TABLE 1A.               MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                             GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S.  1/
                                                                 MAINTAINED USING "SCHEDULE A"  *
                                                                        1997-2001 DATA

                                                         TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF  2/

                           NAME                            AZ1     FL1     MD1    MS1     NM1     OK1    SC2     VA1    VA4    MEAN

                         * PRINCESS                        7.0     6.5     6.4    6.4     6.8     6.4    6.8     5.9    6.2     6.5
                         * TIFSPORT (TIFT 94)              6.8     6.2     5.8    7.2     6.9     7.1    7.5     4.6    6.1     6.5
                         * TIFWAY                          7.0     5.7     5.8    7.3     6.9     7.0    7.6     4.5    6.0     6.4
                         * RIVIERA (OKS 95-1)              6.7     5.8     6.5    5.9     6.8     6.9    7.0     5.8    6.1     6.4
                         * TIFGREEN                        6.2     3.9     6.0    7.0     7.0     7.0    7.2     4.6    6.2     6.1
                           PATRIOT (OKC 18-4)              6.1     5.0     5.8    6.2     6.6     6.9    7.0     5.1    6.4     6.1
                           CN 2-9                          6.7     5.0     5.6    6.7     6.2     6.8    7.6     4.1    6.1     6.1
                           SWI-11                          6.6     6.3     5.8    5.9     6.7     5.6    6.2     5.4    6.0     6.1
                         * TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C)     6.2     5.1     6.0    6.0     6.2     6.1    6.3     5.8    6.0     6.0
                         * MIDLAWN                         6.5     3.3     5.1    6.2     6.9     6.9    7.0     4.6    6.1     5.8
                           OKC 19-9                        5.9     4.3     5.9    5.8     6.6     6.7    7.0     3.9    6.2     5.8
                         * SHANGHAI                        5.5     4.7     5.5    5.6     6.2     6.3    5.6     5.2    6.0     5.6
                         * MINI-VERDE                      6.0     3.9     5.9    6.6     6.0     5.6    7.1     3.0    5.9     5.6
                         * SAVANNAH                        5.4     4.3     5.7    5.2     5.9     5.8    5.9     5.1    5.8     5.4
                           CARDINAL                        6.4     3.8     4.6    6.8     5.9     5.4    5.8     3.9    5.7     5.4
                         * SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224)          5.4     4.6     5.6    5.2     5.8     5.3    5.7     5.0    5.7     5.4
                         * SUNDEVIL II                     5.1     4.1     5.5    5.2     5.7     5.6    5.4     5.1    5.8     5.3
                         * BLACKJACK                       5.0     4.1     5.4    5.3     5.6     5.8    5.1     5.6    5.7     5.3
                           J-540                           5.3     4.2     5.3    5.1     5.7     5.6    5.3     5.2    5.7     5.3
                         * MAJESTIC                        5.1     4.2     5.4    5.0     5.8     5.8    5.4     5.0    5.6     5.3
                         * SYDNEY (SWI-7)                  4.7     5.4     5.2    4.8     5.4     5.7    5.3     5.1    5.6     5.2
                         * SHANGRI LA                      4.8     4.7     5.3    4.9     5.4     5.7    5.2     5.0    5.6     5.2
                         * PYRAMID                         5.0     4.1     5.2    4.8     5.8     5.6    5.5     5.2    5.5     5.2
                         * BLUE-MUDA                       4.9     4.5     5.0    5.0     5.4     5.6    5.2     5.3    5.4     5.1
                         * MIRAGE                          5.2     4.3     5.0    4.8     5.5     5.7    5.3     5.3    5.2     5.1
                         * NUMEX-SAHARA                    5.1     3.8     4.9    4.8     5.4     5.7    5.1     4.9    5.3     5.0
                         * JACKPOT                         5.0     4.1     4.7    4.8     5.2     5.6    5.1     5.0    5.5     5.0
                         * ARIZONA COMMON                  5.0     3.4     4.6    4.6     5.5     5.4    4.9     4.4    4.9     4.7

                           LSD VALUE                       0.5     0.8     1.2    0.3     0.6     0.5    0.5     0.7    0.4     0.2
                           C.V. (%)                       11.0    20.4    23.6    8.5    13.0    10.0    8.9    21.1    9.3    14.0

                           *   COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2002.

                           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.
                    
                           *   SCHEDULE A -   1/2-3/4 INCH MOWING HEIGHT
                                              3/4-1 lb. N/1000 FT2/PER GROWING MONTH     
                                              IRRIGATION TO PREVENT VISUAL DROUGHT STRESS                          
                                              MOWING FREQUENCY 3-5 TIMES PER WEEK