TABLE 3B.        TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS (SEEDED) CULTIVARS
                                                                  GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS  1/
                                                                 IN THE TRANSITION REGION
                                                                       2003-06 DATA

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

                              NAME                   AR1     IL2     KS2    KY1     MO1    NC1    OK1     VA1    VA4    MEAN

                              RIVIERA                6.1     5.2     5.2    6.3     5.2    6.2    7.0     6.3    6.9     6.0
                              YUKON                  6.2     4.2     5.4    6.8     5.3    5.9    6.7     6.7    6.6     6.0
                              CONTESSA (SWI-1045)    6.2     5.0     5.2    6.8     5.0    6.1    6.8     5.9    6.4     5.9
                              SOVEREIGN (SWI-1012)   6.0     5.1     4.8    7.0     5.0    5.9    6.8     5.8    6.3     5.8
                              SWI-1044               6.2     4.0     4.7    7.1     4.8    6.5    6.5     5.8    6.2     5.8
                              SWI-1046               5.9     4.2     4.3    6.4     4.6    6.0    6.4     5.2    6.5     5.5
                              SWI-1014               5.1     4.1     4.6    6.4     5.1    5.5    6.4     5.8    5.8     5.4
                              CIS-CD6                5.4     3.4     4.3    6.6     4.5    5.7    6.4     5.9    6.3     5.4
                              VERACRUZ (SWI-1041)    6.0     3.2     4.1    6.4     3.9    6.2    6.6     5.3    6.5     5.4
                              CIS-CD7                5.3     3.3     4.1    6.0     4.5    5.9    6.4     5.5    6.2     5.2
                              SUNBIRD (PST-R68A)     5.2     4.0     4.2    6.4     2.9    5.9    6.3     4.9    6.1     5.2
                              CIS-CD5                5.1     3.8     4.4    6.1     4.1    5.8    6.1     5.0    6.1     5.1
                              TRANSCONTINENTAL       5.0     4.1     4.1    6.5     4.0    6.1    6.2     4.2    6.1     5.1
                              PRINCESS 77            5.8     2.7     3.9    6.2     3.2    6.6    6.4     4.3    6.4     5.0
                              SWI-1001               5.4     2.8     3.9    6.6     1.8    5.9    6.3     4.7    6.0     5.0
                              FMC-6                  5.4     3.0     4.2    5.9     4.1    5.9    6.0     4.6    5.8     5.0
                              SWI-1003               5.7     2.8     3.2    6.3     1.0    6.3    6.2     4.7    6.5     5.0
                              LAPALOMA (SRX 9500)    5.1     2.7     4.2    5.9     4.3    5.8    6.0     4.7    6.0     5.0
                              SOUTHERN STAR          4.9     2.8     3.9    6.1     3.7    5.5    5.9     4.7    6.2     4.9
                              SR 9554                5.1     3.1     4.2    6.0     2.9    5.9    5.9     4.2    6.0     4.9
                              PANAMA                 5.0     2.9     4.3    5.8     3.8    5.8    5.9     4.2    5.6     4.8
                              SUNDEVIL II            4.8     2.8     3.7    5.8     2.9    5.8    5.7     4.7    6.2     4.8
                              TIFT NO. 1             5.8     3.9     2.6    5.8     3.1    6.2    6.0     2.9    6.6     4.8
                              SUNSTAR                4.9     2.6     4.2    5.7     3.7    5.6    5.8     3.3    5.5     4.6
                              TIFT NO. 2             5.5     2.9     1.9    5.8     2.4    6.2    6.2     3.3    6.1     4.6
                              MOHAWK                 4.9     2.6     3.8    5.6     2.8    5.0    5.8     4.1    5.5     4.5
                              NUMEX SAHARA           4.8     1.4     3.8    5.5     3.3    5.3    5.6     4.9    5.5     4.5
                              B-14                   4.5     1.6     3.7    5.7     2.8    5.8    5.6     3.4    5.7     4.4
                              ARIZONA COMMON         4.8     1.8     3.4    5.4     2.6    5.7    5.6     3.5    5.4     4.3

                              LSD VALUE              0.6     1.1     0.7    0.9     1.5    0.9    0.6     1.6    0.7     0.3
                              C.V. (%)               7.0    21.1    10.6    9.1    22.1    9.9    5.8    20.8    7.5    12.3

                           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.