TABLE 23. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING WINTER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP COLOR THREAD FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN RESCUE 911 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.3 5.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.3 5.7 5.6 ABT-HF1 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.7 5.7 5.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.0 3.3 5.0 3.7 5.5 SCALDIS 7.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.4 OSPREY 6.0 5.3 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 5.7 4.3 5.2 OXFORD 6.3 5.0 5.7 7.3 5.7 4.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.0 5.2 PICK FF A-97 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 5.3 4.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 4.0 2.7 5.3 3.7 5.2 ABT-HF-2 6.3 5.3 5.7 7.0 4.3 3.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.1 MB-82 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 SCALDIS II (AHF 008) 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 4.3 4.7 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.0 5.1 SRX 3961 5.3 5.0 5.3 7.7 5.3 4.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.3 5.1 ABT-HF-3 7.3 5.7 4.7 8.0 4.0 3.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 4.7 5.0 EUREKA II (CIS FL 11) 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 5.3 4.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 5.0 CHARIOT (CIS FL 12) 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.0 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 4.3 4.9 HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS) 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 4.9 INTRIGUE 6.7 5.0 4.0 6.3 3.3 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.9 PST-4HM 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.7 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.9 RELIANT II 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.9 STONEHENGE (AHF 009) 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.3 4.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.3 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.9 ABT-CHW-3 7.0 4.3 4.0 6.3 4.0 3.0 5.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.3 4.8 HERON 5.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 5.3 4.7 4.8 JASPER II 6.3 5.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 6.7 6.3 4.8 MB-63 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 5.0 7.0 5.7 4.8 PST-4MB 7.0 4.7 4.7 7.3 4.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 4.8 WRIGLEY (ACF 092) 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 3.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 4.8 AMBASSADOR 7.3 5.3 4.0 6.0 4.3 3.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 BERKSHIRE (4001) 6.0 6.3 6.0 8.3 4.7 3.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 4.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 4.7 DEFIANT 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.0 4.3 3.7 4.7 ABERDEEN (PST-EFL) 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.6 ABT-CHW-2 6.3 5.0 3.7 6.7 3.3 3.3 4.3 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.6 ABT-CR-3 7.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.7 5.3 5.0 4.6 ATTILA E 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.6 BAR CHF 8 FUS2 6.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.6 CINDY LOU (CIS FRR 7) 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.3 4.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.0 2.7 3.3 4.7 4.6 NAVIGATOR (CIS FRR 5) 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.3 6.0 4.6 PICK FRC A-93 7.3 5.7 4.7 6.7 3.7 3.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 6.3 4.3 4.6 SR 5100 5.7 4.7 3.7 5.0 3.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 3.7 6.0 4.6 SRX 52961 7.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.7 4.6 ABT-CHW-1 6.0 4.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.7 5.0 4.5 BANNER III 7.0 5.3 4.0 5.0 3.3 3.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 5.7 4.5 BRIDGEPORT 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 3.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.5 DISCOVERY 6.7 6.0 5.0 7.3 5.0 3.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 3.7 2.7 3.7 3.0 4.5 MAGIC 7.3 4.7 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.3 3.7 4.7 4.5 NORDIC (E) 6.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.0 4.3 3.3 4.5 TREAZURE (E) 5.3 4.0 3.7 5.7 3.3 3.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.0 5.0 4.7 4.5 ABT-HF-4 7.7 6.0 5.0 7.3 5.0 3.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 4.0 3.0 3.7 3.3 4.4 BIGHORN 7.3 7.0 4.7 8.3 4.0 3.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.7 5.3 4.0 4.4 MINOTAUR 7.7 7.0 5.0 8.0 4.0 3.0 4.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 3.7 3.0 5.7 4.0 4.4 TABLE 23. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF FINELEAF FESCUE CULTIVARS IN THE 1998 NATIONAL FINELEAF FESCUE TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING WINTER RED QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP COLOR THREAD FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN PATHFINDER 6.7 5.0 4.7 3.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 4.4 SR 5210 (SRX 52LAV) 7.0 5.0 5.7 3.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.7 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 4.4 JAMESTOWN II 5.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.0 5.3 4.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.3 LONGFELLOW II 6.0 5.0 4.3 6.3 3.7 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.3 5.0 4.0 4.3 PST-4FR 6.7 5.0 6.0 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 3.0 3.7 3.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 TIFFANY 6.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.0 3.7 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 BARGENA III (BAR CF 8 FUS1) 7.3 4.3 6.0 3.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 5.0 4.7 4.2 INVERNESS (PST-47TCR) 7.0 5.7 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 3.7 2.7 6.0 4.7 4.2 QUATRO 6.3 5.3 7.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.2 ASC 082 7.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 4.1 BAR SCF 8 FUS3 6.7 4.3 6.0 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.0 4.7 4.0 4.1 BRITTANY 6.3 5.3 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 4.7 4.0 4.1 SEABREEZE 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.0 3.3 3.3 2.7 5.7 3.3 4.1 SHADEMASTER II 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 SR 3200 7.3 5.7 4.3 8.0 3.7 3.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.1 ABT-CR-2 8.0 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 3.0 3.3 2.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 BOREAL 6.7 4.7 5.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 5.0 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 5.3 4.7 4.0 COMMON CREEPING RED 6.3 5.7 6.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.7 6.7 4.0 DAWSON E+ 5.0 4.7 5.3 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 3.7 3.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 SANDPIPER 6.3 5.3 3.7 4.7 3.7 3.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.3 4.0 ACF 083 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 3.7 3.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 5.0 3.7 2.7 3.7 3.3 3.9 ASR 049 6.7 4.7 7.0 4.3 4.3 3.3 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.3 2.3 4.0 3.0 3.9 FLORENTINE 7.3 6.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.0 2.7 4.3 4.0 3.9 SALSA 5.3 4.0 7.0 3.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.0 3.3 3.0 2.7 4.3 3.3 3.9 SHADOW II 6.3 4.3 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 6.3 5.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.9 SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92) 8.0 5.3 4.3 6.7 3.7 3.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.7 4.3 3.9 ASC 172 7.7 4.7 5.7 3.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 4.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.8 CULOMBRA 7.0 6.7 5.0 8.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 5.0 4.7 3.7 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 DGSC 94 8.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.0 3.0 2.3 3.7 3.7 3.8 ROSE (ASC 087) 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 3.3 2.3 4.3 3.3 3.8 SHADEMARK 6.3 5.0 6.0 3.7 4.3 4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 SR 6000 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 2.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.0 4.3 2.7 2.7 LSD VALUE 1.2 2.9 1.3 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.3 2.3 5.0 2.6 0.7 C.V. (%) 10.7 20.0 15.1 17.6 16.1 15.7 18.2 14.4 11.8 19.6 16.1 28.7 30.6 25.5 9.8 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 VA1 - - - - - - - -