TABLE 2A.               MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS FOR EACH
                                MONTH GROWN AT TWENTY-FIVE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S.
                                                  1992-96 DATA

                               TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF: MONTHS  1/

NAME                    JAN    FEB    MAR    APR    MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    NOV    DEC    MEAN

BABY (TDS-BM1)          4.1    4.7    5.4    5.7    6.4    6.7    6.7    6.7    6.9    6.4    5.7    4.8     6.5
TIFWAY                  4.7    4.7    5.2    5.7    6.4    6.6    6.8    6.6    6.7    6.4    5.9    4.8     6.3
TIFGREEN                4.3    4.8    5.2    5.5    6.1    6.4    6.4    6.5    6.6    6.2    5.5    4.7     6.3
MIDLAWN                 4.2    4.4    4.9    5.4    6.0    6.2    6.3    6.3    6.2    5.9    5.1    4.2     6.1
MIDIRON                 4.2    4.4    5.0    5.3    6.3    6.3    6.4    6.4    6.4    5.6    5.1    4.5     6.0
MIDFIELD                4.2    4.4    4.8    5.3    6.2    6.3    6.3    6.1    6.1    5.8    5.3    4.4     5.9
STF-1                   4.1    4.4    4.8    4.9    5.4    5.7    5.9    5.9    5.8    5.5    5.1    4.7     5.6
TEXTURF 10              4.3    4.4    4.6    4.8    5.3    5.6    6.0    6.0    6.0    5.7    5.3    4.6     5.6
MIRAGE (90173)          4.2    4.3    4.7    4.8    5.5    5.5    5.8    5.8    5.9    5.7    5.0    4.4     5.6
OKS 91-11               4.0    4.3    4.6    4.9    5.5    5.6    5.8    5.8    5.6    5.4    4.6    4.0     5.4
JACKPOT (J-912)         3.9    4.3    4.5    4.4    5.0    5.4    5.7    5.7    5.6    5.6    4.8    4.2     5.4
J-27                    4.1    4.3    4.5    4.7    5.4    5.5    5.7    5.6    5.5    5.3    4.6    4.1     5.3
FMC-6 (FMC 6-91)        4.3    4.3    4.2    4.4    4.8    5.1    5.4    5.5    5.5    5.5    5.0    4.3     5.2
FMC 5-91                4.1    4.3    4.3    4.3    4.7    4.9    5.3    5.4    5.5    5.4    4.9    4.4     5.1
GUYMON                  4.1    4.0    4.4    4.7    5.4    5.4    5.5    5.3    5.3    5.1    4.4    4.0     5.1
SUNDEVIL                4.1    4.0    4.2    4.2    4.9    5.0    5.3    5.3    5.4    5.4    4.8    4.2     5.1
FMC 2-90                4.1    4.1    4.2    4.2    4.6    4.8    5.1    5.2    5.2    5.3    4.7    4.3     4.9
FMC 3-91                4.2    4.2    4.4    4.4    4.5    4.7    5.1    5.1    5.3    5.3    5.0    4.3     4.9
OKS 91-1                4.2    4.2    4.0    4.0    4.6    4.7    5.0    5.1    5.2    5.1    4.6    4.1     4.9
NUMEX-SAHARA            4.1    4.1    4.3    4.4    4.6    4.7    5.0    5.1    5.2    5.1    4.6    4.1     4.8
FLORADWARF (FHB-135)    3.8    4.1    4.4    4.3    4.4    4.8    5.0    5.0    5.0    4.6    4.9    4.1     4.7
SONESTA                 4.2    4.2    4.1    4.2    4.4    4.5    4.8    4.9    5.0    5.1    4.7    4.2     4.7
CHEYENNE                4.1    3.9    4.0    4.0    4.3    4.5    4.8    5.0    5.1    5.2    4.7    4.1     4.7
PRIMAVERA (FMC 1-90)    4.1    4.0    3.9    3.9    4.2    4.4    4.7    4.9    5.0    5.0    4.6    4.1     4.6
ARIZONA COMMON-SEED     4.1    3.9    3.9    4.0    4.1    4.2    4.5    4.7    5.0    4.9    4.5    4.0     4.5
ARIZONA COMMON-VEG.     3.9    3.8    3.4    3.5    3.8    4.0    4.2    4.4    4.6    4.6    4.5    4.0     4.2

LSD VALUE               0.5    0.5    0.6    0.5    0.3    0.3    0.3    0.3    0.3    0.3    0.4    0.6     0.2

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).