TABLE 7C.    TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS (VEGETATIVE) CULTIVARS
                                                                  GROWN AT SEVEN LOCATIONS  1/
                                                               IN THE UPPER TRANSITION REGION
                                                                          2003 DATA

                                                        TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF  2/

                                         NAME             IL2     IN1     KS2     KS3    KY1     MO1     VA1    MEAN

                                         PATRIOT          6.7     7.4     5.3     5.5    7.2     6.2     6.3     6.4
                                         AUSSIE GREEN     6.1     5.9     4.4     4.8    7.9     6.0     6.3     5.9
                                         MIDLAWN          5.8     6.4     6.4     6.2    6.2     4.9     5.3     5.9
                                         OR 2002          5.7     4.9     4.4     4.4    7.4     5.2     5.1     5.3
                                         OKC 70-18        5.3     4.7     3.3     3.7    7.6     5.0     5.3     5.0
                                         ASHMORE          3.6     4.8     4.1     4.6    5.1     4.1     4.4     4.4
                                         TIFT NO. 4       5.6     2.6     2.9     3.5    7.8     3.6     4.5     4.3
                                         GN-1             3.8     3.2     3.1     3.5    6.8     4.9     4.5     4.3
                                         MS-CHOICE        3.6     2.6     4.1     4.5    7.2     2.9     3.8     4.1
                                         CELEBRATION      4.3     2.3     3.9     4.3    7.2     1.7     4.5     4.0
                                         TIFT NO. 3       5.3     2.4     3.0     3.5    7.4     1.5     4.6     4.0
                                         TIFSPORT         4.5     2.8     3.2     3.7    7.7     2.1     2.9     3.8
                                         TIFWAY           3.9     2.0     3.1     3.4    7.4     1.2     3.2     3.4

                                         LSD VALUE        1.6     1.3     0.8     0.8    0.5     1.6     0.9     0.4
                                         C.V. (%)        20.7    21.0    13.4    12.4    4.8    26.1    11.8    15.5

                           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.