TABLE 1.                    MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON A
                                                   MODIFIED SOIL GREEN AT THIRTEEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S.
                                                                      1990-1993 DATA
                                                                             
                                                        TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF  1/

                 NAME                      AZ1    CA1    FL1    GA1    KS1    KY1    LA1    MA1    MI1    MS1    TX1    TX2    WA3    MEAN

              *  REGENT (NORMARC 101)      7.0    5.9     .     6.7    7.3    6.4    6.8    7.2    6.5    6.1    4.7    5.9    4.9     6.3
              *  PROVIDENCE                7.1     .     4.0    6.9    7.6    7.4    5.7    7.2    6.7    5.8    4.8    6.6    5.6     6.3
              *  SR 1020                   7.2    6.1    4.9    6.4    7.1    6.5    6.2    7.2    6.3    6.0    5.0    6.4    5.3     6.2
              *  PUTTER                    6.9    5.9    4.8    6.3    7.5    6.0    5.7    7.2    6.3    5.4    5.3    6.4    6.1     6.1
                 88.CBE                    7.1    5.2    5.6    6.4    7.2    6.7    6.1    7.4    6.5    5.4    4.6    6.2    5.1     6.1
              *  VIPER (88.CBL)            6.9     .     4.3    6.7    7.1    6.3    5.5    7.2    6.6    6.0    4.5    6.0    5.3     6.0
              *  PENNLINKS                 6.7    5.7    4.7    6.5    7.1    6.1    5.7    6.9    6.3    5.9    4.8    6.4    5.5     6.0
              *  COBRA                     6.9    6.3    3.7    6.1    7.0    6.3    6.0    6.9    6.2    5.7    4.9    6.7    5.2     6.0
              *  LOPEZ (WVPB 89-D-15)      6.8    5.5    5.3    6.5    7.0    6.0    6.4    6.8    5.5    5.6    4.9    6.1    5.2     6.0
              *  PRO/CUP (FORBES 89-12)    6.8    5.9    4.3    6.5    6.8    6.0    5.9    7.2    6.0    5.8    4.8    6.3    5.2     5.9
              *  PENNCROSS                 5.9    5.7    5.0    6.8    7.1    5.9    6.0    6.8    6.4    5.5    4.7    6.0    4.9     5.9
                 TAMU 88-1                 6.4    6.0    4.1    5.8    6.8    5.7    6.4    6.7    6.0    5.4    4.8    6.5    5.2     5.8
                 MSCB-8                    6.1    5.9    4.4    6.4    6.8    5.7    6.0    6.4    5.9    5.9    4.8    6.0    4.5     5.8
              *  18TH GREEN (UM 84-01)     6.7    5.2    5.6    6.6    6.4    5.8    5.5    6.4    5.5    5.1    4.7    6.4    5.0     5.8
              *  CARMEN                    6.6    5.4    4.3    6.4    6.8    5.7    5.8    6.5    5.9    5.3    4.4    6.0    4.9     5.7
                 MSCB-6                    5.9     .     4.1    6.1    6.6    5.7    5.4    6.2    5.9    6.0    4.6    6.1    4.6     5.6
              *  NATIONAL                  5.9    4.9    4.6    6.3    6.6    5.8    5.4    6.1    5.1    4.9    4.6    5.7    4.6     5.4
              *  EMERALD                   5.7    5.4    3.2    5.9    6.8    5.6    5.4    5.9    5.3    4.4    4.5     .     4.9     5.2
              *  BARDOT                    4.3    4.3    3.4    5.5    6.9    4.9    5.1    6.0    2.7    5.4    4.9     .     5.8     4.9
              *  EGMONT                    4.2    5.1    2.9    4.4    6.6    4.6    5.2    6.2    2.9    5.0    5.3     .     5.8     4.9
              *  TRACENTA                  4.3    4.4    4.3    5.1    6.5    4.9    5.3    5.9    2.5    4.7    4.4     .     5.8     4.9
                 ALLURE                    3.8    4.2    4.0    4.8    6.7    4.7    5.0    5.6    2.8    4.5     .      .     5.1     4.7
                 BR 1518                   4.0    4.0    2.2    5.2    6.8    4.4    4.3    5.1    2.5    4.6    4.5    6.4    4.0     4.5

                 LSD VALUE                 0.6    0.6    1.4    0.7    0.5    0.6    1.5    0.5    0.8    1.0    1.3    0.7    0.5     0.2


                 *   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 LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05).