TABLE 9D.     MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF STRONG CREEPING RED FESCUE CULTIVARS
                                                         GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS GROWN UNDER LOW INPUT  1/
                                                                           1999 DATA

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

                                  NAME                   IL1    KS1    ME2    MI1    NC1    QE1     UT1    VA1     WA1    MEAN

                                  JASPER II              5.6    7.9    7.2    6.4    5.7    4.6     5.6    5.3     5.0     5.9
                                  BAR CF 8 FUS1          4.9    7.5    7.4    6.4    5.5    4.7     4.9    4.6     4.9     5.6
                                  SHADEMASTER II         5.1    7.6    7.1    5.9    5.6    4.8     5.0    5.0     4.6     5.6
                                  ISI FRR 5              5.2    8.3    7.1    6.2    5.5    4.6     5.1    4.5     4.1     5.6
                                  PATHFINDER             5.0    7.7    7.3    6.2    5.4    4.6     4.7    4.5     5.2     5.6
                                  SRX 52961              5.4    7.7    7.3    6.3    4.9    4.7     4.8    4.7     4.6     5.6
                                  SALSA                  5.6    7.6    7.1    6.0    4.5    4.6     5.1    4.6     5.3     5.6
                                  FLORENTINE             4.9    7.8    7.4    5.8    5.3    4.5     5.2    4.4     5.0     5.6
                                  ABT-CR-2               5.2    8.1    6.8    5.8    5.1    4.6     4.5    4.9     4.9     5.5
                                  PST-4FR                5.0    8.0    7.7    6.1    5.1    4.5     4.7    4.7     4.1     5.5
                                  ISI FRR 7              5.2    7.8    7.2    6.0    5.4    4.6     4.2    4.3     5.2     5.5
                                  PST-EFL                5.2    7.9    7.2    6.1    4.7    4.5     4.6    5.1     4.4     5.5
                                  ABT-CR-3               4.7    7.3    7.3    5.6    5.3    4.7     4.5    4.7     5.1     5.5
                                  PST-47TCR              5.0    7.7    7.3    5.8    5.0    4.6     4.5    4.7     4.5     5.4
                                  SRX 52LAV              5.4    7.7    6.5    6.6    4.9    4.7     4.9    4.3     3.9     5.4
                                  DGSC 94                5.6    7.2    6.9    5.9    4.9    4.7     4.6    4.3     4.7     5.4
                                  ASC 087                4.5    7.4    6.9    6.1    4.2    4.4     4.8    4.3     4.6     5.2
                                  ASC 082                4.6    7.4    6.8    5.8    5.2    4.5     4.3    4.9     3.1     5.2
                                  SHADEMARK              4.5    7.5    6.4    5.8    5.1    4.5     4.4    4.5     3.7     5.1
                                  COMMON CREEPING RED    5.2    5.7    5.8    5.6    4.5    4.5     4.3    3.9     3.1     4.7
                                  BOREAL                 5.0    5.4    5.8    5.5    4.8    4.4     4.6    3.7     2.6     4.7
                                  ASC 172                3.8    5.0    6.2    4.7    4.6    4.1     3.7    3.8     3.6     4.4

                                  LSD VALUE              0.5    0.9    0.6    0.7    0.6    0.3     1.1    0.6     1.0     0.3
                                  C.V. (%)               6.6    7.5    5.7    7.5    7.9    3.9    14.8    8.9    14.4     8.7

                           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.