TABLE 49B.          RED THREAD RATINGS OF CHEWINGS FESCUE CULTIVARS
                                                                    AT BLACKSBURG, VA  1/
                                                                      1999-2002 DATA

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

                                  NAME                            MAY 00    AUGUST 00    MAY 01      JUNE 01      MEAN

                                  PICK FRC A-93                    6.0         8.7         6.7         6.7         7.0
                                  ABT-CHW-2                        6.0         8.3         6.3         7.0         6.9
                                  INTRIGUE                         7.0         8.0         6.3         6.3         6.9
                                  AMBASSADOR                       5.7         8.3         6.7         6.3         6.8
                                  LONGFELLOW II                    5.3         8.3         6.7         7.0         6.8
                                  TREAZURE (E)                     5.7         8.7         6.3         6.0         6.7
                                  BRITTANY                         6.0         8.0         6.0         6.0         6.5
                                  SHADOW II                        5.7         8.0         6.3         5.7         6.4
                                  SILHOUETTE (PICK FRC 4-92)       5.3         8.0         6.0         5.7         6.3
                                  AMBROSE (ABT-CHW-3)              5.0         7.0         6.7         6.0         6.2
                                  MAGIC                            5.7         7.7         5.7         5.7         6.2
                                  SANDPIPER                        5.0         7.3         6.3         6.0         6.2
                                  JAMESTOWN II                     6.3         7.0         6.0         5.0         6.1
                                  SR 5100                          5.0         8.0         5.7         5.3         6.0
                                  TIFFANY                          4.3         7.7         6.3         5.7         6.0
                                  WRIGLEY (ACF 092)                6.0         6.7         5.3         6.0         6.0
                                  ABT-CHW-1                        5.7         6.0         6.0         5.7         5.8
                                  BAR CHF 8 FUS2                   5.0         7.0         6.3         5.0         5.8
                                  BRIDGEPORT                       6.0         7.7         5.3         4.3         5.8
                                  CULOMBRA                         4.3         7.7         5.7         5.7         5.8
                                  MB-63                            4.7         8.0         5.0         4.7         5.6
                                  BANNER III                       5.0         7.3         3.7         4.3         5.1
                                  ACF 083                          3.7         7.0         3.3         4.7         4.7

                                  LSD VALUE                        2.2         2.4         1.5         1.3         1.0
                                  C.V. (%)                        18.0        12.4        14.2        12.5        13.1