TABLE 13A. PERCENT LIVING GROUND COVER (SUMMER) RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS 1991-1995 DATA PERCENT LIVING GROUND COVER IN SUMMER: LOCATIONS 1/ NAME AR1 AZl CAl CA4 CO1 ID2 IL2 IL3 MO1 M02 NE1 NE2 TXl TX4 UB1 VA6 WA4 MEAN NTG-5 63.3 93.0 99.0 58.3 85.0 35.0 78.0 93.3 90.3 83.8 63.2 80.0 98.8 46.7 76.7 61.7 79.6 75.6 NTG-2 90.0 96.0 99.0 76.7 88.3 1.2 80.3 93.3 76.6 68.3 69.5 76.7 97.5 43.3 61.7 74.5 85.2 75.2 AZ 143 25.0 86.7 99.0 80.0 91.7 10.5 82.7 97.3 82.8 91.8 71.2 86.7 92.8 63.3 86.7 68.2 54.0 74.7 315 (NE 84-315) 43.3 90.0 99.0 53.3 68.3 37.8 59.0 91.0 87.4 98.0 71.5 56.7 89.7 46.7 88.3 58.3 81.1 71.7 NE 84-436 23.3 93.0 98.3 41.7 88.3 5.3 67.8 92.7 82.1 94.9 76.2 86.7 98.7 55.0 81.7 64.4 61.7 71.3 NTG-4 20.0 90.0 98.3 70.0 75.0 9.2 81.8 94.7 71.6 87.1 56.7 83.3 87.8 43.3 76.7 63.8 90.6 70.6 TATANKA (NTG-1) 8.7 89.7 98.7 46.7 85.0 4.5 63.5 94.3 89.0 91.7 68.0 76.7 98.5 45.0 70.0 62.8 82.1 69.1 NTG-3 0.3 96.0 99.0 51.7 78.3 8.8 65.0 93.3 90.3 86.2 68.0 80.0 98.7 51.7 53.3 67.8 72.1 68.3 TOP GUN (BAM 101) 18.3 86.7 98.7 80.0 54.7 4.5 67.5 85.0 71.7 89.7 69.5 80.0 94.2 46.7 68.3 45.4 86.4 67.5 BUFFALAWN 33.3 99.0 99.0 88.3 61.7 25.8 82.8 85.7 56.7 82.6 45.0 83.3 87.6 46.7 96.3 18.5 52.4 67.3 BISON 26.7 93.0 98.3 56.7 70.7 3.2 70.8 92.7 71.7 51.1 68.2 76.7 91.0 41.7 86.7 56.7 83.6 67.0 378 (NE 85-378) 16.7 90.0 98.7 51.7 53.0 47.5 51.8 53.3 79.0 99.0 63.2 63.3 96.0 55.0 68.3 68.8 69.6 66.2 PRAIRIE 5.3 99.0 99.0 75.0 0.8 61.2 71.7 80.8 99.0 51.5 90.0 98.7 48.3 78.0 23.3 74.9 66.0 PLAINS (BAM 202) 26.7 86.7 99.0 76.7 91.7 5.5 59.7 93.3 61.1 69.6 61.7 70.0 91.5 45.0 55.0 35.8 72.6 64.8 SHARPS IMPROVED 13.3 93.0 98.3 53.3 59.7 5.0 70.0 93.3 85.3 55.4 68.0 76.7 93.3 43.3 68.3 41.3 76.6 64.4 HIGHLIGHT 4 6.7 92.7 99.0 93.3 35.0 10.8 70.5 93.3 57.8 89.1 20.0 70.0 91.5 45.0 93.0 25.8 52.6 61.5 RUTGERS 15.0 99.0 99.0 61.7 38.0 3.3 69.5 86.7 56.1 98.0 14.0 73.3 96.7 41.7 96.0 8.7 81.1 61.0 NE 84-45-3 23.3 86.3 98.7 33.3 64.0 18.7 55.7 78.0 51.9 91.1 61.7 53.3 92.8 60.0 80.0 20.0 66.3 60.9 609 (NE 84-609) 25.0 99.0 99.0 55.0 26.3 2.2 35.5 88.3 50.9 95.9 26.7 76.7 98.8 45.0 73.3 35.7 86.6 60.0 HIGHLIGHT 15 6.7 96.0 98.7 90.0 61.7 0.0 83.8 68.3 59.2 86.3 15.8 60.0 83.7 45.0 88.0 23.8 46.0 59.6 HIGHLIGHT 25 20.0 99.0 99.0 64.7 15.0 14.5 76.8 67.7 73.3 97.0 15.0 70.0 88.7 45.0 75.0 20.0 63.6 59.1 TEXOKA 15.0 76.7 98.3 41.7 45.7 14.2 66.5 88.3 78.1 21.4 65.0 50.0 82.5 48.3 48.3 20.8 82.1 55.5 LSD VALUE 23.2 9.4 0.8 38.2 34.9 19.0 31.6 29.1 18.0 16.2 31.8 17.9 11.8 9.6 28.6 19.9 26.2 6.0 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).