TABLE 21A. FALL COLOR (SEPTEMBER) RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS 1993 DATA FALL COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=COMPLETE COLOR RETENTION 1/ NAME CA3 UB1 MEAN 609 (NE 84-609) 7.3 9.0 8.2 PRAIRIE 7.0 8.0 7.5 BISON 7.7 7.0 7.3 TOP GUN (BAM 101) 7.7 7.0 7.3 PLAINS (BAM 202) 7.7 6.7 7.2 HIGHLIGHT 15 6.3 8.0 7.2 BUFFALAWN 6.0 8.0 7.0 HIGHLIGHT 4 6.0 8.0 7.0 NE 84-436 8.0 6.0 7.0 NTDG-1 8.0 6.0 7.0 NTDG-2 8.0 6.0 7.0 NTDG-4 8.0 6.0 7.0 HIGHLIGHT 25 6.0 7.7 6.8 NE 85-378 8.7 5.0 6.8 NTDG-3 7.3 6.3 6.8 315 (NE 84-315) 8.3 5.0 6.7 SHARPS IMPROVED 7.3 6.0 6.7 NTDG-5 7.3 5.7 6.5 RUTGERS 5.3 7.7 6.5 TEXOKA 7.3 5.7 6.5 AZ 143 7.3 5.3 6.3 NE 84-45-3 7.0 5.0 6.0 LSD VALUE 1.1 0.5 0.6 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).