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                                  TABLE 8.       MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF WARM-SEASON CULTIVARS                                                  
                                                GROWN AT EIGHT LOCATIONS (GROWN UNDER LOW INPUT) IN THE U.S.                                                            
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                                                        TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF                                                        
                                                                                                                                                           
                                   NAME                      FL3     FL4    MS1     NC1     NM1     OK1     TX2     UT1                                    
                                                                                                                                                           
                                   16-TZ-14114    ZOYSIA     6.1     1.1    5.0     6.8     4.0     5.6     5.0     3.4                                    
                                   ASC-117        BERMUDA    5.9     5.8    2.8     3.0     3.7     3.2     2.4     4.0                                    
                                   CODY           BUFFALO    5.3     1.1    4.9     4.4     3.6     4.2     4.5     5.4                                    
                                   FAES 1322      ZOYSIA     6.8     1.2    4.6     5.8     4.0     4.4     3.8     3.4                                    
                                   FB 1628        BERMUDA    6.4     5.0    5.0     5.5     5.4     5.4     4.2     4.6                                    
                                   HABITURF       MIXTURE    5.9     5.1    4.8     4.2     3.5     4.4     4.7     5.2                                    
                                   MEYER          ZOYSIA     6.5     3.7    5.2     5.8     3.0     5.7     4.4     3.6                                    
                                   MIDIRON        BERMUDA    6.4     4.4    4.4     4.4     4.9     5.4     5.4     5.3                                    
                                   TIFWAY         BERMUDA    6.5     3.9    4.5     5.8     4.8     5.7     4.9     4.6                                    
                                   XZ 14069       ZOYSIA     6.5     1.0    5.6     6.4     3.8     5.8     5.0     3.3                                    

                                   LSD VALUE                 0.7     0.4    0.3     0.9     1.4     0.8     1.2     1.1                                    
                                   C.V. (%)                  7.2    10.5    4.2    10.8    21.8    10.2    17.5    14.3                                    

                      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.