TABLE 48D.                             RED THREAD RATINGS OF HARD AND SHEEP FESCUE CULTIVARS
                                                                     AT BLACKSBURG, VA 1/
                                                                       2004-07 DATA

                                                           RED THREAD RATINGS 1-9; 9=NO DISEASE  2/

            NAME                         MAR 04      AUG 04      MAR 05      MAY 05      JUN 05      APR 06      JUN 06      AUG 06      MEAN

            FIREFLY (SPM)                 8.3         8.7         6.7         6.0         7.0         6.7         8.3         8.3         7.6
            PREDATOR                      8.0         8.3         4.7         6.3         6.3         8.0         8.0         8.7         7.4
            BERKSHIRE                     7.0         8.0         4.7         6.7         6.7         7.7         8.7         8.0         7.2
            RELIANT IV (A01630REL)        7.0         9.0         5.0         6.3         5.7         7.3         8.0         8.3         7.2
            GOTHAM (IS-FL 28)             8.0         8.3         5.0         6.7         7.0         6.3         8.3         6.0         7.1
            OXFORD                        7.0         8.7         5.0         6.0         6.7         6.3         8.0         8.3         7.1
            SPARTAN II (PICK HF #2)       7.7         8.7         3.3         7.3         7.0         5.0         9.0         7.7         7.1
            SRX 3K                        7.3         9.0         3.3         7.0         7.3         5.7         8.0         8.0         7.1
            SR 3000                       7.0         8.3         4.0         5.7         5.7         7.3         8.0         8.3         6.9
            QUATRO                        7.3         8.0         5.3         6.7         7.0         5.0         8.7         5.7         6.8
            SCALDIS                       7.3         9.0         4.3         4.3         6.0         4.3         8.0         8.0         6.6

            LSD VALUE                     1.5         1.7         1.4         1.3         2.5         2.2         2.8         1.8         2.2
            C.V. (%)                      8.5         7.6        16.5        11.0        14.8        18.4        11.3        12.4        16.4