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

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

                             NAME                   M02    NE1    MEAN

                             RUTGERS                8.3    7.0     7.7
                             TOP GUN (BAM 101)      8.3    5.7     7.0
                             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
                             NTG-3                  7.3    4.7     6.0
                             NTG-4                  7.7    4.3     6.0
                             NTG-2                  6.7    4.7     5.7

                             LSD VALUE              2.3    0.9     1.3