TABLE 54A.     ESTABLISHMENT VIGOR RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                        1997-2001 DATA

                                                       ESTABLISHMENT VIGOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=MAXIMUM VIGOR  2/

                                                                NAME                       MO2

                                                                BLACKJACK                  8.3
                                                                NUMEX-SAHARA               8.3
                                                                PYRAMID                    8.0
                                                                J-540                      7.7
                                                                MIRAGE                     7.7
                                                                RIVIERA (OKS 95-1)         7.7
                                                                ARIZONA COMMON             7.3
                                                                BLUE-MUDA                  7.3
                                                                SWI-11                     7.3
                                                                SYDNEY (SWI-7)             7.3
                                                                SHANGRI LA                 7.0
                                                                SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224)     7.0
                                                                JACKPOT                    6.7
                                                                SUNDEVIL II                6.7
                                                                MAJESTIC                   6.3
                                                                SAVANNAH                   6.3
                                                                PRINCESS                   5.7
                                                                PATRIOT (OKC 18-4)         3.0
                                                                TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C)3.0
                                                                TIFGREEN                   3.0
                                                                CARDINAL                   2.7
                                                                OKC 19-9                   2.7
                                                                MIDLAWN                    2.3
                                                                SHANGHAI                   2.3
                                                                CN 2-9                     2.0
                                                                MINI-VERDE                 2.0
                                                                TIFSPORT (TIFT 94)         2.0
                                                                TIFWAY                     2.0

                                                                LSD VALUE                  1.3
                                                                C.V. (%)                  15.4


                           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.