10.5 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 MI1 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS