TABLE 4A. GENETIC COLOR RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS 1994 DATA GENETIC COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=DARK GREEN 1/ NAME AR1 AZl CAl CA3 ILl KS2 KS3 MO1 NE1 OK1 TXl MEAN PLAINS (BAM 202) 6.0 7.7 5.7 7.7 4.3 8.3 8.3 7.7 5.0 8.0 7.7 6.9 BISON 6.0 7.7 6.0 7.7 4.0 8.3 8.3 7.0 5.0 8.0 8.0 6.9 609 (NE 84-609) 5.0 7.7 6.3 7.7 5.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.8 315 (NE 84-315) 6.7 8.0 5.7 7.3 3.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 5.0 7.7 7.7 6.8 NE 85-378 5.7 8.0 5.3 8.0 3.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 5.3 8.0 7.7 6.8 NTG-2 5.3 7.0 5.7 8.0 4.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 5.3 7.7 7.7 6.7 TATANKA (NTG-1) 4.7 7.7 6.0 7.7 3.7 8.0 8.0 6.7 5.0 7.7 8.0 6.6 NTG-3 5.3 8.0 5.7 7.7 3.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.3 8.0 7.7 6.6 SHARPS IMPROVED 5.0 7.3 5.7 7.7 3.7 8.0 8.0 7.0 4.7 7.7 7.7 6.6 NTG-5 5.3 8.0 5.0 7.7 3.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 5.0 8.0 7.7 6.6 NE 84-436 4.7 7.7 5.7 8.0 4.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 4.7 8.0 8.0 6.5 NTG-4 5.3 7.3 5.7 7.7 3.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.4 TEXOKA 5.3 7.3 5.7 7.7 3.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 4.3 7.3 6.7 6.4 TOP GUN (BAM 101) 4.7 7.0 6.0 7.7 4.0 7.7 7.7 6.0 5.0 7.3 7.0 6.4 AZ 143 4.3 7.3 5.3 7.3 3.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 NE 84-45-3 4.0 7.0 4.3 7.7 3.7 7.7 7.7 6.7 4.7 7.3 7.3 6.2 PRAIRIE 4.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 4.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 RUTGERS 4.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 3.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.9 HIGHLIGHT 4 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.3 2.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 3.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 HIGHLIGHT 15 4.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 2.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 3.3 6.0 6.3 5.5 HIGHLIGHT 25 4.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 3.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 BUFFALAWN 4.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 3.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 1.0 6.0 6.3 5.4 LSD VALUE 1.1 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.3 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).