TABLE 1F.                                          MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS
                                                               GROWN AT TWENTY LOCATIONS (FULL SUN)IN THE U.S. 1/
                                                                                      1996 DATA

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

         NAME                    GAl    GA2    IAl    ILl   IL2   KS1    KY1    MAl    ME1    M01   NJl   NJ2   OH1    OK1   PAl    RIl   UB1    VAl    WAl   WIl    MEAN             

         DISCOVERY               5.0    2.5    6.2    5.6   3.8   5.9    6.6    6.0    6.0    2.3   6.5   6.1   6.8    1.8   6.9    4.9   7.4    5.7    5.5   6.7    5.4
         MB 82-93                4.1    2.0    6.2    5.7   4.3   5.5    7.2    5.9    6.0    3.2   5.1   4.9   6.7    2.0   6.3    5.9   6.6    5.9    5.5   6.3    5.3
         SR 3100                 5.7    1.7    5.4    5.6   3.8   5.9    6.0    5.9    5.8    1.6   6.3   5.6   7.0    1.0   7.2    6.0   7.9    4.8    5.6   6.1    5.2
         RELIANT II              5.0    1.4    5.4    5.4   5.2   6.1    6.5    5.8    5.5    2.2   4.6   4.8   7.0    1.6   7.4    5.2   7.7    5.6    5.0   6.9    5.2
         DEFIANCE (MS 81-93)     5.2    1.3    5.1    5.2   4.6   5.3    6.0    5.7    6.0    2.5   5.0   5.3   6.4    1.1   7.0    5.6   7.0    4.8    5.7   6.9    5.1
         OSPREY (PRO 92/24)      5.5    1.9    6.3    4.8   4.8   5.7    6.8    5.4    6.0    1.7   4.4   4.8   4.9    1.1   7.0    5.6   7.2    5.9    5.4   6.0    5.1
         ECOSTAR                 5.1    1.4    5.2    5.5   4.3   5.4    5.6    5.4    5.9    2.3   5.1   3.9   6.7    1.5   6.4    5.3   7.1    5.8    5.4   6.4    5.0
         SPARTAN                 5.1    2.4    5.0    5.7   5.0   5.3    6.0    5.5    6.3    2.1   4.4   4.3   7.7    1.0   6.4    4.2   6.8    5.2    4.9   6.5    5.0
         NORDIC                  5.1    1.6    4.7    5.7   4.3   5.5    4.9    5.8    6.0    2.0   4.8   4.5   6.6    1.6   7.2    3.9   7.0    5.9    5.2   6.5    4.9
         AURORA W/ENDO.          5.4    1.3    4.7    5.4   3.3   5.9    4.7    5.3    6.0    2.3   5.3   4.0   7.0    1.0   5.9    4.4   7.0    5.8    5.4   6.8    4.8
         VERNON   (MB 83-93)     5.1    1.5    4.6    5.2   3.8   5.5    5.1    5.5    5.9    2.0   4.3   4.3   6.5    1.0   6.5    5.6   6.8    5.5    4.7   6.7    4.8
         BRIGADE                 4.0    2.8    4.8    4.9   3.2   5.5    5.2    5.2    5.1    2.1   4.2   4.3   7.0    1.4   6.7    4.0   6.6    5.8    5.2   6.4    4.7
         PAMELA                  4.4    1.4    4.7    5.3   4.5   4.7    4.3    5.2    5.4    2.0   3.7   3.5   6.8    1.3   6.8    3.8   6.2    5.0    4.4   6.1    4.5
         SCALDIS                 4.3    1.2    4.4    5.7   3.8   5.0    4.1    4.9    6.0    1.7   3.9   4.1   5.9    1.0   6.6    3.8   7.0    4.8    4.2   5.9    4.4

         LSD VALUE               1.2    1.0    1.4    1.1   1.7   0.6    1.4    1.0    1.1    0.7   0.9   1.3   1.5    0.7   0.8    0.8   0.5    1.1    0.9   0.5    0.2
         C.V. (%)               15.5   34.8   16.6   13.2  24.9   7.1   15.4   11.6   11.8   20.7  12.1  17.0  13.7   33.9   7.4   10.2   4.2   12.0   11.1   4.4   13.3

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 MEANS IN EACH COLUMN.