TABLE 9B.              MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE
                                                          1997 USGA/GCSAA/NTEP ON-SITE BENTGRASS TEST
                                                         AT ST. CHARLES, MO (THE MISSOURI BLUFFS G.C.)  1/
                                                                           2000 DATA

                                                       TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                               GENETIC     LEAF                           QUALITY RATINGS                               
                      NAME                      COLOR     LEAFTEX    MAR    APR    MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    NOV    MEAN

                      PENN G-1                   8.0        8.0      7.0    7.7    7.7    8.0    8.0    7.3    7.7    7.0    7.0     7.5
                      PENN A-1                   8.0        8.0      6.7    7.7    7.7    7.3    7.7    7.3    7.3    7.3    7.3     7.4
                      PENN A-4                   7.7        8.0      7.0    7.7    7.7    8.0    7.7    7.7    7.0    6.7    7.3     7.4
                      CENTURY                    6.3        7.0      7.0    8.0    8.0    7.7    8.0    7.0    6.7    7.0    6.3     7.3
                      IMPERIAL                   6.7        7.3      7.0    8.0    8.0    7.7    8.0    7.0    7.3    6.3    6.3     7.3
                      BACKSPIN                   4.7        7.3      7.0    8.0    8.0    7.7    8.0    6.0    7.0    7.0    6.3     7.2
                      PENN G-6                   8.0        8.0      6.3    7.0    7.3    7.3    8.0    7.3    7.0    6.7    7.0     7.1
                      GRAND PRIX (LCB-103)       7.3        7.0      6.3    7.3    7.7    7.3    7.7    6.7    6.7    6.7    6.7     7.0
                      L-93                       7.7        6.7      6.3    7.3    7.3    7.3    7.3    7.0    6.3    6.3    6.3     6.9
                      SR 1020                    7.3        7.0      6.0    7.0    7.3    7.3    7.0    6.3    6.3    6.3    6.3     6.7
                      SR 1119                    7.0        7.0      6.7    7.3    7.3    7.0    7.0    6.7    6.0    6.3    6.0     6.7
                      CATO                       7.0        6.7      6.7    7.3    7.3    7.0    7.0    6.7    5.7    6.0    6.0     6.6
                      CRENSHAW                   7.7        7.0      6.3    7.0    7.0    6.7    7.0    6.7    6.3    6.0    6.0     6.6
                      PROVIDENCE                 6.7        6.7      6.3    7.3    7.3    7.0    7.0    6.3    6.3    6.0    6.0     6.6
                      PUTTER                     6.7        6.0      6.3    6.3    7.0    7.0    7.0    6.3    5.7    5.7    6.0     6.4
                      VIPER                      7.0        6.3      6.0    7.0    7.0    6.7    7.0    6.3    6.0    5.3    6.3     6.4
                      TRUELINE                   6.7        5.7      6.0    7.0    7.0    6.7    7.0    6.7    5.3    5.3    5.7     6.3
                      PENNCROSS                  5.3        4.0      5.3    6.0    6.0    6.0    6.0    5.3    5.0    5.0    5.0     5.5

                      LSD VALUE                  0.7        0.7      0.7    0.7    0.7    0.6    0.4    1.0    1.2    0.8    0.9     0.3
                      C.V. (%)                   6.4        7.0      6.5    5.6    5.7    5.4    3.4    8.2   10.4    7.7    8.3     3.2

                      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.