TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 1/ 2001 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 MEAN NORDIC (E) 6.0 4.7 88.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 PST-4HM 6.0 5.0 99.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 ABT-HF-3 6.0 6.0 89.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.2 ABT-HF-4 7.3 5.0 93.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.2 ABT-HF1 7.0 6.0 89.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 6.2 ABT-HF-2 6.7 6.0 96.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 6.3 5.7 89.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 DISCOVERY 6.0 5.7 93.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.9 OXFORD 6.0 5.7 84.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 5.9 RELIANT II 5.3 6.0 95.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.9 RESCUE 911 6.3 6.0 95.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.9 BERKSHIRE (4001) 7.3 4.7 97.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 BIGHORN 6.7 6.0 96.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.8 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 5.3 5.3 86.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.8 HERON 7.3 5.7 88.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.8 INTRIGUE 6.7 6.3 89.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.8 OSPREY 6.0 5.0 93.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.8 PST-4MB 6.3 6.3 91.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.8 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 6.7 5.3 81.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 ABT-CHW-3 6.0 6.3 91.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.6 MINOTAUR 7.0 6.0 97.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 5.6 SRX 3961 6.3 5.0 86.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.6 ABT-CHW-2 6.0 6.3 81.7 5.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.5 BAR CHF 8 FUS2 7.0 6.0 88.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.5 SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV) 6.0 6.0 91.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.5 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 7.0 5.0 81.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 BAR SCF 8 FUS3 6.0 5.7 85.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.4 CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7) 6.0 5.7 91.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.7 5.4 DEFIANT 6.0 4.7 86.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.4 LONGFELLOW II 5.3 6.0 91.3 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 MB-82 6.3 6.3 90.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 6.3 4.7 81.7 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.4 SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 6.3 6.7 86.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.4 TIFFANY 6.0 6.0 83.3 5.7 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.4 ABT-CHW-1 6.0 6.0 93.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 AMBASSADOR 5.3 6.3 93.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 JASPER II 6.3 6.7 90.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 SCALDIS 5.7 5.7 89.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 CULOMBRA 6.0 6.3 83.3 6.0 4.7 5.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.2 NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5) 6.0 5.3 95.0 6.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.2 PICK FF A-97 6.0 6.0 88.3 5.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.2 PICK FRC A-93 6.0 6.3 91.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.2 SR 3200 6.0 5.7 81.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 ABT-CR-2 6.0 6.7 83.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.1 ABERDEEN (PST-EFL) 6.3 7.3 88.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.1 SANDPIPER 5.7 5.3 86.7 6.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.1 TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT URBANA, IL 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SHADOW II 6.3 6.0 83.3 5.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.1 TREAZURE (E) 5.7 5.7 91.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.1 ABT-CR-3 6.7 6.7 91.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 ACF 083 5.7 6.7 90.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 ASR 049 6.0 6.0 78.3 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 BRIDGEPORT 5.7 5.7 78.3 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 MAGIC 5.7 6.3 88.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 MB-63 5.3 6.0 94.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 5.0 SEABREEZE 6.3 6.3 90.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 SR 5100 5.7 5.7 83.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 SRX 52961 6.0 6.7 88.3 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 WRIGLEY (ACF 092) 5.3 5.3 85.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 ATTILA E 6.3 6.0 90.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.8 BANNER III 6.0 6.0 83.3 6.0 4.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 BRITTANY 5.7 6.0 81.7 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 DAWSON E+ 5.7 6.0 76.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.8 INVERNESS (PST-47TCR) 6.0 6.3 90.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.8 QUATRO 6.7 6.0 89.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.8 DGSC 94 6.7 6.0 83.3 6.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 FLORENTINE 6.7 7.0 75.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 PATHFINDER 5.0 6.0 88.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 SHADEMASTER II 5.7 6.7 89.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1) 5.3 6.3 81.7 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.6 PST-4FR 6.0 6.3 76.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.6 ROSE (ASC 087) 6.0 6.0 85.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.6 SALSA 6.3 5.7 78.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 4.6 ASC 082 5.3 6.0 80.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.5 COMMON CREEPING RED 6.0 6.3 88.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.5 SHADEMARK 6.0 6.0 76.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.5 JAMESTOWN II 5.3 5.7 81.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.4 BOREAL 6.0 6.3 81.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.2 ASC 172 5.3 6.0 88.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 SR 6000 5.7 7.0 60.0 3.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.5 LSD VALUE 1.7 1.5 27.6 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.2 0.6 C.V. (%) 11.6 11.8 10.8 14.8 15.1 14.4 13.9 11.6 13.1 12.1 7.2 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 IL1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 0-60 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 NO IRRIGATION