TABLE 23A.              FALL COLOR (OCTOBER) RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS  1/
                                                                        1996-2000 DATA

                                                     FALL COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=COMPLETE COLOR RETENTION  2/

                            NAME               AZ1     CA3     FL3     GA1     MO1     NE1     SC2     TX1     VA1     WA4    MEAN

                            609                4.7     6.0     7.8     6.2     2.7      .      3.0     5.0     7.0     5.7     5.3
                            STAMPEDE           4.5     6.0     6.7     5.2     2.7      .      3.0     5.0     7.3     5.0     5.0
                            UCR-95             5.0     6.0     6.8     5.2     1.7      .      4.3     4.7     5.7     4.7     4.9
                            91-118             4.0     6.0     7.3     4.3     2.3     7.0     2.0     5.0     4.3     3.0     4.5
                            TEXOKA             3.8     5.3     6.2     5.7     2.0     5.7     1.0     5.0     5.7     3.7     4.4
                            MIDGET             3.0     5.3     5.7     3.8     2.0     8.3     2.0     5.0     4.0     4.7     4.4
                            BISON              4.0     5.7     5.8     4.7     2.0     5.7     1.0     5.7     4.7     4.0     4.3
                            BAM-1000           4.0     5.0     5.8     6.0     1.7     5.3     1.0     4.3     5.0     4.0     4.2
                            CODY               3.7     5.0     5.8     5.3     2.0     5.7     1.0     4.3     4.3     3.7     4.1
                            TATANKA            3.8     5.0     5.2     6.0     1.7     4.0     1.0     4.3     3.0     3.7     3.8
                            LEGACY (86-61)     2.8     7.0     4.8     3.5     2.0     5.7     1.3     4.7     2.0     2.3     3.6
                            86-120             3.0     7.0     5.8     3.3     1.7     4.3     1.0     4.3     3.0     2.7     3.6
                            BONNIE BRAE        3.2     7.0     5.3     3.8     2.0     3.0     1.3     4.3     3.3     2.0     3.5
                            378                2.7     4.7     4.5     4.2     1.3     4.0     1.3     4.7     2.0     3.0     3.2

                            LSD VALUE          0.7     1.4     1.0     1.9     1.1     1.1     1.0     1.2     1.4     1.5     0.4
                            C.V. (%)          17.2    14.8    14.5    29.9    34.9    13.1    35.5    16.0    20.5    24.6    21.5

                           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).

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