TABLE 8A.              SPRING DENSITY RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                        1997-2001 DATA

                                                           DENSITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=MAXIMUM DENSITY  2/

                               NAME                            AZ1    CA3     FL1     MO1     MO3     NM1    OK1     TX2    MEAN

                               CARDINAL                        7.5    9.0     5.8     7.0      .      8.5    8.3     7.1     7.6
                               TIFWAY                          7.3    8.7     6.7     6.5      .      7.7    8.0     6.3     7.3
                               TIFGREEN                        6.5    8.7     4.8     8.2      .      8.4    8.1     6.3     7.3
                               TIFSPORT (TIFT 94)              6.8    9.0     7.0     6.2      .      7.7    8.0     5.8     7.2
                               MIDLAWN                         6.7    8.7     4.5     7.8      .      8.7    7.6     6.1     7.1
                               MINI-VERDE                      6.7    9.0     5.2     5.7     5.3     7.7    8.6     7.0     6.9
                               OKC 19-9                        6.0    8.7     5.4     6.5      .      8.0    8.0     5.0     6.8
                               RIVIERA (OKS 95-1)              6.3    7.3     6.4     8.0     5.3     8.1    7.1     5.8     6.8
                               PATRIOT (OKC 18-4)              6.5    7.3     6.0     7.3     4.7     7.9    8.0     5.7     6.7
                               PRINCESS                        6.8    7.7     7.1     6.8     4.0     7.8    6.9     5.9     6.6
                               CN 2-9                          6.3    9.0     5.5     5.8     4.7     7.3    7.9     5.8     6.5
                               SWI-11                          6.4    7.3     6.7     5.5     4.0     7.5    6.2     6.2     6.2
                               TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C)     5.7    7.0     5.8     7.2     4.3     7.6    6.7     5.3     6.2
                               SHANGHAI                        5.8    7.0     5.5     6.8     5.0     7.3    6.9     5.1     6.2
                               SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224)          4.8    6.3     5.1     6.3     4.3     6.3    6.0     5.3     5.6
                               J-540                           4.9    6.3     4.7     6.3     4.0     6.7    6.0     5.4     5.5
                               SYDNEY (SWI-7)                  4.3    6.3     5.9     6.3     4.3     6.2    5.8     4.8     5.5
                               SAVANNAH                        5.0    6.7     4.4     6.8     3.3     6.7    6.1     4.8     5.5
                               SUNDEVIL II                     4.6    7.0     4.9     6.2     3.0     6.6    5.9     5.0     5.4
                               SHANGRI LA                      4.6    6.3     4.8     6.0     3.7     6.0    6.0     5.2     5.3
                               MAJESTIC                        4.8    6.0     4.9     5.3     3.7     6.3    5.7     4.8     5.2
                               BLACKJACK                       4.7    5.7     4.7     6.7     3.7     5.9    5.6     4.6     5.2
                               NUMEX-SAHARA                    5.1    6.3     4.3     5.7     3.3     6.0    5.9     4.7     5.2
                               BLUE-MUDA                       4.6    5.7     5.1     6.3     3.3     5.3    6.1     4.8     5.1
                               PYRAMID                         4.6    6.0     4.7     6.0     3.3     6.4    5.8     4.3     5.1
                               MIRAGE                          4.6    6.0     4.5     5.7     3.3     5.8    5.6     4.6     5.0
                               JACKPOT                         4.6    6.0     4.6     5.2     2.7     5.9    5.8     4.4     4.9
                               ARIZONA COMMON                  4.8    5.7     3.9     4.5     3.0     6.0    5.3     4.2     4.7

                               LSD VALUE                       1.0    0.9     1.0     1.4     1.3     1.0    0.6     0.7     0.4
                               C.V. (%)                       21.4    7.8    24.0    19.4    19.8    18.3    8.9    17.1    18.3

                           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.