TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN OXFORD 3.7 7.3 6.3 5.0 99.0 98.7 98.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.2 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 3.7 6.0 6.7 5.3 99.0 98.7 99.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 4.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 96.3 97.0 94.3 3.7 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 7.0 5.0 5.1 PREDATOR 3.0 6.3 6.7 5.0 99.0 98.7 99.0 3.7 3.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 6.3 4.7 5.0 BERKSHIRE 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 99.0 98.7 99.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 7.3 5.0 4.8 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 3.3 6.7 7.0 5.0 99.0 99.0 98.7 3.7 3.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.8 MUSICA 4.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 7.0 4.7 4.8 QUATRO 3.7 7.3 7.7 6.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 3.7 4.8 SRX 3K 3.0 6.0 6.3 4.3 99.0 98.7 99.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.8 SCALDIS 3.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 99.0 98.3 98.7 3.7 4.0 5.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 DAWSON E 3.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 96.7 95.7 95.0 4.0 2.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 7.0 5.3 4.6 DLF-RCM 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 6.3 4.3 4.6 JASPER II 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.6 RAZOR 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.6 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 3.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.3 2.7 5.0 3.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.6 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 99.0 98.7 98.7 3.7 2.7 5.7 3.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.5 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 3.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 97.7 98.0 97.7 4.0 2.3 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.5 C-SMX 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.7 3.3 4.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.4 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 99.0 99.0 98.7 3.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.4 DP 77-9886 3.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 97.7 98.7 97.3 3.3 2.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 7.0 4.3 4.4 LACROSSE (IS-FRC 17) 3.3 6.0 6.0 4.7 97.7 96.7 98.7 3.7 2.7 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 4.4 ORACLE 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 97.3 96.3 94.3 3.3 2.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 7.0 5.0 4.4 PST-8000 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 99.0 99.0 98.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.4 SR 3000 3.3 6.7 7.0 4.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.0 3.7 5.3 3.3 5.7 5.0 3.7 4.4 AUDUBON 3.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 99.0 98.7 99.0 3.3 2.3 4.7 3.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 CELESTIAL 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 3.3 4.7 6.0 4.0 4.3 EPIC (5001) 3.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.3 2.3 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.3 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 99.0 99.0 98.3 3.3 2.7 4.7 3.3 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 4.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 99.0 98.7 98.3 3.0 2.7 5.0 3.3 4.3 6.3 4.0 4.3 IS-FRR 23 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 97.7 96.0 97.7 3.7 3.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 6.7 4.3 4.3 CLASS ONE (IS-FRR 29) 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.0 3.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 6.0 3.7 4.3 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 3.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 96.0 97.3 96.3 4.0 2.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 99.0 98.7 98.7 3.7 3.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 6.0 4.3 4.3 AMBASSADOR 3.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 97.7 97.0 96.0 3.3 2.7 4.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 4.2 BMXC-S02 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 99.0 99.0 98.7 3.0 3.0 4.3 3.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.2 DP 77-9360 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.3 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.7 4.0 4.2 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 3.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 98.7 97.7 97.7 3.0 2.0 4.7 3.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 4.2 LONGFELLOW II 3.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 96.3 97.3 97.3 3.3 2.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.2 PATHFINDER 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.3 2.7 4.7 3.0 3.7 7.0 4.0 4.2 TREAZURE II (PST-4TZ) 3.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.2 SEABREEZE 3.7 4.3 5.7 3.7 96.3 95.3 92.7 3.7 2.3 4.3 3.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 4.2 C03-4676 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 99.0 98.7 98.3 3.3 2.3 4.3 3.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.1 DP 77-9578 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.0 3.0 4.3 3.3 4.7 5.7 3.7 4.1 DP 77-9885 3.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 97.7 96.7 97.3 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.1 SHADEMASTER 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 99.0 98.7 98.3 3.3 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.1 TABLE 12. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT FARGO, ND 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN 7 SEAS 3.7 5.7 6.3 4.0 96.0 98.3 97.7 3.3 2.3 4.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 COMPASS (ACF 188) 3.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 94.7 96.0 95.0 3.7 2.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 CASCADE 4.0 4.5 5.7 4.0 96.0 97.3 94.3 3.3 2.7 4.3 3.0 3.7 5.7 4.3 3.9 DP 77-9579 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 99.0 98.7 98.7 3.0 2.3 4.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 3.7 3.9 FIREFLY (SPM) 3.3 7.0 7.3 4.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.3 3.0 4.3 3.0 5.3 4.7 3.3 3.9 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 3.3 2.3 4.3 3.3 4.3 5.3 4.0 3.9 BOREAL 3.3 3.7 5.0 4.3 93.0 95.7 93.0 3.7 2.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.8 TL1 3.7 5.0 5.3 4.0 99.0 98.7 99.0 3.0 2.3 4.3 2.7 4.3 5.3 3.7 3.8 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.8 1.7 3.3 5.1 2.8 4.1 1.9 1.1 2.8 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.6 0.6 C.V. (%) 14.8 17.1 14.9 19.5 1.9 1.4 2.1 15.8 20.2 18.2 19.7 15.8 13.4 14.9 7.9 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 ND1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.6-8.5 0-60 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS