TABLE 7A.                                   
          LEAF TEXTURE RATINGS OF VEGETATIVE BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS
                                  1987 DATA
                                       
                    LEAF TEXTURE RATINGS 1-9; 9=VERY FINE  1/

                   NAME          AZ1    FL1    NM1    MEAN

                   NM 43         7.0    9.0    9.0     8.3
                   MSB-20        7.7    8.3    8.7     8.2
                   CT-23         6.7    8.7    8.7     8.0
                   MSB-10        6.7    9.0    8.3     8.0
                   TIFGREEN      7.3    7.7    9.0     8.0
                   TIFWAY II     6.3    9.0    8.7     8.0
                   TIFWAY        7.0    8.3    8.3     7.9
                   NM 471        6.3    8.7    7.0     7.3
                   NM 507        6.0    8.7    7.3     7.3
                   TUFCOTE       5.7    7.7    7.3     6.9
                   NM 72         6.3    6.7    7.0     6.7
                   A-22          5.7    5.7    8.0     6.4
                   A-29          5.7    5.0    7.3     6.0
                   E-29          6.3    5.3    6.3     6.0
                   MSB-30        5.3    6.7    5.7     5.9
                   MIDIRON       5.3    5.0    7.3     5.9
                   FB-119        5.7    4.7    7.0     5.8
                   NM 375        5.7    5.0    6.7     5.8
                   TEXTURF 10    5.7    6.0    5.0     5.6
                   RS-1          5.7    3.3    6.0     5.0
                   VAMONT        4.7    4.3    3.7     4.2

                   LSD VALUE     1.0    1.6    1.1     0.7