TABLE 23A.    THATCH RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                        1997-2001 DATA

                                                                  THATCH RATINGS 1-9; 9=NONE  2/  3/

                                                                NAME                       FL1

                                                                ARIZONA COMMON             8.0
                                                                SHANGHAI                   7.3
                                                                MIDLAWN                    7.0
                                                                NUMEX-SAHARA               7.0
                                                                SYDNEY (SWI-7)             7.0
                                                                BLUE-MUDA                  6.7
                                                                OKC 19-9                   6.7
                                                                SHANGRI LA                 6.7
                                                                TIFGREEN                   6.7
                                                                BLACKJACK                  6.3
                                                                JACKPOT                    6.3
                                                                MINI-VERDE                 6.3
                                                                SUNDEVIL II                6.3
                                                                CARDINAL                   6.0
                                                                MAJESTIC                   6.0
                                                                MIRAGE                     6.0
                                                                PYRAMID                    6.0
                                                                SAVANNAH                   6.0
                                                                J-540                      5.7
                                                                PATRIOT (OKC 18-4)         5.7
                                                                TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C)5.7
                                                                SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224)     5.7
                                                                SWI-11                     5.7
                                                                PRINCESS                   5.3
                                                                CN 2-9                     5.0
                                                                RIVIERA (OKS 95-1)         5.0
                                                                TIFWAY                     4.7
                                                                TIFSPORT (TIFT 94)         4.3

                                                                LSD VALUE                  1.2
                                                                C.V. (%)                  12.2

                           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.

                           3/  THATCH RATED IN 1998 ONLY.