TABLE 22. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER WINTER DOLLAR RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL COLOR SPOT THREAD FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DLF-RCM 7.0 4.0 97.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.5 RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 6.0 7.3 96.0 8.3 5.0 8.3 7.3 8.0 8.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.5 CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 7.0 5.7 99.0 7.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.4 EPIC (5001) 7.3 4.7 94.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.4 DP 77-9578 7.7 4.3 97.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 PATHFINDER 7.0 5.3 97.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 FORTITUDE (TL 53) 7.3 5.7 97.7 7.3 5.7 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 7.0 5.0 94.7 7.0 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.2 DP 77-9360 7.3 5.0 99.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.1 FIREFLY (SPM) 6.7 7.0 93.0 8.3 5.0 8.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.1 WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 7.0 6.7 96.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 7.0 5.7 6.1 DP 77-9579 7.7 5.3 99.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 CLASS ONE (IS-FRR 29) 7.0 4.0 96.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 OXFORD 6.7 7.0 91.7 8.3 3.7 7.7 7.3 8.0 8.7 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 BMXC-S02 7.7 4.3 99.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.7 5.9 JASPER II 7.3 6.3 86.7 6.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.9 SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 7.0 7.3 81.7 8.7 4.0 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.9 C-SMX 8.0 5.3 91.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.8 TL1 7.0 5.3 90.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 CELESTIAL 7.3 6.0 91.0 7.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.6 BERKSHIRE 6.7 7.0 86.7 8.3 5.3 8.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 6.3 7.0 86.7 8.0 5.0 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 PREDATOR 6.7 7.7 76.7 9.0 3.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.5 IS-FRR 23 7.3 4.7 96.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.4 ORACLE 6.3 5.7 84.7 6.7 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.4 PST-8000 7.3 5.0 86.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 RAZOR 7.0 5.3 91.3 7.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.4 SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 6.3 6.0 68.3 7.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 5.4 7 SEAS 6.0 7.0 68.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 5.3 AUDUBON 7.3 5.7 89.7 7.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 LONGFELLOW II 6.0 6.3 65.0 6.7 4.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 7.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 5.3 AMBASSADOR 6.3 4.3 71.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.2 SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 6.0 4.7 85.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.2 ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 6.3 5.7 71.7 6.7 3.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 5.2 DP 77-9885 7.0 5.0 73.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.1 SCALDIS 6.3 6.3 75.0 8.0 4.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.7 5.1 J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 6.7 6.0 63.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 5.0 BOREAL 6.7 4.7 89.7 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.9 COMPASS (ACF 188) 6.7 5.3 60.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 4.9 QUATRO 6.0 8.0 70.0 8.7 4.7 8.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 4.9 SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 7.3 3.7 86.3 5.3 6.7 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 SR 3000 7.0 5.7 80.0 7.3 3.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 SRX 3K 6.7 5.0 78.3 7.0 3.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 4.8 SHADEMASTER 6.7 4.7 83.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 C03-4676 7.0 5.3 86.7 6.7 5.3 3.7 5.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.6 TABLE 22. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 2003 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER WINTER DOLLAR RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL COLOR SPOT THREAD FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SEABREEZE 6.7 4.0 86.7 5.3 4.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.6 DP 77-9886 5.7 5.7 73.3 5.0 3.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 4.4 LACROSSE (IS-FRC 17) 6.3 5.7 45.0 6.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.0 2.3 4.4 TREAZURE II (PST-4TZ) 6.3 5.3 60.0 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 3.7 3.0 2.7 3.0 4.4 DAWSON E 6.3 3.3 80.0 5.3 4.7 6.7 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 6.7 7.0 65.0 7.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 3.3 4.2 CASCADE 6.0 6.3 63.3 6.3 3.3 6.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.8 MUSICA 6.3 7.0 36.7 5.7 3.0 8.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.3 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.3 3.2 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.5 18.3 1.2 2.1 2.1 1.5 1.6 2.8 1.2 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.6 0.8 C.V. (%) 6.4 16.4 13.8 10.7 22.3 18.3 14.4 15.7 21.0 12.4 16.9 13.4 15.5 15.6 20.5 9.1 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 VA1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY