TABLE 8A. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                                   GROWN AT SIX LOCATIONS  1/
                                                                IN THE MID-TRANSITION REGION
                                                                          2003 DATA

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

                                           NAME                   AR1     NC1    OK1    SC2    TX3    VA4    MEAN

                                           TIFSPORT               7.9     6.3    6.7    6.0    6.8    6.3     6.7
                                           OR 2002                8.1     5.1    7.3    5.6    6.3    6.3     6.4
                                           AUSSIE GREEN           8.0     5.0    6.9    6.0    6.5    6.2     6.4
                                           CELEBRATION            7.7     5.3    7.0    5.8    6.0    6.7     6.4
                                           PATRIOT                7.9     5.5    6.7    5.2    6.1    6.4     6.3
                                           TIFT NO. 3             7.2     5.3    6.6    5.7    6.8    6.3     6.3
                                           MIDLAWN                7.4     5.3    6.9    5.1    7.0    6.1     6.3
                                           SWI-1045               6.8     5.3    6.9    5.6    6.4    6.2     6.2
                                           GN-1                   7.3     5.5    6.7    5.3    6.0    6.2     6.2
                                           OKC 70-18              7.6     4.7    7.1    5.4    6.1    6.2     6.2
                                           MS-CHOICE              6.6     5.3    7.1    5.3    6.2    6.4     6.2
                                           TIFWAY                 7.1     5.3    6.6    5.5    6.6    5.9     6.2
                                           TIFT NO. 4             7.3     4.4    6.7    5.9    6.5    6.1     6.1
                                           SWI-1044               7.2     5.8    6.7    5.5    6.4    5.2     6.1
                                           RIVIERA                6.8     5.4    7.0    5.4    5.6    6.0     6.0
                                           SWI-1003               6.6     5.6    6.5    5.3    6.4    5.8     6.0
                                           SWI-1041               6.5     5.3    6.5    5.4    6.4    5.9     6.0
                                           PRINCESS 77            6.6     6.1    6.3    4.6    6.3    6.0     6.0
                                           SWI-1012               6.6     5.0    6.8    5.1    6.2    5.9     5.9
                                           TIFT NO. 1             6.2     5.6    6.2    5.2    5.7    5.8     5.8
                                           SWI-1046               6.1     4.9    6.5    5.3    6.2    5.6     5.7
                                           SUNBIRD (PST-R68A)     5.7     5.1    6.8    5.4    5.6    5.7     5.7
                                           YUKON                  7.1     4.8    6.2    4.5    5.8    5.8     5.7
                                           CIS-CD7                5.9     5.3    6.6    5.3    5.5    5.3     5.7
                                           CIS-CD6                6.2     4.8    6.6    5.3    5.4    5.7     5.7
                                           TRANSCONTINENTAL       5.1     5.8    6.7    5.3    5.3    5.6     5.6
                                           TIFT NO. 2             6.0     5.8    5.7    5.2    6.1    4.8     5.6
                                           FMC-6                  5.9     5.4    6.4    4.8    5.6    5.3     5.6
                                           CIS-CD5                5.6     4.9    6.6    5.1    5.6    5.7     5.6
                                           SWI-1001               5.8     5.3    6.3    5.2    5.5    5.2     5.6
                                           SWI-1014               5.6     4.9    6.5    5.0    5.6    5.8     5.6
                                           ASHMORE                5.5     3.8    6.4    4.7    6.5    5.9     5.5
                                           SR 9554                5.7     4.9    6.3    4.4    5.5    5.9     5.4
                                           SUNDEVIL II            5.2     5.5    6.3    4.8    5.3    5.6     5.4
                                           PANAMA                 5.5     5.0    6.3    5.2    5.4    5.2     5.4
                                           LAPALOMA (SRX 9500)    5.1     4.9    6.4    5.3    5.5    5.3     5.4
                                           SOUTHERN STAR          5.2     4.1    6.6    4.9    6.0    5.6     5.4
                                           B-14                   4.7     5.3    6.2    4.7    5.8    5.2     5.3
                                           SUNSTAR                5.3     4.9    6.1    4.7    5.8    5.1     5.3
                                           NUMEX SAHARA           5.1     4.6    5.9    4.6    5.5    5.6     5.2
                                           MOHAWK                 5.1     4.3    6.1    4.9    5.2    5.3     5.1
                                           ARIZONA COMMON         5.3     5.3    5.8    4.6    5.5    4.2     5.1

                                           LSD VALUE              0.7     1.5    0.4    0.8    0.6    0.6     0.3
                                           C.V. (%)               6.5    17.7    3.7    9.1    5.8    6.7     8.7

                           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.