TABLE 6B.               MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF CREEPING BENTGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                   GROWN ON A GREEN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA  1/
                                                                         2005 DATA
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                          GENETIC     SPRING      WEAR                             QUALITY RATINGS
                 NAME                      COLOR      GREENUP   TOLERANCE   APR     MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    NOV    MEAN

                 IS-AP 9                    5.7         6.0        3.3      3.3     6.7    7.7    7.0    7.0    7.3    6.0    5.0     6.3
                 LS-44                      5.7         6.3        3.3      3.3     7.0    7.7    7.0    7.3    7.0    6.3    5.0     6.3
                 KINGPIN (9200)             6.0         6.0        3.7      3.0     6.3    7.0    6.3    7.7    7.3    7.0    5.0     6.2
                 MEMORIAL (A03-EDI)         5.0         6.3        3.0      3.0     6.7    7.7    6.7    7.3    7.0    6.3    5.0     6.2
                 13-M                       5.0         5.7        2.7      3.0     6.3    7.0    6.7    7.0    7.0    6.7    5.3     6.1
                 BENCHMARK DSR              6.0         6.0        2.7      3.0     6.0    7.3    6.7    7.0    7.7    6.7    4.7     6.1
                 BENGAL                     5.7         5.7        3.7      3.3     6.0    7.0    6.7    6.7    7.0    6.3    6.0     6.1
                 CY-2                       5.3         4.3        4.0      2.3     5.3    7.0    6.7    7.0    7.0    6.3    6.0     6.0
                 PENN A-1                   5.3         5.0        3.3      2.3     6.3    7.7    6.7    7.0    7.0    6.0    5.3     6.0
                 T-1                        6.0         6.0        2.7      2.3     6.0    6.7    7.0    7.3    7.0    6.7    5.3     6.0
                 TYEE (SRX 1GD)             6.0         5.7        3.0      2.0     4.7    6.0    7.0    7.7    8.0    7.0    5.7     6.0
                 DECLARATION                6.0         6.0        3.3      2.0     5.0    6.3    6.7    7.3    7.0    7.0    5.7     5.9
                 MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD)       5.3         6.3        3.3      2.3     4.7    6.0    7.3    7.3    7.3    6.7    5.3     5.9
                 007 (DSB)                  6.0         6.3        3.0      2.3     5.0    6.3    6.3    7.0    7.0    6.7    5.7     5.8
                 AUTHORITY (235050)         5.7         5.7        3.7      2.3     5.0    6.7    6.3    7.3    7.0    6.7    4.7     5.8
                 SHARK (23R)                5.7         5.7        3.7      2.3     5.0    6.3    6.7    7.0    7.7    6.7    5.0     5.8
                 INDEPENDENCE               6.0         5.3        4.0      2.3     4.7    6.3    6.7    7.3    6.7    6.3    5.3     5.7
                 ALPHA                      6.0         5.7        3.7      2.3     5.3    6.7    6.3    6.3    7.0    6.0    5.0     5.6
                 PENNLINKS II               5.7         5.7        2.7      2.7     6.3    6.7    6.0    6.3    6.3    5.7    5.0     5.6
                 PENNCROSS                  5.0         5.3        4.0      2.7     6.0    6.0    5.7    5.7    6.0    5.7    5.0     5.3

                 LSD VALUE                  0.7         2.6        2.1      1.2     1.5    1.1    1.1    1.1    1.3    1.3    0.7     0.7
                 C.V. (%)                   6.6        14.9       22.6     20.7    13.8    8.5    7.4    7.9    8.2    8.4    7.5     5.3