TABLE 6B.              MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS (SEEDED) CULTIVARS                                        
                                                     GROWN FOR SPRING DEAD SPOT STUDY AT COLUMBIA, MO   1/                                                 
                                                                         2017 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/                                                  
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                  
                                           SPRING      COLOR     DEAD SPOT                      QUALITY RATINGS
                 NAME                      GREENUP    OCTOBER     SPRING      APR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT    MEAN                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                           
                 JSC 2007-8-S                 3.3        4.3         4.3      5.0     4.7     5.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.5                  
                 MBG 002                      3.0        4.3         7.7      4.0     5.3     5.3     6.0     6.7     5.3     5.7     5.5                  
                 MONACO (JSC 2007-13-S)       4.3        3.3         6.0      5.0     5.0     5.3     6.0     6.0     5.7     5.3     5.5                  
                 YUKON                        4.0        4.0         7.7      4.3     5.3     5.7     5.3     6.3     6.0     5.0     5.4                  
                 OKS 2011-1                   2.7        4.3         7.3      4.3     5.3     5.0     5.3     6.0     5.7     5.3     5.3                  
                 BAR C291                     3.0        4.3         8.0      3.7     4.3     5.3     6.0     5.7     5.7     5.7     5.2                  
                 RIVIERA                      4.0        4.0         4.3      4.3     4.7     4.7     5.3     6.3     6.0     5.3     5.2                  
                 JSC 2009-6-S                 3.0        3.7         3.3      4.0     4.3     4.7     5.3     5.3     5.3     5.0     4.9                  
                 JSC 2009-2-S                 3.7        4.0         4.3      4.3     3.7     4.7     5.3     5.0     5.7     5.0     4.8                  
                 OKS 2011-4                   2.7        3.7         7.3      3.7     4.7     4.7     5.3     5.7     5.0     4.7     4.8                  
                 OKS 2009-3                   2.7        3.7         8.3      3.0     3.7     4.7     5.7     5.3     5.0     5.3     4.7                  
                 PST-R6P0                     4.0        5.0          .       4.0     3.7     4.3     5.0     5.0     5.3     5.0     4.6                  
                 PRINCESS 77                  2.0        4.7          .       2.0     2.3     3.7     4.3     5.3     4.7     4.7     3.9                  
                 PST-R6CT                     2.0        3.7          .       2.3     3.3     4.0     4.3     4.0     4.7     4.3     3.9                  
                 NUMEX-SAHARA                 1.7        4.0          .       2.3     2.0     3.7     4.0     4.0     4.3     4.3     3.5                  
                 PST-R6T9S                    1.7        3.5          .       2.0     1.3     3.0     3.3     3.3     3.7     3.0     2.8                  
                 12-TSB-1                     1.7        4.5          .       1.7     2.3     2.3     3.3     3.0     3.3     3.0     2.7                  
                 NORTH SHORE SLT              1.0        4.0          .       1.0     1.0     1.3     1.3     1.7     2.3     2.0     1.5                  

                 LSD VALUE                    1.9        3.8         2.4      2.0     1.8     2.9     2.5     2.2     3.3     2.6     1.9                  
                 C.V. (%)                    35.4       25.1        22.1     32.7    29.1    31.5    26.9    24.7    27.7    26.5    23.6                  
 
                 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.