TABLE 8.            MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN ON
                                                                  A GREEN AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS
                                                        USING 2.0-4.0 LBS OF NITROGEN/1000 SQ. FT./YEAR  1/
                                                                           1999 DATA

                                                          TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF  2/

                            NAME             AZ1    IA1    IL1    KS1    KY1     MO1     MT1     NJ1    NY1     RI1    WI1    MEAN

                            PENN A-1         7.3    6.4    4.7    6.1    8.0     5.3     7.1     7.1    6.8     6.5    6.3     6.5
                            PENN A-2         7.2    6.3    4.9    6.0    7.8     6.4     7.1     5.7    7.2     6.8    6.0     6.5
                            PENN A-4         7.8    6.4    4.8    5.6    7.5     5.9     6.9     5.7    7.0     6.7    6.6     6.4
                            SYN 96-1         6.9    6.3    5.3    5.6    7.3     6.3     6.9     6.1    7.1     6.4    6.1     6.4
                            PENN G-1         7.2    6.4    4.3    5.7    7.3     6.2     6.7     6.4    7.3     6.1    6.2     6.3
                            PENN G-6         6.6    6.0    4.5    6.3    7.3     6.1     7.1     5.7    7.1     6.5    6.1     6.3
                            SYN 96-2         7.7    6.8    4.9    5.4    6.6     5.4     5.9     6.0    7.3     5.8    6.4     6.2
                            SYN 96-3         7.0    6.3    4.8    5.6    6.9     6.0     6.5     6.3    6.5     6.0    6.4     6.2
                            L-93             6.3    6.2    4.4    6.3    7.7     6.7     6.3     4.8    7.0     6.3    5.8     6.2
                            PST-A2E          7.4    6.3    4.2    5.3    7.5     6.3     6.1     5.8    6.4     6.2    5.7     6.1
                            BAR AS 8FUS2     6.6    6.5    4.8    5.7    7.1     5.9     5.5     5.5    6.8     6.7    5.9     6.1
                            SR 1119          6.5    5.9    4.4    6.0    7.2     5.9     6.3     5.4    7.1     5.8    6.2     6.0
                            CENTURY          6.6    6.7    5.1    4.7    6.9     6.2     5.9     5.2    7.1     5.6    5.9     6.0
                            IMPERIAL         6.2    6.7    4.8    5.6    6.6     5.3     6.2     5.1    6.7     6.1    6.0     5.9
                            ISI AP-5         6.4    6.2    4.5    6.1    6.9     5.4     6.4     5.2    7.0     4.8    6.3     5.9
                            PICK CB 13-94    6.1    6.1    4.5    5.7    6.9     5.6     6.3     4.4    6.6     5.9    6.1     5.8
                            ABT-CRB-1        6.4    6.4    4.2    5.6    7.1     5.2     6.5     5.9    6.3     4.6    5.9     5.8
                            SRX 1120         6.3    5.5    4.5    5.8    6.8     6.4     5.7     4.7    6.9     5.6    6.1     5.8
                            BACKSPIN         6.4    6.1    5.0    5.5    6.3     5.7     5.9     4.8    6.8     5.9    5.8     5.8
                            SRX 1NJH         6.1    6.2    4.5    5.5    7.4     5.0     5.8     5.3    7.0     5.3    6.1     5.8
                            CRENSHAW         6.5    6.2    4.9    5.1    6.3     5.8     6.5     4.8    6.5     5.5    5.9     5.8
                            PROVIDENCE       6.8    6.3    4.4    5.5    6.7     5.3     6.5     4.5    6.8     4.7    6.3     5.8
                            BAR CB 8US3      6.7    5.9    4.3    4.7    6.8     6.3     5.8     4.5    6.8     4.2    5.8     5.6
                            SRX 1BPAA        5.5    5.6    3.8    4.8    6.7     5.2     6.2     4.5    7.2     5.9    6.2     5.6
                            PENNCROSS        5.1    5.6    4.4    5.7    6.0     5.0     6.5     3.7    7.0     5.5    6.0     5.5
                            PENNLINKS        4.9    5.8    4.2    4.9    6.3     5.5     6.3     3.4    6.5     6.0    5.7     5.4
                            PICK MVB         3.5    4.9    3.8    5.3    5.5     4.7     5.6     6.4    6.3     7.2    6.1     5.4
                            SR 7200          2.6    4.8    3.9    5.1    5.5     5.0     5.6     7.0    6.3     6.6    5.9     5.3
                            BAVARIA          2.4    4.4    3.2    4.6    5.2     3.6     5.5     3.6    5.6     4.6    5.4     4.4

                            LSD VALUE        0.8    0.5    0.7    0.9    0.6     1.1     1.1     0.9    0.9     1.1    0.5     0.3
                            C.V. (%)         7.8    4.8    9.9    9.8    5.8    12.3    11.4    11.1    8.7    11.4    4.6     9.1

                           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.