TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BERKSHIRE (4001) 7.7 5.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.7 PST-4HM 7.3 4.7 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 ABT-HF-3 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.6 SRX 3961 6.7 5.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.6 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 6.0 4.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.5 NORDIC (E) 7.0 5.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.5 ABT-HF-2 7.0 5.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 6.0 6.4 ABT-HF-4 5.7 3.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.4 ABT-HF1 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.4 SRX 52961 8.0 3.7 6.3 5.3 7.3 7.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.4 PICK FF A-97 6.3 4.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 MINOTAUR 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.2 PST-4MB 6.0 3.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.2 SALSA 7.3 4.0 6.7 4.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 6.2 CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7) 7.7 4.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.1 JASPER II 7.7 3.0 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.1 MB-63 7.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.1 ABERDEEN (PST-EFL) 8.0 3.3 6.0 4.3 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.1 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 6.0 4.0 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.1 ABT-CHW-3 7.0 4.7 7.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 ABT-CR-3 7.7 3.7 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 BIGHORN 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 BRIDGEPORT 6.3 5.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 LONGFELLOW II 6.7 5.3 7.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 BOREAL 7.3 5.0 6.0 4.7 7.7 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.9 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 6.0 4.3 7.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.9 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.9 OXFORD 7.0 3.7 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.9 PICK FRC A-93 7.3 3.3 7.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 QUATRO 6.0 3.7 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.9 RELIANT II 6.7 4.0 7.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 SHADEMARK 7.0 5.7 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.9 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 6.0 4.7 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 TIFFANY 6.3 5.3 7.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.9 ABT-CHW-1 7.0 4.7 7.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.8 ABT-CHW-2 6.3 4.3 7.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 ABT-CR-2 8.0 3.3 6.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.8 AMBASSADOR 6.7 5.0 7.0 4.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 5.8 BRITTANY 7.7 5.0 7.0 4.3 7.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.8 CULOMBRA 6.7 4.0 7.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 SHADOW II 7.0 4.7 7.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.8 BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1) 7.3 4.0 6.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 PST-4FR 7.3 4.7 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 RESCUE 911 6.7 2.3 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 ATTILA E 5.7 5.0 6.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.6 INTRIGUE 7.0 3.3 6.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.6 TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT AMES, IA 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN MB-82 6.3 3.7 7.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.6 SCALDIS 5.7 3.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 7.0 5.6 TREAZURE (E) 6.3 4.0 7.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.6 BAR CHF 8 FUS2 6.7 3.7 7.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.5 COMMON CREEPING RED 7.0 3.7 6.7 4.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 DISCOVERY 6.0 3.7 7.7 4.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 FLORENTINE 8.0 2.7 7.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 SR 3200 6.0 3.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.5 BANNER III 7.3 3.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.4 DGSC 94 7.7 4.7 7.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.4 JAMESTOWN II 5.7 4.7 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 OSPREY 6.3 3.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 SANDPIPER 6.3 4.3 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.4 ACF 083 7.3 4.7 8.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 ASC 082 7.3 3.7 7.0 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 ASR 049 7.0 3.0 6.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 DEFIANT 7.0 4.0 7.3 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 HERON 5.3 5.0 7.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5) 7.3 3.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 WRIGLEY (ACF 092) 6.7 4.3 7.3 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.3 ASC 172 7.7 4.3 6.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.2 BAR SCF 8 FUS3 7.0 3.7 7.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.2 MAGIC 6.3 3.7 7.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.2 INVERNESS (PST-47TCR) 7.7 3.3 6.7 4.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.2 SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 7.0 3.7 7.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.2 SR 5100 5.3 3.7 7.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.2 SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV) 7.3 3.3 7.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.1 PATHFINDER 7.7 4.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 SEABREEZE 6.3 3.7 6.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.9 SHADEMASTER II 7.3 3.0 6.3 3.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.9 DAWSON E+ 6.7 2.0 6.7 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.8 ROSE (ASC 087) 7.0 4.0 6.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.8 SR 6000 6.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.8 LSD VALUE 1.5 2.8 1.2 1.7 1.6 1.3 2.1 5.6 2.0 0.9 C.V. (%) 11.6 26.5 8.9 17.7 14.1 12.8 14.7 18.6 14.9 8.5 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. 2001 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 1998 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 IA1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 7.1-7.5 0-60 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS