TABLE 4A.  MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                                   FOR EACH YEAR IN THE U.S.  1/
                                                                         1996-2000 DATA

                                                          TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF  2/

                                                       NAME           1996-97  1998   1999   2000   MEAN

                                                       91-118            5.4    5.9    5.9    5.5    5.6
                                                       CODY              5.3    5.6    5.5    5.0    5.4
                                                       TATANKA           5.3    5.5    5.4    4.9    5.3
                                                       BAM-1000          5.3    5.4    5.1    4.9    5.2
                                                       LEGACY (86-61)    5.0    5.6    5.5    4.7    5.2
                                                       BONNIE BRAE       5.0    5.4    5.3    4.8    5.2
                                                       TEXOKA            5.2    5.3    5.1    4.8    5.1
                                                       86-120            4.8    5.5    5.3    4.9    5.1
                                                       609               5.0    5.1    5.4    4.9    5.0
                                                       378               4.8    5.3    5.3    4.9    5.0
                                                       UCR-95            5.2    4.8    5.1    4.6    4.9
                                                       BISON             4.8    5.1    5.0    4.6    4.8
                                                       MIDGET            4.8    5.2    4.6    4.3    4.8
                                                       STAMPEDE          4.9    5.0    5.2    4.7    4.8

                                                       LSD VALUE         0.3    0.3    0.2    0.3    0.2
                                                       C.V. (%)         16.3   10.2    8.8   12.1   21.1

                           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).

                           2/  C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN.