TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP THREAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5) 6.3 7.7 8.3 4.7 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 7.0 6.5 JASPER II 7.0 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.4 CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7) 6.3 7.3 8.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 AMBASSADOR 7.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.2 SRX 52961 6.3 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.1 ABT-CHW-2 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 INTRIGUE 7.3 7.0 8.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 ABT-CR-3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.9 ABT-CHW-3 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.8 LONGFELLOW II 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.8 ABERDEEN (PST-EFL) 5.0 7.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.6 SR 5100 6.3 7.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.5 TREAZURE (E) 4.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.5 PICK FRC A-93 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.2 MAGIC 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 ASC 082 7.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.9 SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV) 5.7 6.0 6.0 3.7 3.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.9 BRIDGEPORT 5.7 8.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.8 MB-63 6.0 8.0 4.7 4.7 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.8 SHADOW II 4.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 ABT-HF1 5.3 5.0 8.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.6 BRITTANY 5.7 6.3 3.7 5.0 3.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.3 4.6 PATHFINDER 5.3 7.3 3.7 4.7 3.7 6.3 4.7 3.0 5.3 4.7 4.6 DGSC 94 5.0 7.0 4.0 4.7 3.3 5.3 3.7 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.5 PST-4MB 5.0 3.7 7.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.5 TIFFANY 4.7 8.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 BERKSHIRE (4001) 5.0 6.0 8.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.7 4.2 ABT-CR-2 6.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 3.7 5.3 3.7 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.2 ABT-HF-3 4.7 5.0 7.0 4.3 6.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.2 MINOTAUR 4.3 4.0 8.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.2 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.2 CULOMBRA 6.0 7.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.1 FLORENTINE 5.0 6.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.7 4.0 3.0 4.7 4.0 4.1 SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 5.3 6.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 3.0 4.1 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 5.0 4.0 8.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 ROSE (ASC 087) 5.0 7.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.7 4.3 3.9 SHADEMARK 3.7 8.0 3.0 3.7 3.0 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.0 3.8 SRX 3961 4.0 4.3 8.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 2.7 2.0 2.7 3.0 3.8 ABT-HF-2 4.5 5.7 8.3 5.3 6.7 5.0 2.3 2.0 2.7 2.0 3.7 ASC 172 5.0 4.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1) 4.3 6.7 2.7 3.7 2.3 5.3 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 PICK FF A-97 4.3 4.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 2.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 SANDPIPER 4.3 6.7 4.7 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 RESCUE 911 3.7 3.3 7.7 4.7 6.0 5.0 3.0 1.7 2.3 2.3 3.6 SHADEMASTER II 4.3 7.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 5.3 3.3 2.0 3.3 4.7 3.6 ABT-HF-4 4.7 4.7 8.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.5 TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST GENETIC SPRING RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP THREAD MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN BANNER III 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 2.3 3.5 BAR SCF 8 FUS3 4.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 3.5 DISCOVERY 5.0 4.3 7.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 2.3 2.0 3.3 3.0 3.5 HERON 4.3 3.3 6.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.0 2.7 2.3 3.7 3.5 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 4.0 3.7 8.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.4 QUATRO 4.7 6.0 6.7 3.3 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.4 ABT-CHW-1 4.7 5.3 5.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 BAR CHF 8 FUS2 4.7 6.3 4.7 3.3 3.0 4.7 3.0 2.7 3.7 2.7 3.3 OXFORD 4.0 6.0 7.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 2.3 2.0 2.3 1.7 3.3 ACF 083 5.5 8.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 3.2 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 3.5 6.0 7.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 3.2 JAMESTOWN II 4.0 6.7 5.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.3 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.2 NORDIC (E) 4.3 3.3 7.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 2.0 2.0 1.7 2.3 3.1 INVERNESS (PST-47TCR) 4.3 6.0 2.7 4.0 2.0 4.7 3.0 2.3 3.0 2.7 3.1 RELIANT II 4.3 4.7 8.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 2.3 1.3 2.3 2.3 3.1 SALSA 2.7 8.3 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 3.1 WRIGLEY (ACF 092) 4.7 7.7 7.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.7 3.1 DEFIANT 4.0 5.3 6.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.3 3.0 OSPREY 4.7 4.0 8.0 4.0 5.3 4.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 1.7 3.0 PST-4FR 4.7 6.7 2.3 4.0 2.3 5.3 3.0 1.3 2.7 2.7 3.0 SEABREEZE 3.7 5.3 4.0 2.7 3.0 4.0 3.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 COMMON CREEPING RED 3.3 6.3 4.3 3.0 2.7 3.7 3.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.8 PST-4HM 4.3 4.0 8.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 2.0 1.3 2.0 3.0 2.7 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 4.7 4.0 5.0 2.3 3.3 3.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 3.0 2.7 ATTILA E 4.0 4.0 8.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.6 SCALDIS 4.0 3.7 6.0 3.0 2.3 3.3 2.3 2.0 2.7 2.3 2.6 ASR 049 4.5 5.3 4.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 2.0 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.5 MB-82 3.0 5.0 5.0 3.3 2.7 3.7 2.3 1.7 2.3 1.7 2.5 BIGHORN 4.3 3.0 5.0 2.3 2.3 2.7 2.0 2.7 3.0 2.0 2.4 SR 3200 3.3 4.0 6.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.7 1.7 2.3 BOREAL 1.7 6.3 4.0 2.7 2.3 4.3 2.0 1.3 1.7 1.3 2.2 DAWSON E+ 3.0 5.0 5.5 2.0 2.0 2.7 2.3 1.7 2.3 2.7 2.2 SR 6000 5.0 4.5 . 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.2 LSD VALUE 1.6 1.5 2.4 1.6 1.9 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.6 0.9 C.V. (%) 19.4 15.9 23.9 22.7 26.9 16.3 22.9 30.0 23.8 27.6 14.8 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 NJ1 SANDY LOAM 5.6-6.0 271-450 241-375 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS