TABLE 2C.        MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS (VEGETATIVE) CULTIVARS FOR EACH
                                                       MONTH GROWN AT NINETEEN LOCATIONS IN THE U.S.
                                                                         1993 DATA
                                                                             
                                                    TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS  1/

                        NAME               JAN    FEB    MAR    APR    MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    NOV    DEC    MEAN

                        609 (NE 84-609)    4.0    4.7    4.7    5.4    5.5    5.7    6.2    6.1    6.4    6.2    5.8    5.0     5.9
                        315 (NE 84-315)    4.0    3.5    4.8    5.9    6.2    6.4    5.9    5.7    6.2    4.8    4.0    4.2     5.8
                        NE 85-378          4.0    3.5    4.4    5.9    6.0    6.3    5.9    5.9    6.0    4.7    4.6    4.4     5.8
                        BUFFALAWN          4.3    5.0    5.2    6.5    5.3    6.0    6.4    5.7    5.8    6.2    5.1    5.3     5.8
                        NE 84-436          4.0    3.8    4.9    5.9    5.8    6.1    5.7    5.9    6.0    4.9    4.8    4.6     5.7
                        PRAIRIE            4.0    4.8    4.9    5.5    5.3    5.6    6.2    5.9    6.0    5.8    5.2    4.9     5.6
                        AZ 143             4.0    4.5    4.9    6.1    5.5    5.8    5.7    5.7    6.0    4.8    4.0    4.6     5.6
                        HIGHLIGHT 4        4.0    5.0    4.8    5.5    5.1    5.3    6.0    5.7    5.6    5.8    5.3    5.2     5.3
                        HIGHLIGHT 25       4.3    4.8    5.2    6.1    5.4    5.5    5.8    5.3    5.5    5.8    5.2    5.1     5.3
                        HIGHLIGHT 15       4.0    5.0    5.2    5.9    5.1    5.4    5.9    5.4    5.4    5.7    4.8    4.6     5.3
                        NE 84-45-3         3.7    3.5    4.4    5.0    5.1    5.5    5.7    5.2    5.1    4.3    3.7    3.6     5.0

                        LSD VALUE          0.5    0.5    1.1    0.9    0.8    0.7    0.6    0.6    0.6    0.7    1.4    1.6     0.5


                        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).