TABLE 8.                    MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                           GROWN UNDER LOW INPUT AT ELEVEN LOCATIONS
                                                    USING A 1.1-2.0 LBS. OF NITROGEN/1000 SQ. FT./YEAR  1/
                                                                        1996-2000 DATA

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

                    NAME                       KY1     MO1     NC1     NJ1     OK1     ON1     PA1     RI1     UT1     VA1     WA1    MEAN

                    BARONIE                    7.4     4.6     5.1     4.1     5.8     7.4     4.0     4.6     5.5     3.3     4.3     5.1
                    EAGLETON                   5.9     4.8     4.6     4.5     4.4     7.3     4.9     5.3     5.5     3.5     4.5     5.0
                    NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60)     5.7     5.2     4.7     4.3     4.3     7.3     3.9     6.3     5.7     3.2     4.6     5.0
                    BAR VB 3115B               5.4     4.8     4.5     5.0     4.5     7.2     4.0     5.5     5.4     3.5     4.3     4.9
                    BARON                      6.3     4.9     4.9     3.8     4.3     7.0     4.1     4.8     5.5     3.2     4.7     4.9
                    CALIBER                    5.9     4.8     4.5     3.7     4.5     7.0     4.1     5.2     5.4     3.6     4.3     4.8
                    CANTERBURY                 7.1     4.3     4.9     3.9     4.9     6.8     4.0     4.4     4.9     3.3     4.3     4.8
                    BARIRIS (BAR VB 5649)      4.7     4.7     4.6     4.1     4.2     6.9     4.1     5.5     5.4     3.5     4.4     4.7
                    DRAGON (ZPS-429)           6.5     4.1     4.5     3.9     4.5     7.0     3.9     5.3     4.9     3.0     4.1     4.7
                    BARTITIA                   5.6     5.0     4.6     4.6     3.6     7.1     3.9     4.7     4.9     2.8     4.2     4.6
                    KENBLUE                    5.8     4.6     4.3     3.4     4.5     6.9     4.2     5.4     4.9     3.6     3.3     4.6
                    BH 95-199                  5.9     4.1     5.1     4.0     4.2     6.8     3.9     4.4     5.3     3.0     4.1     4.6
                    MTT 683                    5.6     5.0     4.6     3.6     3.5     6.9     4.1     4.1     5.9     3.0     4.6     4.6
                    SOUTH DAKOTA               5.9     4.9     4.3     3.5     3.9     7.0     4.2     5.1     5.0     3.5     3.5     4.6
                    BARITONE (BAR VB 233)      3.4     4.8     4.7     4.3     4.3     7.3     4.3     5.3     5.1     2.8     4.5     4.6
                    PST-B9-196                 6.5     3.8     4.9     3.7     4.4     6.9     4.0     3.8     4.7     3.1     4.0     4.5
                    BLUE STAR                  6.1     4.6     4.5     3.3     3.7     6.9     3.5     4.4     5.2     3.0     4.3     4.5
                    BARUZO                     4.3     4.5     4.1     4.2     3.2     6.9     3.7     4.0     6.1     3.6     4.4     4.5
                    VB 16015                   5.8     3.7     5.0     3.5     3.7     6.8     3.7     3.6     5.0     3.2     4.5     4.4
                    BAR VB 6820                3.2     4.2     4.2     3.7     3.4     6.7     3.8     5.0     5.7     3.0     4.8     4.3
                    LIPOA                      4.3     4.9     4.3     3.4     3.1     6.6     3.5     4.3     5.1     2.7     4.1     4.2

                    LSD VALUE                  0.8     0.8     0.6     0.8     0.9     0.9     0.8     0.6     0.7     0.5     0.8     0.2
                    C.V. (%)                  20.6    21.3    17.5    24.9    26.5    16.5    26.3    16.7    15.4    20.6    23.4    20.7

                    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.