TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN QUATRO 6.3 5.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.5 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 6.7 5.0 9.0 9.0 8.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.4 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 7.3 3.3 8.0 8.0 8.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.4 BERKSHIRE 7.3 4.7 8.7 8.3 8.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.2 TREAZURE II (PST-4TZ) 6.3 4.0 8.7 8.0 8.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 6.7 3.7 9.0 8.7 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 AMBASSADOR 7.7 5.0 8.7 8.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.9 DLF-RCM 7.7 3.7 7.0 7.3 9.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.9 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 8.3 3.7 8.0 7.7 8.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.8 LACROSSE (IS-FRC 17) 7.3 4.0 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 7.7 3.7 8.0 7.3 8.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 MUSICA 7.0 3.7 7.3 7.7 8.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 SCALDIS 6.7 5.0 8.3 8.3 9.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 7.7 3.3 7.0 7.3 8.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 6.6 DP 77-9885 8.0 3.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.5 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 6.7 4.0 8.0 7.7 7.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.5 PATHFINDER 8.0 3.3 6.0 8.0 8.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.5 FIREFLY (SPM) 8.0 4.7 8.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.4 7 SEAS 8.0 5.3 8.3 7.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 6.7 5.3 8.7 8.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 C-SMX 8.0 3.3 6.7 6.3 9.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.1 LONGFELLOW II 6.7 3.7 6.7 6.7 9.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.1 C03-4676 8.0 3.3 7.7 6.7 8.3 4.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 CASCADE 6.7 3.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 DP 77-9579 7.3 3.0 6.7 7.0 8.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 PREDATOR 7.0 4.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 PST-8000 8.3 2.7 6.3 7.0 8.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 SRX 3K 6.7 4.7 8.0 7.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 7.3 4.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 COMPASS (ACF 188) 7.7 3.3 7.3 6.7 8.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.9 DP 77-9886 7.0 3.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.8 OXFORD 6.7 4.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 SR 3000 6.3 4.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 DP 77-9360 7.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 8.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.6 BMXC-S02 7.7 2.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.5 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.3 3.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 DP 77-9578 8.0 4.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.4 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 8.3 3.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.4 CELESTIAL 7.7 3.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.2 EPIC (5001) 7.3 3.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.3 6.3 5.2 RAZOR 8.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.2 TL1 7.3 3.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.1 CLASS ONE (IS-FRR 29) 7.3 3.0 6.0 5.3 7.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 JASPER II 8.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 3.3 4.3 4.9 IS-FRR 23 7.3 3.3 5.7 5.0 7.3 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 4.8 TABLE 13. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT MEAD, NE 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 7.3 2.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.6 SEABREEZE 7.0 3.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 3.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.3 4.4 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 6.0 2.3 4.7 5.0 7.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.3 5.3 4.4 AUDUBON 7.0 2.0 4.0 3.3 7.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 SHADEMASTER 6.3 2.3 3.7 3.7 6.7 3.0 3.3 2.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 3.8 BOREAL 5.0 2.3 3.3 3.3 6.3 3.0 3.7 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 3.5 DAWSON E 6.3 2.7 4.3 3.7 5.3 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 3.5 ORACLE 5.7 2.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 3.0 3.3 2.3 4.0 3.0 3.3 4.3 3.3 LSD VALUE 1.5 4.1 3.5 3.8 7.3 3.3 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.7 4.9 6.3 2.3 C.V. (%) 11.1 36.2 25.3 26.2 25.6 29.4 27.2 28.9 23.4 22.2 30.6 26.4 20.5 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 NE1 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 7.1-7.5 61-150 241-375 1.1-2.0 DENSE SHADE 0.0-0.5 TO PREVENT STRESS