TABLE 4A.                   GENETIC COLOR RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                                         1993 DATA
                                                                             
                                                          GENETIC COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=DARK GREEN  1/

                          NAME                 AR1    AZ1    CA1    IL1    IL2    KS1    MO1    MO2    NE1    TX1    TX4    MEAN

                          609 (NE 84-609)      8.0    8.0    6.3    5.3    8.7    7.7    7.0    8.0    6.3    8.0    4.7     7.1
                          TEXOKA               7.3    8.0    6.0    4.7    8.3    7.3    8.0    7.3    4.7    8.0    4.0     6.7
                          PLAINS (BAM 202)     7.3    8.0    6.0    5.0    9.0    7.7    8.0    4.7    5.7    8.0    4.0     6.7
                          NE 85-378            8.7    8.0    5.7    5.0    9.0    8.3    7.7    3.0    5.3    7.7    4.0     6.6
                          BISON                7.3    8.0    6.0    4.7    9.0    8.0    7.7    4.0    6.0    7.7    3.7     6.5
                          315 (NE 84-315)      7.7    8.0    5.7    5.7    8.3    7.0    8.0    4.0    5.0    7.7    4.0     6.5
                          NTDG-2               7.7    8.0    6.0    5.0    8.3    6.7    7.7    4.3    5.7    8.0    3.7     6.5
                          NTDG-4               7.3    8.0    6.0    5.0    7.3    7.3    7.7    5.3    5.3    7.7    4.0     6.5
                          NTDG-1               7.3    8.0    6.0    4.7    8.0    8.0    7.5    3.7    5.3    8.0    3.7     6.4
                          NE 84-436            7.3    8.0    6.3    4.7    8.0    7.3    7.7    3.7    4.7    8.0    4.0     6.3
                          NTDG-3               6.7    8.0    5.7    5.0    7.7    7.7    7.3    4.3    5.0    8.0    4.0     6.3
                          TOP GUN (BAM 101)    6.3    8.0    6.0    5.0    7.3    7.7    7.3    5.0    5.0    7.7    4.0     6.3
                          NTDG-5               7.3    8.0    6.0    4.3    7.0    8.0    7.3    4.0    5.0    8.0    4.0     6.3
                          AZ 143               6.0    8.0    6.0    5.0    7.7    7.3    7.7    3.3    5.7    8.0    3.7     6.2
                          NE 84-45-3           7.0    7.7    5.7    5.0    7.7    7.7    7.5    3.7    5.3    8.0    3.0     6.2
                          SHARPS IMPROVED      6.3    7.7    6.0    4.7    7.7    7.7    7.0    4.3    5.0    8.0    3.7     6.2
                          PRAIRIE              5.0    8.0    6.3    4.0    4.7    7.0    7.0    7.7    5.0    7.3    4.0     6.0
                          BUFFALAWN            6.0    7.0    6.3    4.0    3.0    7.3    5.7    7.3    5.3    6.7    3.7     5.7
                          HIGHLIGHT 4          5.0    7.7    6.7    1.0    3.0    6.3    6.3    8.0    5.7    6.7    4.0     5.5
                          RUTGERS              5.3    7.0    5.7    4.0    2.0    6.7    5.7    6.7    5.0    6.7    4.0     5.3
                          HIGHLIGHT 15         5.3    7.0    6.0    4.0    1.7    6.3    5.7    6.3    5.3    6.0    4.7     5.3
                          HIGHLIGHT 25         5.0    7.0    5.3    4.3    1.0    6.3    5.3    6.3    5.7    6.3    3.7     5.1

                          LSD VALUE            1.2    0.3    0.7    0.7    1.2    1.1    0.9    1.7    1.0    0.6    0.7     0.3


                          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).