TABLE 17A.             WINTER COLOR RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS  1/
                                              1992-96 DATA

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

      NAME                     AZ1     CA2     CA3     FL1     LA2     MD1     TX1     VA4    MEAN

      TIFWAY                   4.3     8.0     5.0     6.0     2.3     6.0     2.2     5.3     4.9
      BABY (TDS-BM1)           3.5     5.3     3.7     6.3     2.0     5.7     2.1     5.3     4.2
      TIFGREEN                 4.0     5.0     2.7     5.6     2.7     5.7     1.9     4.0     3.9
      TEXTURF 10               3.2     7.3     2.7     6.2     1.7     4.7     1.7     4.0     3.9
      JACKPOT (J-912)          3.7     7.0     3.7     5.6     1.0     3.3     1.7     4.3     3.8
      MIRAGE (90173)           3.5     7.0     3.0     6.2     1.0     3.7     1.5     3.7     3.7
      CHEYENNE                 3.2     6.3     4.0     5.6     1.0     4.0     1.4     4.0     3.7
      NUMEX-SAHARA             3.2     6.3     3.7     5.6     1.0     4.0     1.6     4.0     3.7
      FMC 3-91                 2.8     6.3     3.7     6.1     1.0     3.3     1.7     4.0     3.6
      MIDFIELD                 3.7     5.0     1.3     4.9     2.0     5.3     2.0     4.7     3.6
      SUNDEVIL                 3.2     6.0     4.0     5.6     1.0     3.7     1.4     4.0     3.6
      ARIZONA COMMON-VEG.      3.0     6.0     3.7     4.2     1.7     5.0     1.3     3.7     3.6
      FMC 2-90                 3.5     6.3     3.0     5.8     1.0     3.7     1.3     3.7     3.5
      STF-1                    3.3     5.3     2.0     5.7     1.7     5.3     1.9     3.0     3.5
      FMC 5-91                 3.5     6.0     3.3     5.7     1.0     3.0     1.6     4.0     3.5
      FMC-6 (FMC 6-91)         3.2     6.0     3.0     5.3     1.0     3.0     1.4     4.7     3.5
      ARIZONA COMMON-SEED      2.8     6.0     3.3     5.2     1.0     3.3     1.3     4.0     3.4
      OKS 91-1                 2.8     6.0     3.0     5.4     1.0     3.0     1.6     4.0     3.4
      FLORADWARF (FHB-135)     3.7     3.3     2.7     5.4     2.3     5.0     1.9     2.0     3.3
      SONESTA                  2.8     5.3     3.3     5.4     1.0     3.0     1.4     3.7     3.3
      PRIMAVERA (FMC 1-90)     2.3     5.3     3.7     5.1     1.0     3.3     1.4     3.7     3.2
      GUYMON                   4.0     6.0     2.0     4.4     1.0     3.0     1.4     3.0     3.1
      J-27                     3.7     5.7     2.0     4.7     1.0     3.3     1.4     3.0     3.1
      OKS 91-11                3.8     5.3     1.0     4.6     1.0     3.0     1.8     3.0     2.9
      MIDIRON                  3.3     3.0     1.7     5.1     1.7     4.3     1.8     2.3     2.9
      MIDLAWN                  3.3     4.0     1.0     3.8     1.3     5.0     1.6     3.0     2.9

      LSD VALUE                2.2     1.0     0.9     1.2     0.6     1.2     0.8     0.8     0.5

      C.V. (%)                57.9    11.3    19.9    24.0    27.6    17.0    52.6    13.4    32.5


 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 MEANS IN EACH COLUMN.