TABLE 23A.           FALL COLOR (NOVEMBER) RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                                         1993 DATA
                                                                             
                                                    FALL COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=COMPLETE COLOR RETENTION  1/

                                                   NAME                 CA3    MS1    OK1    UB1    MEAN

                                                   609 (NE 84-609)      8.0    6.0    6.7    6.0     6.7
                                                   HIGHLIGHT 15         7.3    4.7    6.7    4.3     5.8
                                                   HIGHLIGHT 4          7.0    4.7    6.3    4.3     5.6
                                                   PRAIRIE              7.0    3.7    5.7    6.0     5.6
                                                   HIGHLIGHT 25         7.7    4.0    6.0    4.3     5.5
                                                   RUTGERS              6.3    4.7    6.0    4.7     5.4
                                                   BUFFALAWN            6.7    4.0    6.0    4.7     5.3
                                                   BISON                4.0    3.7    6.0    3.0     4.2
                                                   PLAINS (BAM 202)     3.3    3.7    5.0    3.0     3.8
                                                   NTDG-4               3.3    4.0    5.0    1.7     3.5
                                                   SHARPS IMPROVED      3.3    3.3    4.7    2.7     3.5
                                                   TEXOKA               2.7    4.0    5.0    2.0     3.4
                                                   TOP GUN (BAM 101)    2.7    3.7    4.0    2.7     3.3
                                                   NTDG-1               2.3    3.3    4.3    2.0     3.0
                                                   NTDG-3               2.3    3.3    4.3    2.0     3.0
                                                   NTDG-2               2.0    3.3    4.0    2.0     2.8
                                                   NTDG-5               2.0    3.0    4.0    2.0     2.8
                                                   NE 84-436            1.7    3.3    4.0    1.3     2.6
                                                   315 (NE 84-315)      1.7    3.0    4.0    1.0     2.4
                                                   NE 85-378            1.7    2.7    4.0    1.3     2.4
                                                   AZ 143               1.0    3.0    4.0    1.0     2.3
                                                   NE 84-45-3           1.0    3.0    4.0    1.0     2.3

                                                   LSD VALUE            1.3    1.3    0.7    0.6     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).