TABLE 26. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ RED RED GENETIC SPRING WINTER THREAD THREAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP COLOR MAY JUN MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN OXFORD 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 4.0 7.3 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.1 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 7.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 4.3 7.3 7.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 ABT-HF1 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 7.7 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 7.0 5.9 RESCUE 911 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 4.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.9 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.7 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 PICK FF A-97 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 4.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 6.3 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 4.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 ABT-HF-2 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 4.3 7.7 7.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.6 ABT-HF-4 8.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 3.7 7.3 7.3 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.6 AMBASSADOR 6.0 5.7 4.3 6.7 6.3 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.6 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 7.7 6.7 4.7 3.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.6 OSPREY 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 4.0 7.3 7.0 5.0 3.7 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 5.6 SRX 3961 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 3.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.6 ABT-CHW-3 5.7 5.3 3.3 6.7 6.0 3.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 BAR CHF 8 FUS2 7.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 4.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 5.3 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7) 5.7 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 4.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.5 PST-4MB 8.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 3.7 7.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.0 5.5 RELIANT II 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.5 ABERDEEN (PST-EFL) 4.7 5.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.4 ABT-CHW-2 5.7 6.0 3.7 6.3 7.0 4.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 ASC 082 6.7 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 DISCOVERY 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 7.7 6.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 LONGFELLOW II 5.7 6.0 4.0 6.7 7.0 4.0 8.0 7.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 QUATRO 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 4.0 6.3 6.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 SCALDIS 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 3.3 7.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 SR 5100 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 BIGHORN 8.0 5.3 7.0 6.7 7.3 3.7 7.3 7.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.2 MAGIC 5.7 6.3 3.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.2 PICK FRC A-93 6.3 6.0 4.7 6.7 6.7 4.0 7.7 7.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.2 TREAZURE (E) 4.0 5.7 4.0 6.3 6.0 4.0 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 5.2 ABT-CHW-1 5.3 5.3 3.3 6.0 5.7 3.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.1 ABT-CR-3 5.0 5.7 3.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 BRITTANY 6.0 5.7 4.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.1 JASPER II 4.7 5.3 3.3 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.1 MB-82 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 7.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.1 NORDIC (E) 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 4.0 7.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.1 SHADEMASTER II 5.7 6.0 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.1 BERKSHIRE (4001) 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 4.3 7.3 7.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 DGSC 94 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 HERON 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 INTRIGUE 5.7 5.7 3.7 6.3 6.3 3.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 5.0 PST-4HM 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 3.7 6.3 6.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 SRX 52961 5.0 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 ABT-CR-2 4.7 5.0 3.3 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 4.9 BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1) 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.3 4.9 TABLE 26. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 2001 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST RED RED GENETIC SPRING WINTER THREAD THREAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP COLOR MAY JUN MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN BAR SCF 8 FUS3 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 4.9 BRIDGEPORT 4.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.9 DEFIANT 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 3.7 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.9 SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV) 5.3 6.0 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.9 TIFFANY 6.3 6.7 4.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 4.9 JAMESTOWN II 5.0 5.7 3.3 6.0 5.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.8 MINOTAUR 8.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 4.0 6.0 7.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.8 INVERNESS (PST-47TCR) 6.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.8 PST-4FR 5.0 7.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.8 SANDPIPER 4.0 6.0 3.0 6.3 6.0 4.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 3.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.8 SEABREEZE 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 3.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.8 SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 7.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 7.0 6.7 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.8 SR 3200 8.0 4.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 3.3 6.3 6.0 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.8 ABT-HF-3 7.7 6.3 7.3 5.7 6.7 3.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 ATTILA E 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 3.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 MB-63 5.3 6.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5) 5.3 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 6.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 SHADOW II 5.3 6.0 4.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 6.7 6.7 5.0 4.0 3.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 FLORENTINE 6.0 5.7 3.7 4.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.6 PATHFINDER 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 6.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.6 SHADEMARK 5.7 7.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.6 ASC 172 7.3 4.7 3.0 5.3 5.0 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.5 BANNER III 5.7 5.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.7 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.5 WRIGLEY (ACF 092) 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 3.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.5 SALSA 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.4 ASR 049 7.0 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 2.7 4.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.2 CULOMBRA 6.3 6.7 4.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.2 ROSE (ASC 087) 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.2 BOREAL 4.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 6.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.1 ACF 083 5.3 6.7 5.0 3.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 DAWSON E+ 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 3.0 3.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 COMMON CREEPING RED 5.7 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 SR 6000 7.0 4.3 3.7 7.7 7.3 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.2 LSD VALUE 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.9 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.1 0.9 C.V. (%) 14.2 11.0 14.0 16.7 15.5 14.8 15.3 14.2 14.3 13.9 19.3 19.2 20.3 18.5 21.3 10.4 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 VA1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 5.6-6.0 0-60 0-150 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS