TABLE 6A.                       LEAF TEXTURE RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS  1/
                                                   1996 DATA

                                     LEAF TEXTURE RATINGS 1-9; 9=VERY FINE  2/

NAME                    AL1     AR1     AZ1     IL2     KS2    KY1     NM1    OK1    OK2     TX1    UB1    MEAN

BABY (TDS-BM1)          6.3     9.0     7.7     7.7     8.0    9.0     9.0    8.0    8.0     9.0    8.0     8.2
TIFGREEN                6.3     9.0     7.3     8.0     8.0    8.3     9.0    8.0    8.0     8.7    8.0     8.1
FLORADWARF (FHB-135)    8.0     9.0     8.3     8.0     9.0    8.0     7.0    8.0    8.0     7.0     .      8.0
TIFWAY                  6.3     8.7     7.3     8.0     8.0    9.0     8.3    8.0    8.0     8.0    8.0     8.0
MIDLAWN                 6.3     7.0     6.7     7.3     7.7    7.7     7.7    7.0    7.0     8.0    8.0     7.3
MIDIRON                 6.3     8.3     6.7     6.7     6.0    7.0     6.0    7.0    7.0     7.3    8.0     6.9
MIDFIELD                6.0     7.0     5.3     5.7     6.0    6.3     6.7    6.3    6.7     8.0    7.3     6.5
STF-1                   6.7     7.3     5.3     5.7     6.3    6.3     7.0    5.7    6.7     6.0    7.3     6.4
TEXTURF 10              6.7     8.0     5.0     6.0     4.7    7.0     6.3    6.0    5.7     7.3    7.0     6.3
FMC-6 (FMC 6-91)        6.3     6.3     5.0     4.0     6.3    8.0     6.7    6.3    6.0     5.7    7.0     6.2
FMC 3-91                6.3     6.0     5.7     3.7     5.3    7.0     6.3    6.3    5.7     5.7    6.7     5.9
JACKPOT (J-912)         6.3     6.7     5.0     4.3     5.7    7.7     4.7    6.0    5.7     5.7    7.0     5.9
OKS 91-11               6.7     6.0     5.0     3.0     6.0    7.7     6.7    6.0    5.7     5.0    7.0     5.9
FMC 2-90                6.3     5.3     5.0     2.7     5.0    8.0     6.3    6.0    5.7     6.0    7.0     5.8
FMC 5-91                6.3     6.3     5.0     3.3     5.3    8.0     5.7    5.7    5.3     5.7    6.0     5.7
ARIZONA COMMON-SEED     6.3     5.0     4.7     2.3     5.7    8.0     4.7    6.0    5.3     5.0    7.0     5.5
PRIMAVERA (FMC 1-90)    6.7     5.7     4.7     2.0     4.7    8.0     4.3    6.3    5.0     5.3    7.0     5.4
SONESTA                 6.3     5.3     4.7     2.7     5.3    6.0     5.3    6.0    5.7     5.3    7.0     5.4
NUMEX-SAHARA            6.7     6.0     4.7     3.7     5.0    7.0     4.3    6.0    5.7     3.3    7.0     5.4
OKS 91-1                6.0     5.7     5.0     3.3     4.7    7.0     4.0    5.7    5.0     5.3    7.0     5.3
CHEYENNE                6.0     6.3     4.7     2.7     5.3    7.0     4.3    5.7    5.0     5.0    6.7     5.3
ARIZONA COMMON-VEG.     6.3     4.7     3.7     3.3     4.7    6.7     4.3    5.7    6.0     5.7    7.0     5.3
MIRAGE (90173)          6.7     5.0     4.7     2.3     4.7    7.0     4.3    5.3    4.7     4.7    6.7     5.1
SUNDEVIL                6.3     5.0     4.3     2.0     4.7    6.7     3.7    5.3    5.0     5.0    6.7     5.0
J-27                    7.0     4.3     4.7     2.3     5.0    5.0     2.0    3.7    3.7     5.0    6.3     4.5
GUYMON                  6.7     4.7     4.3     1.7     4.3    6.0     1.3    4.3    4.0     4.3    6.3     4.4

LSD VALUE               0.8     1.6     1.0     1.5     1.0    1.0     1.2    0.7    0.7     1.4    0.5     0.3

C.V. (%)                8.0    15.1    11.1    22.2    10.8    8.8    13.2    7.3    6.9    14.0    4.7    11.2

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.