TABLE 49E.          RED THREAD RATINGS OF HARD 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

                                    HARDTOP (BAR HF 8 FUS)       7.3         9.0         7.0         7.0         7.6
                                    RESCUE 911                   8.0         8.3         7.3         6.7         7.6
                                    ABT-HF-2                     7.3         8.0         7.0         7.3         7.4
                                    BERKSHIRE (4001)             7.0         7.7         7.3         7.3         7.3
                                    OXFORD                       7.7         8.3         6.7         6.3         7.3
                                    PICK FF A-97                 7.3         8.7         6.7         6.7         7.3
                                    EUREKA II (CIS FL 11)        7.3         8.0         6.7         6.7         7.2
                                    RELIANT II                   7.7         8.3         6.7         6.0         7.2
                                    STONEHENGE (AHF 009)         7.7         8.0         6.3         6.7         7.2
                                    ABT-HF-4                     7.0         7.3         7.0         7.0         7.1
                                    VIKING (ABT-HF1)             7.0         9.0         6.3         6.0         7.1
                                    OSPREY                       7.3         8.0         6.7         6.3         7.1
                                    BIGHORN                      6.7         7.3         6.7         7.3         7.0
                                    ATTILA E                     6.7         6.7         6.7         7.0         6.8
                                    CHARIOT (CIS FL 12)          7.0         7.3         6.3         6.7         6.8
                                    NORDIC (E)                   7.7         8.0         5.3         6.0         6.8
                                    SRX 3961                     7.0         6.7         6.7         6.7         6.8
                                    ABT-HF-3                     7.7         6.7         5.7         6.7         6.7
                                    PST-4HM                      7.7         7.0         6.0         6.0         6.7
                                    DISCOVERY                    7.7         7.0         6.0         5.7         6.6
                                    MINOTAUR                     7.0         6.0         7.0         6.3         6.6
                                    HERON                        6.7         6.3         6.3         6.7         6.5
                                    MB-82                        6.7         7.7         5.7         5.7         6.4
                                    DEFIANT                      7.0         7.0         6.0         5.3         6.3
                                    SCALDIS II (AHF 008)         7.3         6.0         6.3         5.7         6.3
                                    SCALDIS                      7.7         6.7         5.3         5.0         6.2

                                    LSD VALUE                    1.4         4.3         3.1         2.9         2.5
                                    C.V. (%)                     7.6        19.1        15.0        15.6        14.7