TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2002 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 APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN ABT-HF1 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 OXFORD 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 QUATRO 5.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.2 ABT-HF-4 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.1 ABT-HF-2 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 ABT-HF-3 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 BERKSHIRE (4001) 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 MINOTAUR 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.9 MB-82 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 NORDIC (E) 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 RELIANT II 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.9 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 5.3 4.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.9 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.9 AMBASSADOR 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.8 ATTILA E 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.8 BAR SCF 8 FUS3 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.8 DISCOVERY 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.8 OSPREY 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.8 PST-4MB 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.8 RESCUE 911 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.8 SRX 3961 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.8 WRIGLEY (ACF 092) 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 4.7 5.0 5.8 DEFIANT 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 INTRIGUE 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 PICK FF A-97 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 SCALDIS 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 ASR 049 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 HERON 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.6 JASPER II 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.6 PST-4HM 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.6 ACF 083 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.5 BANNER III 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.5 BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1) 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.7 5.0 6.7 4.7 5.3 5.5 DAWSON E+ 5.3 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 PICK FRC A-93 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.5 PST-4FR 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.5 SR 3200 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.5 ABT-CHW-2 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 4.3 4.7 5.4 BIGHORN 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.4 BRITTANY 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.0 5.3 5.4 LONGFELLOW II 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.4 NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5) 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.4 SHADOW II 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.4 SR 6000 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.4 TABLE 10. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT EAST LANSING, MI 1/ 2002 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 APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN TREAZURE (E) 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.4 ASC 082 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 BAR CHF 8 FUS2 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 BRIDGEPORT 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 DGSC 94 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 FLORENTINE 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 INVERNESS (PST-47TCR) 5.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 MB-63 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 PATHFINDER 5.3 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 ROSE (ASC 087) 5.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 SR 5100 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 SRX 52961 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 ABERDEEN (PST-EFL) 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.2 ABT-CHW-1 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.2 ABT-CHW-3 5.7 4.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.2 ABT-CR-2 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 ABT-CR-3 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.2 ASC 172 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 5.0 5.2 CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7) 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.3 5.3 5.2 CULOMBRA 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.2 SEABREEZE 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 5.2 SHADEMASTER II 5.0 4.7 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 4.3 4.7 5.2 SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 5.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.2 COMMON CREEPING RED 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.3 5.0 6.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 5.1 MAGIC 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.1 SALSA 5.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.3 5.1 SHADEMARK 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.1 SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV) 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.1 TIFFANY 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 5.1 JAMESTOWN II 5.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 SANDPIPER 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 BOREAL 5.3 4.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.9 LSD VALUE 1.8 1.7 2.5 1.7 2.5 1.0 1.4 2.0 2.1 2.0 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 6.7 15.7 11.3 6.3 14.4 6.3 6.6 8.0 12.2 12.8 10.1 8.9 13.3 10.5 5.3 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. 2002 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 MI1 SANDY LOAM 7.1-7.5 61-150 151-240 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 TO PREVENT DORMANCY