TABLE 18. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL THREAD APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ABT-HF1 6.0 6.0 83.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 7.7 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.8 CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7) 4.7 7.3 99.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.6 SRX 52961 4.7 6.0 97.7 5.3 6.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.4 ABT-CHW-2 4.3 7.0 88.3 7.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 INTRIGUE 5.7 5.7 93.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5) 4.7 6.3 96.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 7.7 3.7 88.3 8.0 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.2 JASPER II 4.7 4.7 96.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 5.2 LONGFELLOW II 4.7 5.7 91.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.2 ABERDEEN (PST-EFL) 4.7 6.3 97.7 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.2 AMBASSADOR 5.0 5.7 94.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.1 BERKSHIRE (4001) 5.3 5.0 80.0 7.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 7.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 ABT-CR-2 8.3 5.7 95.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 3.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 ABT-CR-3 6.0 5.3 94.3 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 SRX 3961 4.0 5.0 76.7 8.3 5.3 4.3 6.7 7.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 ABT-CHW-3 5.5 6.5 85.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 4.5 4.5 4.0 5.0 5.5 4.5 4.9 HERON 6.7 4.0 86.7 7.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.9 PICK FF A-97 5.7 5.0 70.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.9 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 6.0 5.3 81.7 7.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.9 ASC 082 6.3 5.3 96.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.8 OXFORD 5.7 4.7 40.0 7.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.8 PICK FRC A-93 6.0 5.3 95.0 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.8 PST-4HM 5.3 4.7 65.0 8.0 4.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.8 SHADEMASTER II 5.0 7.3 96.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 3.3 3.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.8 SR 5100 4.0 7.0 91.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.8 ABT-CHW-1 5.7 5.3 93.3 8.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.7 DISCOVERY 6.0 3.7 38.3 7.0 4.0 4.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 TREAZURE (E) 3.3 6.3 94.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 WRIGLEY (ACF 092) 2.7 7.7 70.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 BRITTANY 6.3 6.0 86.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.6 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 6.7 5.0 65.0 7.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.6 MAGIC 5.7 6.0 88.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.6 ABT-HF-3 8.3 3.3 90.0 6.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 3.7 3.7 4.5 ABT-HF-4 6.0 4.7 65.0 7.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 3.7 3.3 4.5 ASR 049 6.3 6.3 93.3 7.0 3.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 4.5 BAR CHF 8 FUS2 5.7 6.3 75.0 4.3 6.0 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.5 BAR SCF 8 FUS3 6.3 6.0 78.3 6.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.5 DGSC 94 6.0 6.7 90.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 2.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.5 JAMESTOWN II 3.3 6.7 86.7 5.0 5.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.5 PATHFINDER 6.0 6.7 96.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.5 RESCUE 911 6.7 3.3 56.7 6.7 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.5 BRIDGEPORT 4.7 7.0 88.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.4 FLORENTINE 7.0 6.7 85.0 5.0 5.0 3.7 2.7 3.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.4 MINOTAUR 7.3 4.3 85.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.4 OSPREY 5.3 4.3 48.3 8.3 4.3 4.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.4 PST-4FR 8.0 7.0 95.0 4.0 5.0 3.7 2.7 3.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.4 TABLE 18. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT ADELPHIA, NJ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST PERCENT GENETIC SPRING COVER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP FALL THREAD APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN QUATRO 7.7 6.3 76.7 7.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.4 SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 8.0 6.0 88.3 4.3 4.0 5.3 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.4 SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV) 6.0 5.7 96.0 3.7 4.3 3.3 2.7 3.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.4 BANNER III 5.3 5.7 71.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 CULOMBRA 5.7 6.7 73.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 MB-82 5.3 5.3 38.3 7.7 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 4.3 3.0 2.3 3.7 4.3 RELIANT II 5.7 4.3 25.0 8.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 2.7 2.3 2.7 4.3 SANDPIPER 4.0 6.7 68.3 6.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 SHADOW II 3.7 7.0 70.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 ABT-HF-2 5.3 4.7 36.7 8.7 5.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 4.2 ATTILA E 6.0 4.7 61.7 8.0 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.2 BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1) 6.7 7.0 91.7 3.3 5.3 3.7 2.3 3.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.2 DAWSON E+ 3.7 5.3 70.0 4.0 4.0 3.3 2.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.1 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 6.0 4.7 51.7 7.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.1 ASC 172 8.3 3.3 93.3 5.0 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 BIGHORN 8.0 2.3 76.7 7.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 3.0 2.7 4.0 MB-63 5.0 7.0 81.7 4.7 5.3 4.3 2.3 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 NORDIC (E) 5.3 4.7 43.3 8.3 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 2.7 2.3 3.3 4.0 INVERNESS (PST-47TCR) 6.7 5.7 86.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.0 PST-4MB 7.3 2.3 61.7 7.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.0 SCALDIS 5.7 3.3 56.7 7.7 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 SHADEMARK 5.3 7.3 91.3 3.0 4.3 3.7 2.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 SEABREEZE 4.7 7.3 56.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.9 SR 3200 7.7 2.7 85.0 6.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.9 COMMON CREEPING RED 4.7 5.7 85.0 4.3 4.0 2.7 2.3 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.7 ROSE (ASC 087) 6.0 7.3 68.3 2.7 4.0 3.3 2.3 4.0 4.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 SALSA 1.3 7.3 91.7 4.0 4.0 3.0 2.3 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.6 DEFIANT 5.3 4.7 40.0 6.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.5 TIFFANY 4.0 6.7 53.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 2.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.5 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 6.3 4.3 31.7 7.7 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.4 BOREAL 5.0 5.7 70.0 3.7 4.0 2.3 1.7 2.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.2 ACF 083 4.7 7.3 13.3 6.3 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 1.3 1.7 1.7 2.7 SR 6000 6.3 2.7 8.3 7.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.3 2.0 1.6 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.6 15.6 1.9 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.6 C.V. (%) 12.8 18.6 13.9 19.6 17.2 15.9 19.6 16.5 17.3 16.8 17.4 16.1 8.7 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 NJ2 SANDY LOAM 6.6-7.0 271-450 376-500 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS