TABLE 8C.    SPRING DENSITY RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS (VEGETATIVE) 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
                                   PATRIOT (OKC 18-4)     6.5    7.3     6.0     7.3     4.7     7.9    8.0     5.7     6.7
                                   CN 2-9                 6.3    9.0     5.5     5.8     4.7     7.3    7.9     5.8     6.5
                                   SHANGHAI               5.8    7.0     5.5     6.8     5.0     7.3    6.9     5.1     6.2

                                   LSD VALUE              1.2    0.7     1.3     1.4     1.6     0.9    0.3     0.9     0.4
                                   C.V. (%)              23.6    4.8    28.8    18.4    20.3    14.8    4.7    18.6    18.1

                           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.