TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN FIREFLY (SPM) 6.3 5.0 99.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.6 OXFORD 7.0 4.7 99.0 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.4 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 5.3 4.7 99.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 5.3 5.3 99.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 BERKSHIRE 6.0 4.7 99.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 5.3 4.3 99.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.9 PREDATOR 6.3 6.0 98.7 6.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.8 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 4.7 5.3 99.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 LONGFELLOW II 5.7 6.0 97.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.6 LACROSSE (IS-FRC 17) 6.0 7.3 96.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.5 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.7 4.7 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.4 AMBASSADOR 6.0 4.7 97.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.3 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 6.7 6.7 98.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 COMPASS (ACF 188) 5.7 5.3 98.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 EPIC (5001) 6.3 6.7 98.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 CLASS ONE (IS-FRR 29) 7.7 5.7 97.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 SRX 3K 6.7 5.0 97.7 4.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 C-SMX 7.0 5.7 96.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.2 DP 77-9885 6.3 5.7 98.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.1 TREAZURE II (PST-4TZ) 4.3 5.3 99.0 5.3 3.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.1 TL1 7.0 5.0 94.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.1 7 SEAS 6.3 6.3 96.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 7.7 5.3 96.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.9 DP 77-9578 6.7 6.0 94.7 6.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.8 QUATRO 5.0 3.7 96.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.8 SCALDIS 5.3 3.7 92.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 6.0 6.0 97.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.8 DP 77-9360 7.0 6.0 97.3 6.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 PATHFINDER 7.0 5.0 95.3 5.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 SR 3000 5.0 4.3 97.3 3.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 6.3 6.3 97.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.6 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 5.7 4.7 96.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.6 MUSICA 4.7 5.0 99.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.6 DLF-RCM 6.7 6.7 95.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.5 DP 77-9886 4.3 5.3 97.7 4.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.5 PST-8000 6.7 6.3 98.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.5 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 6.7 5.0 91.7 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 2.7 3.3 3.3 4.4 DP 77-9579 6.7 6.7 90.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 8.0 5.7 90.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 BMXC-S02 6.7 6.0 86.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.0 4.1 IS-FRR 23 7.3 6.0 83.3 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 2.3 2.3 2.7 4.1 CELESTIAL 7.0 6.3 90.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 6.3 4.7 79.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 2.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 C03-4676 7.7 6.0 89.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.8 CASCADE 5.3 4.0 95.0 4.0 2.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.8 TABLE 15. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN RAZOR 7.0 7.7 85.7 6.0 5.3 3.7 2.7 1.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 SHADEMASTER 6.0 5.3 84.3 5.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.3 3.3 3.7 JASPER II 7.0 7.3 80.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.6 SEABREEZE 6.3 4.0 76.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 1.7 3.0 3.7 3.5 ORACLE 6.7 6.0 83.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.3 3.4 AUDUBON 7.3 6.7 68.3 6.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.3 3.3 DAWSON E 6.0 4.3 76.7 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 BOREAL 6.3 3.3 74.3 4.3 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.2 LSD VALUE 1.4 1.9 10.0 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.9 0.6 C.V. (%) 12.9 18.8 6.7 11.9 17.2 15.9 16.1 16.0 16.7 16.6 14.0 8.4 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 NJ2 SANDY LOAM 5.6-6.0 - - 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS