TABLE 8C.                      MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS (VEGETATIVE) CULTIVARS                                      
                                                     GROWN FOR SPRING DEAD SPOT STUDY AT COLUMBIA, MO   1/                                                 
                                                                         2015 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/                                                  
                                                                                                                                                           
                                  PERCENT     FALL        FALL                SPRING 
                        SPRING     COVER     COLOR       COLOR    SEEDHEAD     DEAD                           QUALITY RATINGS
       NAME            GREENUP    SPRING    OCTOBER    NOVEMBER    RATINGS     SPOT      APR    MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    NOV   MEAN                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                           
       JSC 2-21-18-V      8.3      73.3        6.7        7.3        9.0        7.7      7.0    8.0    8.0    7.0    7.7    8.0    7.7    7.7    7.6       
       TIFTUF (DT-1)      7.3      86.7        8.3        8.7        9.0        7.7      6.3    6.7    6.7    7.7    8.7    7.7    8.3    8.7    7.6       
       OKC 1131           7.3      80.0        4.7        3.3        9.0        6.3      7.0    6.3    7.7    8.0    8.0    8.3    7.0    5.7    7.3       
       OKC 1163           6.3      83.3        6.7        6.3        8.7        8.0      6.0    6.0    7.7    7.7    8.0    8.0    7.3    7.3    7.3       
       11-T-510           5.0      73.3        8.7        8.7        9.0        6.3      3.7    6.3    6.7    6.7    7.0    8.0    8.0    8.0    6.8       
       JSC 2-21-1-V       6.0      60.0        4.3        4.7        4.3        8.0      5.3    6.3    7.0    7.3    7.7    7.3    6.3    7.3    6.8       
       ASTRO              7.3      66.7        5.0        4.0        9.0        9.0      5.7    6.3    6.3    5.3    6.3    7.0    6.3    5.3    6.1       
       PATRIOT            5.0      73.3        6.0        2.3        9.0        8.3      4.7    5.3    7.7    5.7    5.3    7.0    6.0    5.0    5.8       
       LATITUDE 36        3.7      36.7        6.3        4.7        7.3        8.3      2.3    3.7    4.7    5.0    5.7    6.3    6.3    6.0    5.0       
       MSB 281            1.7      13.3        5.7        5.0        5.0         .       1.3    1.7    2.0    2.3    2.7    4.0    4.3    4.7    2.9       
       OKC 1302           3.0      30.0        2.0        2.0        9.0        8.0      2.7    2.3    3.0    3.0    3.0    3.0    2.7    2.3    2.8       
       FAES 1327          1.0      10.0        2.3        3.3        9.0         .       1.0    1.7    1.3    2.0    1.7    2.0    2.7    2.7    1.9       
       FAES 1325          1.0      13.3        2.7        2.3        3.0         .       1.3    1.0    1.7    1.7    1.3    2.0    2.0    2.0    1.6       
       11-T-251           1.0      10.0        4.3        4.0         .          .       1.0    1.0    1.0    1.0    1.3    2.0    2.7    2.0    1.5       
       FAES 1326          1.0      10.0        2.3        2.7        9.0         .       1.0    1.0    1.0    1.3    1.3    2.0    2.3    1.7    1.5       
       CELEBRATION        1.0      10.0        2.7        2.0         .          .       1.0    2.0    1.0    1.0    1.0    1.3    1.7    1.3    1.3       
       TIFWAY             1.0      10.0        1.0        1.3         .          .       1.0    1.0    1.0    1.0    1.0    1.3    1.3    1.3    1.1       

       LSD VALUE          2.2      20.0        3.5        3.5        1.9        3.5      1.5    1.9    1.8    2.0    1.6    2.2    2.4    2.3    1.6       
       C.V. (%)          36.0      30.1       42.4       46.7       11.4       17.8     28.9   30.9   26.5   30.5   23.3   28.4   31.1   31.3   24.2       
 
       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.