TABLE 1A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE NORTHEAST REGION 1/ 2004-07 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MA1 ME1 NJ1 NJ2 NY1 PA1 QE1 RI1 MEAN * SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2) 4.8 7.7 4.6 6.5 5.8 6.6 6.7 7.4 6.2 * ZODIAC (BUR 4601) 5.1 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.4 6.7 6.2 6.5 6.0 * EPIC (5001) 5.5 7.3 5.8 5.3 5.3 7.1 6.3 6.4 6.0 * GOTHAM (IS-FL 28) 4.5 7.3 4.7 6.3 5.8 6.2 6.8 7.0 6.0 * SR 5130 (SRX 51G) 4.6 7.2 4.8 6.2 5.6 6.6 6.2 6.8 5.9 * FORTITUDE (TL 53) 5.1 7.3 5.9 5.4 5.6 6.7 6.2 5.7 5.9 * RELIANT IV (A01630REL) 4.8 7.4 3.9 6.0 5.5 5.9 6.7 7.3 5.8 * OXFORD 4.5 7.5 4.5 6.0 6.0 5.4 6.7 6.9 5.8 * WENDY JEAN (C03-RCE) 5.5 7.3 5.3 4.9 5.8 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 * PREDATOR 4.5 7.6 4.4 6.2 5.6 5.8 6.6 6.5 5.8 * TREAZURE II (PST-4TZ) 5.4 7.3 4.0 5.4 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.6 5.8 * GARNET (PICK CRF 1-03) 5.3 7.6 5.5 4.7 5.7 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.7 * FIREFLY (SPM) 4.9 7.1 4.1 6.5 5.6 5.1 6.8 6.5 5.7 * LACROSSE (IS-FRC 17) 4.1 7.4 4.9 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.1 6.5 5.7 * CARDINAL (IS-FRR 30) 5.0 7.0 5.5 5.1 5.4 6.6 6.2 5.7 5.7 DLF-RCM 4.9 6.8 5.5 4.8 5.8 6.4 6.1 6.0 5.7 * 7 SEAS 4.3 7.3 5.5 5.1 5.8 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.7 * COMPASS (ACF 188) 4.3 7.2 5.0 5.3 5.8 6.1 6.1 6.3 5.6 * AMBASSADOR 4.3 7.5 4.4 5.4 5.6 6.1 6.3 6.5 5.6 * LONGFELLOW II 4.1 7.3 4.6 5.6 5.6 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 DP 77-9885 4.6 7.0 5.3 4.8 5.5 6.3 6.0 6.2 5.6 * BERKSHIRE 4.0 8.1 4.2 6.0 5.6 4.9 6.7 6.7 5.6 * CLASS ONE (IS-FRR 29) 5.1 7.1 4.9 5.0 5.8 6.4 6.0 5.2 5.6 PST-8000 4.9 7.2 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.5 DP 77-9578 5.0 6.9 5.0 4.8 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.3 5.5 DP 77-9886 4.3 7.1 4.4 4.8 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.4 5.5 C-SMX 4.9 7.0 4.8 5.1 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.4 5.5 DP 77-9360 4.4 6.5 5.1 5.0 5.7 5.6 6.1 5.4 5.4 DP 77-9579 5.1 6.8 4.8 4.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.1 5.3 * MUSICA 4.6 7.3 3.0 5.0 5.6 5.5 6.2 6.3 5.3 * PATHFINDER 4.6 6.6 4.7 4.4 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.4 5.3 SRX 3K 3.9 7.4 3.4 5.1 5.8 5.5 6.6 5.8 5.3 TL1 4.8 6.7 4.3 4.8 5.4 5.6 6.0 5.5 5.3 * J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5) 4.3 7.0 3.8 4.6 5.9 5.4 6.3 5.7 5.3 * CULUMBRA II (ACF 174) 4.0 7.0 3.5 5.1 5.9 5.5 6.3 5.7 5.2 BMXC-S02 4.7 6.7 4.3 4.5 5.6 5.6 6.2 4.9 5.2 IS-FRR 23 4.7 7.3 3.7 4.6 5.9 5.3 6.0 5.4 5.2 * SR 3000 4.1 6.8 3.5 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.6 5.7 5.2 * CELESTIAL 4.6 7.3 4.3 4.2 5.6 5.7 6.0 4.9 5.2 * SPLENDOR (ASC 245) 4.6 6.8 3.6 4.5 6.1 5.4 5.9 5.0 5.1 * JASPER II 4.7 6.7 3.8 4.2 5.6 5.4 6.0 5.4 5.1 * RAZOR 4.6 6.4 4.0 4.2 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.9 5.1 * QUATRO 3.9 6.7 3.2 4.8 5.8 4.7 6.0 6.2 5.0 * CASCADE 4.2 7.0 2.9 3.9 5.6 5.2 6.1 5.8 4.9 TABLE 1A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS (CONT'D) GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE NORTHEAST REGION 1/ 2004-07 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME MA1 ME1 NJ1 NJ2 NY1 PA1 QE1 RI1 MEAN * SCALDIS 3.6 7.2 2.9 4.6 5.6 4.0 6.6 5.4 4.8 * AUDUBON 4.5 6.9 3.8 3.9 5.5 4.8 5.7 4.4 4.8 * SHORELINE (SRX 55R) 4.7 6.8 2.8 4.4 5.6 5.4 5.6 4.2 4.8 * SEABREEZE 4.7 6.4 3.6 4.0 5.3 4.9 5.9 4.3 4.8 C03-4676 4.2 5.9 3.6 3.9 5.6 5.0 5.9 4.5 4.7 * SHADEMASTER 4.0 5.8 2.9 3.3 5.5 4.3 5.7 3.7 4.3 * ORACLE 3.8 5.8 2.5 3.3 5.6 4.1 5.4 3.5 4.1 * DAWSON E 3.9 5.1 2.5 3.8 5.8 3.5 5.3 3.1 4.1 * BOREAL 3.8 5.5 2.2 3.1 5.5 3.7 5.4 3.2 3.9 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.0 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.3 C.V. (%) 10.2 8.8 18.3 8.1 4.8 10.2 4.3 9.9 9.6 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2008. 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.