TABLE 4E.     MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF HARD FESCUE CULTIVARS FOR EACH
                                                              MONTH GROWN UNDER SHADE AT MEAD, NE  1/
                                                                           2001 DATA
                                                      TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS  2/

                                    NAME                       APR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT    MEAN

                                    RELIANT II                 6.3     6.7     6.7     6.3     7.0     6.3     6.7     6.6
                                    STONEHENGE (AHF 009)       6.7     6.3     6.7     6.7     6.7     6.7     6.3     6.6
                                    HERON                      6.0     5.7     5.3     5.7     6.7     6.7     7.3     6.2
                                    OSPREY                     5.7     6.0     5.7     6.3     6.3     7.0     6.3     6.2
                                    MINOTAUR                   6.3     6.3     6.3     6.0     6.0     6.3     5.7     6.1
                                    EUREKA II (CIS FL 11)      5.3     6.0     6.3     6.3     6.3     6.3     5.7     6.0
                                    ABT-HF-2                   6.0     6.7     6.0     5.7     6.3     6.7     4.7     6.0
                                    CHARIOT (CIS FL 12)        5.7     6.0     6.3     6.0     6.3     5.7     6.0     6.0
                                    SRX 3961                   6.0     5.7     5.7     6.0     5.3     6.3     7.0     6.0
                                    ATTILA E                   6.3     5.3     6.0     6.0     5.7     5.7     6.7     6.0
                                    ABT-HF-4                   6.0     5.7     6.3     5.7     5.7     5.7     6.0     5.9
                                    BIGHORN                    5.0     6.3     6.0     6.0     6.0     5.7     5.0     5.7
                                    DISCOVERY                  5.0     5.7     6.0     5.3     5.7     6.0     6.3     5.7
                                    MB-82                      5.3     5.7     5.7     6.0     6.0     6.7     4.0     5.6
                                    NORDIC (E)                 5.0     5.7     5.3     5.7     6.0     6.0     5.7     5.6
                                    ABT-HF-3                   4.7     5.3     5.3     6.3     6.0     7.0     4.3     5.6
                                    OXFORD                     4.3     5.3     5.0     4.7     5.7     6.3     7.3     5.5
                                    SCALDIS II (AHF 008)       5.3     4.7     5.3     5.7     5.3     6.0     6.0     5.5
                                    HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS)     5.7     5.7     5.7     5.7     5.7     5.7     3.3     5.3
                                    SCALDIS                    4.3     4.7     4.3     5.3     5.7     5.7     5.7     5.1
                                    BERKSHIRE (4001)           4.3     5.3     5.7     5.7     6.3     6.3     1.0     5.0
                                    PICK FF A-97               4.7     4.7     5.0     4.7     4.3     5.7     5.7     5.0
                                    DEFIANT                    5.0     4.3     4.0     4.7     4.7     5.7     5.7     4.9
                                    ABT-HF1                    5.0     5.3     5.0     5.3     5.3     6.3     1.3     4.8
                                    RESCUE 911                 4.0     4.7     4.7     5.0     5.0     6.0     4.3     4.8
                                    PST-4HM                    3.7     4.3     4.3     4.3     4.7     5.3     6.3     4.7

                                    LSD VALUE                  1.9     2.2     1.5     1.4     1.6     1.6     1.4     1.2
                                    C.V. (%)                  22.3    24.4    16.5    15.6    16.7    16.2    16.4    12.9

                           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.