TABLE 1A. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT NINETEEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1993 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME AR1 AZ1 CA1 CA3 IL1 IL2 KS1 KS2 KS3 MO1 MO2 MS1 NE1 OK1 TX1 TX4 UB1 VA6 WA4 MEAN * 609 (NE 84-609) 4.7 7.0 5.9 4.6 4.8 5.0 6.4 8.8 8.7 4.1 7.4 5.1 5.8 7.1 6.7 5.4 4.6 3.3 6.5 5.9 * 315 (NE 84-315) 5.8 6.5 5.7 5.1 5.2 6.4 5.9 6.8 6.8 5.1 7.4 3.4 6.7 7.0 5.7 4.8 5.8 4.2 5.5 5.8 * BUFFALAWN 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.1 2.7 7.3 5.9 7.3 7.5 5.1 5.8 5.6 4.1 7.2 6.2 5.0 5.9 2.1 6.5 5.8 * NE 85-378 5.0 6.1 5.6 4.8 4.9 6.5 6.1 6.8 7.1 5.2 6.2 4.1 7.2 6.7 6.0 4.9 6.5 4.2 5.5 5.8 NTDG-5 5.7 6.4 5.6 4.7 4.9 6.6 6.7 7.2 7.1 6.2 5.3 3.5 5.8 6.7 5.8 4.9 5.8 3.8 5.9 5.7 NTDG-4 5.3 6.5 5.8 4.8 4.7 6.6 6.3 7.5 7.1 4.6 5.8 4.8 5.5 6.9 5.6 4.6 5.7 4.6 5.9 5.7 NE 84-436 4.3 6.5 5.4 4.8 4.7 7.0 6.0 6.4 6.6 5.3 5.8 3.9 6.6 7.1 6.3 5.1 7.1 4.9 4.7 5.7 NTDG-2 6.8 6.7 5.5 4.8 4.5 6.7 6.4 7.3 6.9 5.4 4.4 3.1 6.0 6.8 5.7 4.7 5.5 5.0 5.7 5.7 NTDG-1 3.8 6.2 5.6 4.6 4.5 7.2 6.3 7.5 7.5 4.9 5.4 3.8 5.7 6.6 5.8 4.7 5.6 4.4 5.9 5.6 AZ 143 4.8 6.2 5.6 5.1 4.5 6.8 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.2 6.2 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.6 5.9 5.1 5.5 5.6 * PRAIRIE 3.0 6.6 6.2 5.6 4.3 6.4 5.8 7.4 7.6 4.5 7.6 3.1 5.1 6.8 6.5 4.6 5.2 2.9 6.1 5.5 NTDG-3 1.7 6.3 5.5 4.9 4.9 7.3 6.1 6.9 7.2 5.9 5.7 3.6 5.8 6.7 5.9 4.6 6.0 4.2 5.5 5.5 RUTGERS 6.3 6.3 5.8 5.8 2.4 6.3 5.6 7.5 7.3 4.6 6.0 4.7 2.8 7.3 5.9 5.0 4.5 1.4 6.8 5.4 * TOP GUN (BAM 101) 4.0 6.4 5.4 4.8 4.3 4.9 6.1 7.5 7.6 5.2 5.4 4.4 5.4 7.0 5.6 4.9 4.9 3.4 4.8 5.4 * TEXOKA 4.5 6.0 5.4 4.5 3.7 7.3 6.1 7.5 7.4 5.7 3.6 3.9 5.3 7.2 5.3 5.4 5.2 1.6 5.6 5.3 HIGHLIGHT 4 4.2 6.5 5.7 5.7 1.7 6.6 5.0 6.9 7.2 4.6 7.4 4.1 3.4 6.8 6.4 5.4 4.8 2.4 6.2 5.3 HIGHLIGHT 25 4.8 6.2 6.4 5.8 2.1 7.1 5.3 6.5 6.2 4.2 6.6 5.2 3.0 7.2 6.1 5.1 4.8 2.6 5.7 5.3 * SHARPS IMPROVED 3.5 6.5 5.7 4.7 4.4 5.3 5.7 7.6 7.4 5.6 4.3 4.0 5.2 7.2 5.5 4.4 5.5 2.9 5.6 5.3 HIGHLIGHT 15 3.7 6.3 6.0 5.8 2.3 6.9 5.7 7.3 7.2 4.8 5.8 4.4 2.9 7.1 5.8 5.1 4.0 2.8 6.7 5.3 * PLAINS (BAM 202) 4.5 6.2 5.5 4.6 4.3 3.6 5.6 7.7 7.7 4.5 4.3 3.2 5.2 6.6 5.7 4.7 4.9 2.9 5.9 5.1 * BISON 3.8 6.4 5.8 4.5 3.8 3.9 5.7 7.8 7.7 5.2 2.8 3.0 5.0 6.9 5.3 4.4 5.0 3.8 5.9 5.1 NE 84-45-3 3.5 5.9 5.3 4.5 3.6 5.7 5.6 7.0 7.0 4.1 5.6 4.0 5.8 6.4 5.2 4.2 5.5 2.1 4.5 5.0 LSD VALUE 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.3 1.5 1.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.0 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).