TABLE 17A.  THATCH MEASUREMENTS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS 
                                                                         1989 DATA 
                                                                              
                                                            THATCH MEASUREMENTS IN MILLIMETERS  1/
 
                                                           NAME                     AZ1    MEAN 
 
                                                           E-29                    17.7    17.7 
                                                           MSB-30                  17.7    17.7 
                                                           NM 43                   17.7    17.7 
                                                           TIFGREEN                17.7    17.7 
                                                           RS-1                    17.3    17.3 
                                                           FB-119                  17.0    17.0 
                                                           NM 72                   17.0    17.0 
                                                           A-29                    16.7    16.7 
                                                           MIDIRON                 16.7    16.7 
                                                           NM 507                  16.7    16.7 
                                                           VAMONT                  16.7    16.7 
                                                           MSB-20                  16.3    16.3 
                                                           NMS 4                   16.3    16.3 
                                                           TEXTURF 10              16.0    16.0 
                                                           TIFWAY                  15.3    15.3 
                                                           TIFWAY II               15.3    15.3 
                                                           NMS 3                   15.0    15.0 
                                                           A-22                    14.3    14.3 
                                                           CT-23                   14.3    14.3 
                                                           NMS 1 (NUMEX-SAHARA)    14.3    14.3 
                                                           GUYMON                  14.0    14.0 
                                                           NM 375                  14.0    14.0 
                                                           MSB-10                  13.7    13.7 
                                                           TUFCOTE                 13.0    13.0 
                                                           NM 471                  12.3    12.3 
                                                           NMS 2                   12.3    12.3 
                                                           NMS 14                   9.7     9.7 
                                                           AZ. COMMON               8.0     8.0 

                                                           LSD VALUE                6.3     6.3 

                                      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).