TABLE 17A.         DROUGHT TOLERANCE (DORMANCY) RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                         1994 DATA

                               DROUGHT  TOLERANCE (DORMANCY)    RATINGS 1-9; 9=NO DORMANCY 1/

                                        NAME                    M02    NE1    MEAN

                                        RUTGERS                 8.3    7.0     7.7
                                        609 (NE 84-609)         7.3    7.7     7.5
                                        HIGHLIGHT 4             7.7    7.0     7.3
                                        HIGHLIGHT 15            6.7    7.3     7.0
                                        PRAIRIE                 7.7    6.3     7.0
                                        TOP GUN (BAM 101)       8.3    5.7     7.0
                                        HIGHLIGHT 25            6.7    7.0     6.8
                                        BUFFALAWN               7.0    6.5     6.8
                                        PLAINS (BAM 202)        7.3    6.0     6.7
                                        BISON                   7.7    5.3     6.5
                                        NTG-5                   8.0    4.7     6.3
                                        SHARPS IMPROVED         7.7    5.0     6.3
                                        TATANKA (NTG-1)         7.7    5.0     6.3
                                        TEXOKA                  7.3    5.0     6.2
                                        315 (NE 84-315)         8.0    4.0     6.0
                                        NE 84-45-3              8.0    4.0     6.0
                                        NTG-3                   7.3    4.7     6.0
                                        NTG-4                   7.7    4.3     6.0
                                        AZ 143                  7.7    4.0     5.8
                                        NE 85-378               8.3    3.3     5.8
                                        NTG-2                   6.7    4.7     5.7
                                        NE 84-436               7.7    3.3     5.5

                                        LSD VALUE               2.5    0.9     1.4

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).