TABLE 5A.                        SPRING GREENUP RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS  1/
                                                      1996 DATA

                                   SPRING GREENUP RATINGS 1-9; 9=COMPLETELY GREEN  2/

 NAME                     AL1     AR1     AZ1     CA2    CA3     IL2     KS2     MS1     NM1     OK1     OK2    MEAN

 MIDIRON                  4.0     4.0     6.7     2.7    7.0     6.0     4.3     6.0     8.3     4.3     7.0     5.5
 J-27                     3.7     3.0     7.7     3.7    6.0     5.7     4.3     5.3     9.0     5.0     6.3     5.4
 TIFWAY                   3.7     3.3     8.0     7.0    6.7     2.3     1.3     6.3     9.0     4.3     7.3     5.4
 OKS 91-11                4.0     3.3     7.0     5.3    5.5     5.0     4.0     5.0     8.3     5.0     6.0     5.3
 BABY (TDS-BM1)           3.3     4.3     5.7     4.7    6.7     4.0     3.7     5.0     6.3     4.0     7.7     5.0
 GUYMON                   3.7     3.3     6.7     3.7    6.0     4.0     4.0     5.0     8.3     4.3     5.7     5.0
 TIFGREEN                 3.3     4.0     6.3     3.7    6.7     3.7     4.3     4.7     5.3     5.0     7.7     5.0
 MIDFIELD                 3.7     4.3     6.0     2.7    5.3     5.3     3.3     5.0     7.7     4.7     6.7     5.0
 MIRAGE (90173)           3.7     4.0     7.3     4.3    6.3     3.7     3.3     5.0     6.3     4.7     5.3     4.9
 SUNDEVIL                 3.7     3.3     6.7     4.7    6.0     2.3     3.3     4.7     7.3     5.3     4.7     4.7
 MIDLAWN                  3.3     3.0     5.7     2.3    5.0     4.7     3.0     4.7     8.3     5.0     6.3     4.7
 JACKPOT (J-912)          4.0     2.0     7.0     4.3    6.0     3.0     2.3     4.3     7.0     4.0     5.0     4.5
 TEXTURF 10               3.3     2.0     6.0     4.7    6.0     3.3     2.3     3.7     7.3     3.7     5.0     4.3
 STF-1                    3.7     1.7     6.0     3.3    6.5     3.7     2.0     4.7     5.7     4.0     5.3     4.2
 FMC 5-91                 4.3     2.0     6.0     4.7    6.0     2.0     0.3     4.3     7.3     3.7     4.3     4.1
 CHEYENNE                 3.7     3.0     5.0     4.3    6.0     2.0     1.7     3.3     5.7     4.3     5.0     4.0
 FMC-6 (FMC 6-91)         4.0     2.0     5.7     4.3    6.0     3.0     0.0     3.0     8.0     3.7     4.0     4.0
 OKS 91-1                 3.7     2.7     5.7     4.0    6.0     2.3     2.0     3.3     6.7     3.7     3.3     3.9
 PRIMAVERA (FMC 1-90)     3.7     3.0     5.0     4.7    6.0     2.3     0.3     4.0     6.0     4.7     3.7     3.9
 ARIZONA COMMON-SEED      3.7     2.7     5.0     5.5    6.0     2.0     1.0     3.0     6.3     3.3     3.7     3.8
 NUMEX-SAHARA             3.3     2.7     5.7     3.7    6.0     2.0     1.0     3.3     6.0     4.0     4.3     3.8
 FMC 3-91                 4.0     2.7     6.3     5.0    6.0     2.0     0.0     4.0     4.0     4.0     4.0     3.8
 FLORADWARF (FHB-135)     3.7     1.3     6.7     3.3    6.0     1.7     3.0     1.0     3.7     4.7     6.3     3.8
 SONESTA                  3.7     3.3     4.7     4.3    5.7     2.0     1.0     2.7     6.3     4.0     3.7     3.8
 FMC 2-90                 4.0     2.0     5.7     5.3    6.0     2.3     0.7     3.3     4.3     4.0     3.3     3.7
 ARIZONA COMMON-VEG.      3.7     2.3     4.7     4.0    6.3     1.7     0.0     2.3     5.7     4.3     3.7     3.5

 LSD VALUE                1.1     1.3     1.5     1.3    0.8     1.0     1.4     1.6     1.5     0.9     1.4     0.4

 C.V. (%)                18.1    27.6    15.5    18.8    8.0    19.3    40.9    24.8    13.8    12.9    16.6    18.0


 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 MEANS IN EACH COLUMN.