TABLE 2B.           MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF CHEWINGS FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH
                                                     MONTH GROWN AT BLACKSBURG, VA (TRANSITION REGION)  1/
                                                                         2000 DATA

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

                       NAME                      FEB     MAR     APR     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT     NOV     DEC    MEAN

                       ZODIAC (BUR 4601)         5.3     6.0     5.7     7.0     8.0     6.7     8.3     8.7     9.0     8.3     7.3
                       SR 5130 (SRX 51G)         5.7     5.3     5.3     7.3     7.3     8.0     8.3     8.3     8.7     8.0     7.2
                       AMBASSADOR                5.0     6.7     5.0     6.7     7.3     7.0     7.0     8.0     8.0     8.7     6.9
                       COMPASS (ACF 188)         4.7     5.3     5.0     5.3     7.0     5.3     8.0     8.7     8.3     8.3     6.6
                       PST-4TZ                   4.0     5.0     5.0     7.3     7.3     6.3     7.0     8.0     7.7     8.3     6.6
                       IS-FRC 17                 4.3     5.0     4.7     6.7     7.3     7.0     6.7     8.0     7.7     7.0     6.4
                       7 SEAS                    3.7     4.7     4.7     5.7     6.3     6.7     7.0     7.7     8.0     8.3     6.3
                       LONGFELLOW II             4.0     4.0     4.0     5.7     6.3     7.0     6.7     8.0     8.3     7.7     6.2
                       DP 77-9885                3.3     4.3     4.0     5.0     7.3     6.7     6.7     7.7     7.7     8.0     6.1
                       J-5 (JAMESTOWN 5)         3.3     4.0     4.0     6.0     7.0     6.7     6.7     7.3     7.3     7.0     5.9
                       CULUMBRA II (ACF 174)     5.0     5.7     6.0     8.0     7.0     5.7     6.0     5.7     5.0     5.0     5.9
                       DP 77-9886                3.7     3.7     3.7     4.3     4.7     6.7     5.7     6.3     6.3     6.3     5.1
                       CASCADE                   4.0     4.7     4.7     5.7     6.0     5.7     3.7     4.3     3.7     4.3     4.7
                       MUSICA                    3.7     4.3     4.7     4.3     3.7     3.7     4.0     4.3     4.3     3.3     4.0

                       LSD VALUE                 1.4     1.6     1.4     1.9     1.8     2.2     2.1     1.6     2.2     1.7     1.1
                       C.V. (%)                 20.8    20.4    19.0    19.4    17.1    21.2    20.3    13.5    18.8    14.7    10.8

                       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.