TABLE 1A.        MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                            GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S.
                                                                         1992 DATA
                                                                             
                                                        TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF  1/

                                NAME                   AR1    AZ1    FL1    KS2    LA2    MS1    NE1    TX1    VA1    MEAN

                              * TIFGREEN               6.2    7.0    4.5    7.3    8.6    6.0    8.0    5.0    5.9     6.5
                                TDS-BM1                6.5    6.0    4.9    7.5    8.4    6.0    8.3    4.5    5.6     6.4
                              * MIDLAWN                7.0    8.0    3.6    8.7    8.1    5.3    6.0    5.9    5.1     6.4
                              * SULTAN (FMC 6-91)      7.2    6.3    4.3    7.7    6.3    7.0    6.5    5.7    5.6     6.3
                                FMC 3-91               7.0    5.7    5.4    7.2    7.3    7.0    5.3    5.8    5.8     6.3
                              * SONESTA                6.5    5.3    6.5    6.7    7.4    7.2    5.7    5.7    5.4     6.3
                              * MIRAGE (90173)         7.2    5.3    6.1    7.3    7.2    7.0    5.3    5.7    5.2     6.3
                                OKS 91-1               7.2    5.3    4.3    7.2    7.8    7.0    6.7    6.0    4.8     6.2
                                FMC 5-91               7.2    4.0    5.1    7.7    7.6    7.2    5.7    5.8    5.7     6.2
                              * SUNDEVIL               6.7    5.3    6.0    6.8    7.2    7.0    6.0    5.8    4.8     6.2
                                FMC 2-90               7.2    5.3    5.4    7.7    6.9    7.2    5.7    5.2    5.0     6.2
                              * CHEYENNE               6.3    6.3    6.5    6.8    6.0    7.0    5.3    5.4    4.6     6.0
                              * NUMEX-SAHARA           6.5    5.3    4.8    7.0    6.8    7.0    6.3    5.5    5.0     6.0
                              * JACKPOT (J-912)        7.2    5.7    3.1    7.7    6.4    6.8    6.0    5.7    5.5     6.0
                              * PRIMAVERA (FMC 1-90)   6.5    4.3    4.7    6.7    7.3    7.3    5.3    5.9    4.9     5.9
                              * ARIZONA COMMON-SEED    6.0    6.0    5.4    7.0    6.3    7.0    5.0    5.8    4.3     5.9
                              * TIFWAY                 4.2    7.0    4.1    7.7    7.9    5.3    6.0    4.5    5.3     5.8
                              * TEXTURF 10             5.2    4.3    5.2    7.5    8.1    5.0    6.7    4.9    4.3     5.7
                                STF-1                  5.2    5.3    5.6    7.8    7.4    4.7    6.0    4.9    4.0     5.7
                              * MIDFIELD               4.0    5.3    4.8    7.3    8.3    5.0    5.0    6.1    4.5     5.6
                                J-27                   6.3    5.0    3.2    6.7    6.8    6.3    5.0    4.5    4.5     5.4
                              * ARIZONA COMMON-VEG.    5.2    4.7    6.2    5.5    7.2    4.3    5.3    5.2    3.7     5.2
                              * MIDIRON                4.7    5.0    3.6    6.7    7.4    5.0    6.3    4.1    4.2     5.2
                                FHB-135                3.3    4.7    3.0    6.7    7.8    5.0    8.0    2.5    5.3     5.1
                                OKS 91-11              6.2    6.0    2.6    7.8    5.8    4.8    6.0    3.8    3.3     5.1
                              * GUYMON                 5.2    5.3    3.3    5.3    6.0    6.2    4.0    5.5    3.2     4.9

                                LSD VALUE              1.3    1.7    1.4    0.7    1.3    0.5    1.3    0.8    0.6     0.4

                        
                           *   COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 1994

                           1/  TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN.  
                               STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS EQUAL TO OR LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05).