TABLE 1A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS GROWN AT FIVE LOCATIONS GROWN UNDER HIGH INPUT 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME ME1 NY1 SD1 WA3 WI1 MEAN NAME ME1 NY1 SD1 WA3 WI1 MEAN * LONGFELLOW II 8.2 6.9 6.5 4.4 6.0 6.4 DGSC 94 7.6 6.3 6.6 2.7 4.8 5.6 * SHADOW II 7.4 6.7 6.7 4.8 5.9 6.3 MB-63 7.0 6.5 5.8 3.8 4.9 5.6 * TREAZURE (E) 7.4 6.7 6.9 4.8 5.6 6.3 * DISCOVERY 7.0 6.3 6.7 2.8 5.1 5.6 ABT-CHW-2 7.2 6.7 6.4 4.7 6.0 6.2 * INVERNESS (PST-47TCR) 7.7 6.2 6.3 2.8 4.9 5.6 * JASPER II 8.2 6.4 7.5 3.3 5.6 6.2 * NORDIC (E) 6.7 6.3 6.6 3.2 5.1 5.6 ABT-CHW-3 8.1 6.7 6.3 4.0 5.7 6.2 * BRITTANY 6.7 6.7 5.6 3.6 5.0 5.5 ABT-CHW-1 7.7 6.6 6.5 4.2 5.8 6.2 * BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1) 7.3 6.1 6.4 2.4 5.2 5.5 * SRX 52961 8.6 6.5 7.0 3.2 5.2 6.1 * SALSA 7.1 6.5 5.1 3.1 5.5 5.5 * INTRIGUE 7.7 6.8 6.2 4.0 5.8 6.1 PICK FF A-97 7.2 6.2 6.3 2.5 5.0 5.4 ACF 083 7.6 6.6 6.1 3.9 6.2 6.1 ASR 049 6.2 6.4 5.8 3.4 5.5 5.4 * NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5) 8.3 6.5 6.6 3.4 5.5 6.1 * DAWSON E+ 6.4 6.6 5.8 3.2 5.1 5.4 * SRX 3961 7.5 6.5 7.4 3.3 5.5 6.0 * HERON 6.7 6.7 6.4 2.7 4.6 5.4 * AMBASSADOR 7.6 6.6 6.2 3.8 5.9 6.0 ABT-HF-2 5.9 6.5 6.8 2.9 5.0 5.4 ABT-HF1 7.1 6.5 7.3 3.8 5.0 5.9 * SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV) 7.5 6.1 5.6 2.7 5.0 5.4 ABT-CR-3 8.3 6.4 6.6 2.9 5.5 5.9 PST-4MB 7.1 6.4 6.2 2.4 4.8 5.4 PST-4FR 7.4 6.5 7.4 3.3 5.0 5.9 * HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 6.4 6.4 6.0 2.9 5.1 5.4 * CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7) 8.2 6.3 6.9 3.0 5.2 5.9 * STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 6.2 6.6 6.5 2.5 5.0 5.4 * FLORENTINE 8.3 6.1 7.0 2.8 5.3 5.9 * ATTILA E 6.4 6.1 6.5 2.7 4.9 5.3 * ABERDEEN (PST-EFL) 8.0 6.6 6.7 3.0 5.1 5.9 * MINOTAUR 6.9 6.6 5.8 2.6 4.7 5.3 * RELIANT II 7.4 6.5 6.8 3.6 5.0 5.8 PST-4HM 5.8 6.4 6.4 3.1 4.8 5.3 * BERKSHIRE (4001) 6.8 6.7 7.3 3.0 5.1 5.8 * SCALDIS 7.6 6.0 5.6 2.6 4.8 5.3 * WRIGLEY (ACF 092) 7.4 6.5 5.6 3.8 5.6 5.8 * EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 6.7 6.4 6.0 2.4 5.0 5.3 * SR 5100 7.8 6.6 5.0 3.8 5.6 5.8 * COMMON CREEPING RED 7.3 6.1 5.7 2.3 5.0 5.3 * JAMESTOWN II 6.8 6.7 5.3 4.4 5.5 5.7 ABT-HF-4 6.1 6.4 6.6 2.5 4.8 5.3 PICK FRC A-93 7.8 6.5 5.9 3.3 5.2 5.7 * QUATRO 7.1 6.2 5.1 3.4 4.6 5.3 * SANDPIPER 6.8 6.4 5.8 4.0 5.5 5.7 MB-82 6.9 6.2 6.1 2.3 4.6 5.2 * TIFFANY 6.4 6.6 5.4 4.4 5.8 5.7 ABT-HF-3 6.0 6.5 6.4 2.6 4.6 5.2 ABT-CR-2 8.0 6.3 6.6 2.6 5.0 5.7 * ROSE (ASC 087) 7.5 6.3 4.8 2.6 4.9 5.2 * OSPREY 7.7 6.2 6.3 3.1 5.2 5.7 * DEFIANT 6.5 6.2 6.1 2.3 4.9 5.2 * MAGIC 7.1 6.4 5.8 3.5 5.7 5.7 * SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 6.8 6.2 5.1 2.8 5.2 5.2 * PATHFINDER 7.2 6.3 6.6 3.1 5.2 5.7 * SHADEMARK 6.8 6.5 5.2 2.8 4.7 5.2 * SEABREEZE 7.2 6.5 5.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 ASC 082 7.4 6.3 4.8 2.7 4.7 5.2 BAR SCF 8 FUS3 7.1 6.3 6.0 3.8 5.1 5.7 * BOREAL 6.4 6.0 5.7 2.6 4.9 5.1 * SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 7.4 6.6 5.8 3.2 5.3 5.7 * RESCUE 911 6.3 6.6 5.5 2.4 4.7 5.1 * BRIDGEPORT 6.9 6.6 5.1 4.2 5.5 5.7 ASC 172 7.1 6.1 5.1 2.3 4.8 5.1 * CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 7.4 6.4 6.3 2.8 5.1 5.6 * BIGHORN 6.2 6.3 5.2 2.0 4.3 4.8 * CULOMBRA 7.2 6.5 5.1 3.9 5.3 5.6 * SR 3200 5.8 6.4 5.0 2.0 4.3 4.7 * OXFORD 6.3 6.5 6.9 3.2 5.2 5.6 * SR 6000 5.2 6.0 4.7 2.5 4.1 4.5 * BANNER III 6.7 6.5 5.8 4.1 5.0 5.6 BAR CHF 8 FUS2 6.8 6.6 5.9 3.7 5.1 5.6 LSD VALUE 1.4 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.3 * SHADEMASTER II 7.2 6.3 5.9 3.2 5.5 5.6 C.V. (%) 11.9 3.3 7.5 10.9 5.9 8.7 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2003. 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.