TABLE 24C.    THATCH RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS (VEGETATIVE) CULTIVARS  1/
                                                1998 DATA

                                       THATCH RATINGS 1-9; 9=NONE  2/

                                       NAME                   FL1

                                       SHANGHAI               7.3
                                       MIDLAWN                7.0
                                       OKC 19-9               6.7
                                       TIFGREEN               6.7
                                       MINI-VERDE             6.3
                                       CARDINAL               6.0
                                       OKC 18-4               5.7
                                       CN 2-9                 5.0
                                       TIFWAY                 4.7
                                       TIFSPORT (TIFT 94)     4.3

                                       LSD VALUE              1.2
                                       C.V. (%)              12.2

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 MEAN IN EACH COLUMN.