TABLE 19. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER COVER COVER RED CRABGRASS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL THREAD RATINGS MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN FIREFLY (SPM) 4.3 4.7 94.7 99.0 99.0 9.0 8.7 7.3 8.0 8.7 8.7 9.0 7.3 7.7 8.1 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 4.0 4.7 99.0 99.0 94.3 8.7 9.0 7.0 8.3 9.0 8.3 9.0 6.0 7.3 7.9 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 2.7 3.0 99.0 99.0 92.7 9.0 9.0 7.3 8.3 9.0 8.3 8.7 5.7 7.3 7.8 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 2.7 3.3 82.7 99.0 97.7 8.7 9.0 7.0 7.7 9.0 8.3 8.3 6.0 7.7 7.7 PREDATOR 3.0 5.0 99.0 99.0 89.7 8.7 8.7 7.3 9.0 9.0 8.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.6 BERKSHIRE 4.0 3.3 89.7 99.0 91.0 9.0 8.7 7.3 8.3 9.0 8.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.5 OXFORD 2.7 3.7 96.0 99.0 99.0 8.7 9.0 6.7 7.7 8.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.5 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 6.0 4.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 4.0 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.5 TREAZURE II (PST-4TZ) 4.0 4.0 96.0 99.0 99.0 3.0 8.0 6.3 7.7 8.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.2 AMBASSADOR 4.7 4.0 74.3 99.0 97.7 3.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.0 7.3 8.0 6.7 7.1 LACROSSE (IS-FRC 17) 5.3 4.7 94.7 97.7 99.0 3.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.1 MUSICA 4.7 5.7 86.0 94.3 99.0 5.0 9.0 7.3 7.3 8.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.1 DP 77-9886 4.3 5.7 89.7 99.0 97.7 2.3 8.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 LONGFELLOW II 5.3 4.0 86.0 96.0 99.0 4.3 8.3 6.7 7.0 8.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 QUATRO 3.3 5.0 91.7 91.3 93.3 3.3 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 5.7 8.0 7.0 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 4.3 4.3 96.0 96.3 99.0 4.3 7.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 7 SEAS 7.0 4.7 94.3 99.0 91.0 3.7 8.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.9 COMPASS (ACF 188) 8.7 3.7 87.7 97.7 96.0 2.0 8.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.9 EPIC (5001) 4.7 3.7 98.7 96.0 99.0 4.0 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.9 DP 77-9885 6.0 3.3 93.0 99.0 99.0 2.3 8.3 5.7 7.7 8.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.8 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.0 5.3 68.0 96.3 99.0 3.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.8 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 6.0 3.7 96.3 88.3 96.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 SR 3000 4.0 5.7 97.7 96.0 96.3 8.3 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.5 SRX 3K 4.0 2.0 88.0 97.7 93.3 8.3 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.5 SCALDIS 2.3 4.7 82.7 96.0 99.0 6.3 8.3 6.3 7.0 8.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 DLF-RCM 6.3 4.0 75.0 91.7 96.3 3.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.2 DP 77-9360 7.0 4.3 68.0 86.7 93.0 4.7 3.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 5.0 4.7 97.7 91.0 97.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.1 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 5.0 4.3 91.3 91.7 96.3 2.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 PST-8000 6.0 5.0 79.7 88.3 96.3 2.0 5.3 5.5 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 CASCADE 3.7 5.7 81.3 91.0 99.0 3.3 7.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.9 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 6.7 3.3 94.7 99.0 94.7 1.3 8.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.9 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 8.7 4.0 97.7 69.7 94.3 3.0 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 PATHFINDER 6.7 4.3 78.0 86.7 94.7 2.3 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 C-SMX 6.7 4.3 93.0 80.0 96.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 CLASS ONE (IS-FRR 29) 7.0 4.3 76.7 75.0 94.7 4.3 2.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.7 3.3 65.0 79.7 95.0 3.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.6 TL1 7.0 4.3 83.3 85.0 90.0 1.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.5 DP 77-9578 5.3 6.0 68.3 80.0 94.7 2.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 DP 77-9579 5.7 4.3 84.7 80.0 94.7 2.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.4 IS-FRR 23 8.7 4.3 90.0 78.0 95.0 1.3 4.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 JASPER II 8.3 5.0 79.7 94.7 91.7 3.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 BMXC-S02 6.7 5.0 39.7 75.0 85.0 2.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 5.1 CELESTIAL 8.3 5.0 93.0 50.0 90.0 5.7 2.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.8 SEABREEZE 5.0 5.7 58.3 61.7 76.7 3.7 2.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 TABLE 19. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT KINGSTON, RI 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER COVER COVER RED CRABGRASS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL THREAD RATINGS MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN AUDUBON 7.3 5.7 66.3 53.3 81.7 1.7 2.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.5 C03-4676 8.3 6.0 70.0 58.3 74.7 3.0 2.7 5.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.5 RAZOR 6.3 5.7 76.7 50.0 78.3 1.7 3.7 5.3 3.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.5 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 5.7 6.0 53.3 53.3 63.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 4.2 SHADEMASTER 5.0 6.0 73.0 46.7 80.0 3.3 1.0 2.3 2.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.6 DAWSON E 5.7 5.3 60.0 45.0 41.7 4.0 2.7 3.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.5 ORACLE 6.0 6.7 40.0 46.7 50.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 2.3 2.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.4 BOREAL 6.0 6.0 38.3 45.0 50.0 3.7 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.3 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.0 2.8 LSD VALUE 1.3 1.4 54.0 15.2 12.1 1.5 2.4 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.5 0.7 C.V. (%) 15.1 18.1 26.8 11.9 8.7 24.4 25.8 15.2 12.7 10.9 11.8 12.4 16.9 15.8 7.8 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 RI1 SANDY LOAM - - - 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY