TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT QUEBEC (CANADA), QE 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN ABT-HF-2 6.0 4.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.8 PST-4HM 5.7 4.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 4.7 5.8 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 6.0 4.0 8.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 MB-82 6.0 4.0 8.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 PICK FF A-97 6.0 4.0 8.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 RESCUE 911 6.3 4.3 8.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 BERKSHIRE (4001) 5.7 4.0 8.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.6 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 6.0 4.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.6 NORDIC (E) 5.7 4.0 8.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.6 OSPREY 6.0 4.0 8.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.6 QUATRO 6.0 3.7 8.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.6 ABT-HF-4 6.3 4.0 8.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.4 ASR 049 6.0 3.0 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.4 BAR SCF 8 FUS3 7.0 3.3 8.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.4 DISCOVERY 6.0 4.0 8.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.4 MINOTAUR 6.3 4.0 8.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.4 SCALDIS 5.7 4.0 8.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.4 SR 3200 6.0 3.7 8.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.4 SRX 3961 5.7 4.0 8.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.4 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 5.3 4.0 8.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.4 ABT-CHW-2 6.7 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 ABT-HF1 5.7 4.3 8.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.3 ATTILA E 6.0 4.3 8.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 BRITTANY 6.7 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7) 7.0 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 DGSC 94 7.0 2.7 8.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 5.3 FLORENTINE 7.0 3.3 8.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 LONGFELLOW II 6.3 3.3 8.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 INVERNESS (PST-47TCR) 7.0 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 6.0 4.0 8.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.3 SR 5100 6.0 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV) 6.7 3.0 8.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 SRX 52961 6.7 3.0 8.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 WRIGLEY (ACF 092) 5.7 3.0 8.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 ABT-CHW-3 6.3 3.0 8.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.2 ABT-CR-3 7.0 3.0 8.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.2 AMBASSADOR 6.7 3.0 8.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.2 BANNER III 6.0 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.2 BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1) 6.7 3.0 8.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.2 BRIDGEPORT 6.3 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.2 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 6.0 3.7 8.0 5.0 4.3 6.3 5.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.2 INTRIGUE 7.0 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.2 JASPER II 6.3 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.2 MB-63 6.7 3.3 8.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.2 OXFORD 6.0 4.0 8.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.2 PATHFINDER 6.7 3.0 7.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.2 PICK FRC A-93 6.7 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.2 TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT QUEBEC (CANADA), QE 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PST-4FR 6.7 3.0 8.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.2 PST-4MB 6.0 3.3 8.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.2 ABERDEEN (PST-EFL) 6.7 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.2 RELIANT II 6.0 3.7 8.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.2 SALSA 5.0 3.3 8.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.2 SEABREEZE 6.0 3.0 8.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.2 SHADEMASTER II 6.3 2.7 8.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.2 SHADOW II 6.3 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.2 SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 7.0 3.0 8.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.2 ABT-CR-2 7.0 3.0 8.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.1 ASC 082 6.7 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.1 BAR CHF 8 FUS2 6.0 3.3 8.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 5.1 BIGHORN 6.0 3.0 8.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.1 BOREAL 6.0 3.0 8.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.1 CULOMBRA 6.3 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.1 HERON 6.0 4.0 8.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.1 MAGIC 6.3 3.0 8.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.1 ROSE (ASC 087) 6.7 3.0 8.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.1 SANDPIPER 6.0 3.0 8.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.1 TIFFANY 5.7 3.0 8.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.1 TREAZURE (E) 6.0 4.0 8.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 5.1 ABT-HF-3 6.0 3.3 8.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 ACF 083 6.3 3.3 8.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 COMMON CREEPING RED 5.3 3.0 8.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 DEFIANT 5.7 3.7 8.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 4.7 4.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 JAMESTOWN II 5.7 3.0 8.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 ABT-CHW-1 6.0 3.0 8.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.9 DAWSON E+ 5.7 2.7 8.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.9 NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5) 6.0 2.3 8.0 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.9 SHADEMARK 6.7 3.0 8.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.9 ASC 172 7.0 3.0 8.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.3 4.7 SR 6000 6.7 2.7 7.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 2.7 4.0 C.V. (%) 6.6 9.8 0.8 9.9 11.0 7.0 8.4 9.2 6.8 8.9 8.0 10.0 4.9 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.8 0.5 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 QE1 - - - - - - - -