TABLE 17C.  DROUGHT TOLERANCE (WILTING) RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS (VEGETATIVE) CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                        1997-2001 DATA
                                                    DROUGHT TOLERANCE (WILTING) RATINGS 1-9; 9=NO WILTING  2/  3/

                                                                  NAME                   GA1

                                                                  TIFGREEN               6.0
                                                                  MINI-VERDE             5.7
                                                                  TIFSPORT (TIFT 94)     5.3
                                                                  CN 2-9                 4.7
                                                                  OKC 19-9               4.7
                                                                  SHANGHAI               4.3
                                                                  MIDLAWN                4.0
                                                                  TIFWAY                 4.0
                                                                  CARDINAL               3.3
                                                                  PATRIOT (OKC 18-4)     3.3

                                                                  LSD VALUE              1.2
                                                                  C.V. (%)              16.1

                           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.

                           3/  DROUGHT TOLERANCE (WILTING) RATED IN 2001 ONLY.