TABLE 9.      SEEDLING VIGOR AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS
                                               IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT COLLEGE STATION, TX  1/
                                                                         2002 DATA

                                                            SEEDLING VIGOR RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                                                 SEEDLING     PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS
                                             NAME                  VIGOR      5 WEEKS    8 WEEKS       MEAN

                                             PANAMA                 7.7        65.0        78.3        71.7
                                             MOHAWK                 8.0        63.3        73.3        68.3
                                             SWI-1001               6.3        61.7        70.0        65.8
                                             B-14                   6.0        60.0        70.0        65.0
                                             NUMEX SAHARA           7.0        60.0        68.3        64.2
                                             SUNSTAR                7.0        58.3        66.7        62.5
                                             CIS-CD7                6.0        55.0        63.3        59.2
                                             SUNDEVIL II            6.0        53.3        61.7        57.5
                                             SWI-1012               5.0        55.0        60.0        57.5
                                             TIFT NO. 1             5.7        51.7        61.7        56.7
                                             LAPALOMA (SRX 9500)    5.3        51.7        60.0        55.8
                                             SR 9554                5.7        50.0        56.7        53.3
                                             SWI-1041               4.7        51.7        55.0        53.3
                                             SOUTHERN STAR          5.3        48.3        56.7        52.5
                                             CIS-CD5                5.0        43.3        56.7        50.0
                                             TRANSCONTINENTAL       5.3        41.7        58.3        50.0
                                             FMC-6                  5.3        45.0        51.7        48.3
                                             SWI-1045               5.0        45.0        51.7        48.3
                                             SWI-1003               4.3        41.7        48.3        45.0
                                             PRINCESS 77            4.7        36.7        48.3        42.5
                                             SWI-1046               4.3        38.3        41.7        40.0
                                             TIFT NO. 2             3.3        35.0        41.7        38.3
                                             RIVIERA                3.3        35.0        40.0        37.5
                                             SWI-1044               3.3        28.3        38.3        33.3
                                             ARIZONA COMMON         2.7        30.0        31.7        30.8
                                             CIS-CD6                2.7        26.0        31.7        28.8
                                             YUKON                  4.7        25.0        28.3        26.7
                                             TIFSPORT               2.3        11.7        38.3        25.0
                                             TIFT NO. 3             5.7        21.7        26.7        24.2
                                             GN-1                   4.7        20.0        26.7        23.3
                                             SUNBIRD (PST-R68A)     3.3        17.7        26.0        21.8
                                             PATRIOT                4.3        18.3        23.3        20.8
                                             SWI-1014               2.0        19.0        21.0        20.0
                                             CELEBRATION            5.0        16.7        21.7        19.2
                                             OR 2002                2.3        16.7        20.0        18.3
                                             TIFT NO. 4             3.3        15.0        21.7        18.3
                                             AUSSIE GREEN           3.3        15.0        20.0        17.5
                                             MIDLAWN                2.3        13.3        16.7        15.0
                                             MS-CHOICE              3.3        11.7        14.0        12.8
                                             ASHMORE                3.0         9.3        14.0        11.7
                                             OKC 70-18              2.7        10.0        10.7        10.3
                                             TIFWAY                 1.7         7.7        10.7         9.2

                                             LSD VALUE              2.4        28.1        29.4        27.8
                                             C.V. (%)              31.1        46.9        41.3        42.7

                           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.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
          TABLE A.                           2002-03 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN                                                                                                                                          
                                                            THE 2002 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                        SOIL          SOIL                         SUN             MOWING                                                                                                                              
                            SOIL            SOIL     PHOSPHOROUS   POTASSIUM        NITROGEN       OR              HEIGHT    IRRIGATION                                                                                                                
          LOCATION         TEXTURE           PH      (LBS/ACRE)    (LBS/ACRE)   (LBS/1000 SQ FT)   SHADE            (IN)     PRACTICED                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
            TX2      SANDY CLAY LOAM       7.6-8.5      61-150      151-240         4.1-5.0        FULL SUN        0.6-1.0   TO PREVENT STRESS