TABLE 8A.         LEAF TEXTURE RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                         2006 DATA

                                                           LEAF TEXTURE RATINGS 1-9; 9=VERY FINE  2/

                                    NAME                                AZ1    CA3    KS1     NM1    TX1    UT1    MEAN

                                    LEGACY                              7.7    7.3    8.0     7.7    6.7    6.7     7.3
                                    DENSITY                             7.0    8.0    8.0     6.7    7.0    6.7     7.2
                                    378                                 6.7    7.0    8.0     7.3    6.3    7.7     7.2
                                    TECH TURF 1 (FRONTIER TURFALLO)     6.7    7.0    7.0     7.3    7.0    8.0     7.2
                                    BOWIE                               6.7    7.0    8.0     8.0    6.3    6.3     7.1
                                    SWI-2000                            6.3    7.0    8.0     6.7    6.0    7.0     6.8
                                    TEXOKA                              6.7    7.0    8.0     7.3    6.0    6.0     6.8
                                    609                                 6.7    7.0    7.7     6.3    6.0    6.3     6.7
                                    NE 95-55                            7.0    7.0    7.0     6.3    6.7    5.3     6.6
                                    BISON                               6.3    7.0    7.0     5.7    5.3    6.0     6.2

                                    LSD VALUE                           1.2    0.3    0.3     2.2    0.8    1.0     0.5
                                    C.V. (%)                           10.4    2.6    2.4    19.9    8.2    9.6    10.5