TABLE 27.      WINTER COLOR RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                                   GROWN UNDER LOW INPUT  1/
                                                                        1996-2000 DATA

                                                     WINTER COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=COMPLETE COLOR RETENTION  2/

                                        NAME                       NC1     NJ1     OK1     UB1     UT1     VA1    MEAN

                                        BH 95-199                  5.3     4.0     5.6     6.0     3.3     5.0     4.9
                                        VB 16015                   6.0     4.0     5.6     6.7     2.3     3.7     4.7
                                        PST-B9-196                 5.6     3.5     5.6     6.3     2.3     4.3     4.6
                                        BARONIE                    5.3     6.0     4.8     4.7     2.7     3.7     4.5
                                        BAR VB 3115B               4.8     4.7     5.2     5.7     3.0     3.3     4.4
                                        LIPOA                      5.0     4.5     6.1     5.7     1.0     3.7     4.3
                                        CANTERBURY                 5.4     4.3     5.0     4.3     2.3     4.3     4.3
                                        BAR VB 6820                4.9     3.5     5.1     5.3     2.3     4.0     4.2
                                        DRAGON (ZPS-429)           5.7     3.8     4.9     4.3     2.7     3.3     4.1
                                        BARTITIA                   5.0     3.5     4.8     5.7     2.0     3.7     4.1
                                        BARIRIS (BAR VB 5649)      4.9     4.7     5.0     3.7     2.3     3.7     4.0
                                        BARUZO                     4.4     2.2     5.7     5.7     2.7     3.3     4.0
                                        BARITONE (BAR VB 233)      4.8     3.8     5.3     4.0     2.0     4.0     4.0
                                        MTT 683                    4.7     2.8     5.7     5.0     1.3     4.3     4.0
                                        EAGLETON                   4.8     4.2     5.3     5.0     1.3     3.0     3.9
                                        NORTH STAR (PST-A7-60)     5.2     3.0     4.9     4.7     2.0     3.3     3.9
                                        CALIBER                    4.7     3.8     4.4     4.0     2.7     3.3     3.8
                                        BARON                      5.0     2.8     4.4     4.3     1.0     3.7     3.5
                                        SOUTH DAKOTA               4.8     3.3     4.3     4.7     1.3     2.7     3.5
                                        KENBLUE                    4.9     2.5     4.0     5.3     1.7     2.3     3.5
                                        BLUE STAR                  4.6     2.8     4.0     4.0     1.0     3.7     3.3

                                        LSD VALUE                  1.0     1.2     1.4     1.1     1.1     1.4     0.6
                                        C.V. (%)                  21.8    29.5    30.1    13.8    34.5    23.8    28.8

                           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.