TABLE 8B.              MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF CHEWINGS FESCUE CULTIVARS                                           
                                                GROWN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS ON A FAIRWAY AT ST. PAUL, MN  1/                                                
                                                                         2017 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/                                                  
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     PERCENT GROUND COVER                        QUALITY RATINGS
                    NAME                         SPRING      SUMMER       FALL       MAY    JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT    MEAN
                                                                                                                                                           
                    BOLSTER (C14-OS3)             96.0        92.7        78.0       6.3    5.7     5.7     6.3     6.0     6.0     6.0                    
                    BAR 6FR 126                   91.0        94.7        76.7       6.7    5.7     5.3     5.3     5.7     6.0     5.8                    
                    CASTLE (RAD-FC32)             89.7        91.0        80.3       5.7    6.0     6.3     5.7     5.7     5.3     5.8                    
                    COMPASS II (PPG-FRC 113)      90.3        96.7        81.3       6.0    5.0     5.3     5.3     6.3     5.7     5.6                    
                    PPG-FRC 114                   96.0        98.3        82.0       5.7    5.3     5.3     5.7     5.7     5.3     5.5                    
                    BAR VV-VP3-CT                 88.3        95.7        75.3       6.0    4.3     4.7     6.0     5.7     5.7     5.4                    
                    DLF-FRC 3338                  97.3        98.0        78.7       5.7    5.3     5.0     5.3     5.7     5.3     5.4                    
                    DLFPS-FRC/3057                79.3        91.0        80.3       6.0    5.0     5.0     6.0     5.3     5.3     5.4                    
                    DLFPS-FRC/3060                71.3        92.3        76.0       5.3    5.0     5.0     5.7     6.0     5.0     5.3                    
                    RADAR                         95.7        96.0        77.0       6.7    4.7     5.0     5.3     4.7     5.0     5.2                    
                    RAD-FC44                      67.0        92.3        75.7       5.7    5.3     4.7     4.7     5.0     5.3     5.1                    
                    CASCADE                       77.0        92.0        79.0       4.7    4.3     4.7     5.7     5.0     4.7     4.8                    

                    LSD VALUE                     23.1         6.9        10.9       2.4    0.8     1.4     1.7     2.2     1.7     1.0                    
                    C.V. (%)                      13.1         3.4         5.1      15.6    8.6    12.3    12.1    15.0    12.1     8.1                    
  
                    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.