TABLE 17A.    WINTER COLOR RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                           1999 DATA

                                                   WINTER COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=COMPLETE COLOR RETENTION  2/

                                                 NAME                       CA3     FL1     TX2    VA4    MEAN

                                                 TIFSPORT (TIFT 94)         6.0     7.3     4.7    7.3     6.3
                                                 TIFWAY                     6.0     7.3     4.7    7.3     6.3
                                                 CN 2-9                     5.0     7.3     4.3    7.0     5.9
                                                 PRINCESS                   1.7     5.7     4.3    7.7     4.8
                                                 PYRAMID                    2.7     5.7     4.0    7.0     4.8
                                                 ARIZONA COMMON             3.3     5.0     4.0    6.7     4.8
                                                 MIDLAWN                    1.0     6.0     4.7    7.3     4.8
                                                 NUMEX-SAHARA               3.3     5.0     4.0    6.7     4.8
                                                 SHANGRI LA                 3.7     5.3     3.3    6.7     4.8
                                                 SAVANNAH                   2.7     5.0     3.7    7.3     4.7
                                                 MIRAGE                     3.0     5.0     3.3    7.0     4.6
                                                 MINI-VERDE                 1.0     4.0     5.3    7.7     4.5
                                                 PST-R69C                   2.0     5.7     3.3    7.0     4.5
                                                 JACKPOT                    3.0     4.3     4.0    6.3     4.4
                                                 BLUE-MUDA                  2.7     4.7     3.3    6.7     4.3
                                                 J-540                      2.3     4.7     3.3    7.0     4.3
                                                 OKC 18-4                   1.0     5.7     3.0    7.7     4.3
                                                 MAJESTIC                   2.0     5.3     3.0    7.0     4.3
                                                 SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224)     1.7     5.0     2.7    7.7     4.3
                                                 SYDNEY (SWI-7)             2.3     4.3     3.7    6.7     4.3
                                                 OKS 95-1                   1.3     5.0     3.7    6.7     4.2
                                                 SUNDEVIL II                2.0     4.7     3.0    7.0     4.2
                                                 TIFGREEN                   1.7     5.0     3.3    6.7     4.2
                                                 SWI-11                     1.3     5.3     3.0    7.0     4.2
                                                 BLACKJACK                  2.3     4.0     3.3    6.7     4.1
                                                 CARDINAL                   1.3     3.0     5.7    6.3     4.1
                                                 SHANGHAI                   1.0     5.0     2.0    8.0     4.0
                                                 OKC 19-9                   1.0     3.3     3.7    6.7     3.7

                                                 LSD VALUE                  0.8     1.2     1.6    0.8     0.6
                                                 C.V. (%)                  20.5    14.9    27.5    6.8    15.8


                           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.