TABLE 22A. FALL COLOR (OCTOBER) RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS 1993 DATA FALL COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=COMPLETE COLOR RETENTION 1/ NAME CA3 NE1 TX1 UB1 VA6 WA4 MEAN HIGHLIGHT 15 6.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 5.3 8.0 6.7 609 (NE 84-609) 7.0 6.7 8.3 8.0 1.0 7.7 6.4 HIGHLIGHT 25 5.7 6.0 8.0 7.0 4.3 5.3 6.1 HIGHLIGHT 4 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.1 PRAIRIE 6.7 6.3 8.0 7.3 1.3 6.7 6.1 BUFFALAWN 5.7 5.7 7.7 7.0 3.3 5.7 5.8 RUTGERS 5.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 1.7 6.3 5.6 SHARPS IMPROVED 5.0 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 BISON 5.3 4.3 5.3 6.0 2.7 4.3 4.7 PLAINS (BAM 202) 4.3 4.0 5.3 5.7 3.3 5.3 4.7 TOP GUN (BAM 101) 5.0 4.3 5.7 5.3 3.0 1.3 4.1 TEXOKA 4.0 4.0 5.7 4.3 1.3 4.7 4.0 NTDG-4 5.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 1.3 2.7 3.8 NTDG-1 3.7 4.0 2.3 4.3 2.3 3.0 3.3 NTDG-5 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.3 1.0 2.7 3.2 NTDG-2 4.3 4.3 2.7 4.3 1.3 2.0 3.2 NTDG-3 3.7 4.0 2.7 5.3 1.0 1.7 3.1 NE 84-436 3.0 3.7 1.3 3.7 1.0 2.3 2.5 AZ 143 2.0 5.0 1.0 2.7 1.0 2.3 2.3 NE 85-378 3.0 3.3 1.3 2.7 1.0 2.0 2.2 315 (NE 84-315) 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 1.0 1.0 2.2 NE 84-45-3 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.3 1.0 1.0 1.9 LSD VALUE 1.1 0.7 2.6 0.9 2.9 2.1 0.8 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).