TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 8.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.7 86.7 91.3 88.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.5 OXFORD 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 88.3 91.7 90.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.5 SRX 52961 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.5 83.3 90.0 88.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.5 ABT-HF1 8.0 6.7 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 86.7 81.7 81.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.4 JASPER II 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 86.7 88.3 85.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.4 ABERDEEN (PST-EFL) 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 80.0 88.3 80.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 7.7 7.4 RESCUE 911 8.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 88.3 81.7 78.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 7.4 BERKSHIRE (4001) 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 90.0 83.3 81.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 ABT-CR-3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 81.7 76.7 75.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 ABT-HF-2 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 88.3 71.7 80.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 ASC 082 7.3 6.3 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 83.3 88.3 85.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 BANNER III 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 86.7 85.0 86.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7) 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 86.7 88.3 83.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5) 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 88.3 86.7 83.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.3 OSPREY 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 85.0 91.7 91.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 PICK FRC A-93 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 86.7 86.7 83.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 RELIANT II 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 85.0 91.7 85.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 ABT-CHW-2 6.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 88.3 91.7 90.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.2 BIGHORN 8.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 83.3 88.3 86.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.2 MAGIC 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 86.7 85.0 85.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.2 MB-82 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 88.3 86.7 86.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.2 PATHFINDER 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 88.3 85.0 83.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.2 PICK FF A-97 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 85.0 96.3 86.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.2 SHADEMARK 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 80.0 80.0 75.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.2 SR 6000 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 85.0 86.7 88.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.2 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 83.3 76.7 76.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.2 ABT-CR-2 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 83.3 86.7 86.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.1 ABT-HF-4 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 86.7 91.3 86.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.1 AMBASSADOR 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 86.7 88.3 86.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.1 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 86.7 83.3 80.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.1 INTRIGUE 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 8.0 7.7 88.3 88.3 81.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.1 LONGFELLOW II 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 86.7 85.0 81.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.1 MINOTAUR 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 83.3 91.7 86.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.7 7.1 SR 5100 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 86.7 89.7 88.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.1 SRX 3961 7.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 90.0 90.0 90.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.1 ABT-CHW-3 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 86.7 88.0 85.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 ABT-HF-3 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 86.7 86.7 86.7 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 7.0 BAR SCF 8 FUS3 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 85.0 81.7 76.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 88.3 90.0 88.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 HERON 7.3 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.3 85.0 80.0 80.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 NORDIC (E) 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 86.7 85.0 85.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.3 7.0 PST-4MB 8.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.3 88.3 81.7 83.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 QUATRO 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.7 8.0 7.0 80.0 95.0 88.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 ROSE (ASC 087) 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 81.7 86.7 83.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 SCALDIS 8.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 90.0 80.0 75.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 SHADEMASTER II 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 83.3 83.3 81.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 7.0 SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 86.7 90.0 88.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 TABLE 11. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN TREAZURE (E) 6.3 6.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 86.7 83.3 81.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.3 7.0 ACF 083 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 7.3 7.0 81.7 83.3 81.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.9 ATTILA E 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 85.0 88.3 85.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.9 PST-4HM 7.7 6.3 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.3 86.7 86.7 85.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 6.9 WRIGLEY (ACF 092) 6.7 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 81.7 85.0 83.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.0 6.9 ABT-CHW-1 6.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 83.3 83.3 81.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 8.0 7.0 6.8 BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1) 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.3 86.7 86.7 85.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.8 BAR CHF 8 FUS2 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.0 85.0 91.7 88.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.8 BRIDGEPORT 7.0 6.3 8.0 6.7 8.0 7.0 85.0 91.7 85.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 6.8 BRITTANY 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 86.7 83.3 78.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.8 COMMON CREEPING RED 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 83.3 76.7 80.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.8 CULOMBRA 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 85.0 73.3 83.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.8 DEFIANT 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 81.7 88.3 80.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.7 6.8 DGSC 94 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 85.0 78.3 78.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 DISCOVERY 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 86.7 81.7 78.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.8 JAMESTOWN II 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 85.0 81.7 80.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.8 MB-63 7.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 8.0 7.7 85.0 95.0 91.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.8 INVERNESS (PST-47TCR) 7.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 81.7 91.7 83.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.8 PST-4FR 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.0 85.0 86.7 78.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.8 SHADOW II 6.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 86.7 88.3 88.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.0 6.8 SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV) 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 86.7 83.3 85.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.8 ASR 049 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 81.7 70.0 68.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 BOREAL 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 85.0 89.7 85.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 FLORENTINE 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 85.0 88.3 85.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.7 SR 3200 7.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 83.3 85.0 88.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 6.3 6.7 TIFFANY 6.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 88.3 84.7 81.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 SANDPIPER 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 86.7 85.0 86.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.6 ASC 172 7.7 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 81.7 81.7 80.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.5 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 8.0 7.0 7.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 76.7 81.7 75.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 6.3 6.5 SEABREEZE 7.0 6.7 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.7 6.5 SALSA 6.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 81.7 81.7 78.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.4 DAWSON E+ 7.3 6.7 8.0 6.3 7.0 6.3 81.7 86.7 81.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 C.V. (%) 6.6 5.8 6.0 7.3 6.1 5.4 4.1 9.8 8.8 9.0 8.8 8.7 10.0 8.5 6.7 5.6 9.7 5.2 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.9 7.8 30.6 26.9 1.9 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.2 1.1 1.6 3.8 0.9 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 MI1 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS