TABLE 53.            DOLLAR SPOT RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                              GROWN ON A GREEN AT E. LANSING, MI  1/
                                                                         1999-2002 DATA

                                                           DOLLAR SPOT RATINGS 1-9; 9=NO DISEASE  2/

                                     NAME                      JUNE 00     JULY 00     JULY 02     SEPT 02      MEAN

                                     PENN A-1                    1.0         6.7         8.0         7.7         5.8
                                     PENN A-2                    1.3         6.7         7.0         7.7         5.7
                                     PENN G-1                    1.0         6.0         8.0         7.3         5.6
                                     PST-A2E                     1.0         6.0         8.0         7.3         5.6
                                     L-93                        1.3         6.0         6.7         7.3         5.3
                                     SRX 1NJH                    1.7         6.0         7.7         6.0         5.3
                                     PENN A-4                    1.3         6.0         6.3         6.7         5.1
                                     PENNCROSS                   2.7         5.3         6.0         5.7         4.9
                                     PENNLINKS                   1.3         5.7         7.0         5.7         4.9
                                     PICK CB 13-94               2.0         5.7         6.7         5.3         4.9
                                     PENN G-6                    1.7         6.3         5.3         6.0         4.8
                                     SR 7200                     1.3         6.3         4.7         6.0         4.6
                                     SYN 96-3                    1.7         4.7         8.0         4.0         4.6
                                     VESPER (PICK MVB)           1.3         6.0         4.7         6.0         4.5
                                     ABT-CRB-1                   1.3         6.0         5.7         4.7         4.4
                                     BENGAL (BAR AS 8FUS2)       2.0         5.3         3.7         6.0         4.3
                                     IMPERIAL                    1.7         5.0         5.0         5.0         4.2
                                     ISI AP-5                    1.7         5.3         4.7         4.7         4.1
                                     SR 1119                     1.3         5.0         4.7         4.7         3.9
                                     BAR CB 8US3                 1.7         4.7         5.3         3.3         3.8
                                     BRIGHTON (SRX 1120)         1.7         6.0         3.7         4.0         3.8
                                     SRX 1BPAA                   1.7         5.7         3.7         4.0         3.8
                                     SYN 96-1                    2.0         5.0         4.0         4.0         3.8
                                     SYN 96-2                    2.0         4.7         4.3         4.0         3.8
                                     BACKSPIN                    1.7         4.3         4.7         3.3         3.5
                                     PROVIDENCE                  1.7         4.3         3.0         3.3         3.1
                                     BAVARIA                     1.3         4.0         3.0         3.7         3.0
                                     CENTURY                     2.0         4.3         3.0         2.3         2.9
                                     CRENSHAW                    2.0         4.0         3.3         2.0         2.8

                                     LSD VALUE                   2.9         1.2         5.1         1.8         2.4
                                     C.V. (%)                   48.2        13.0        41.0        22.3        35.6

                           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.