TABLE 16A.              WINTER COLOR RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                    1991-1995 DATA

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

            NAME                   AZl    CAl    IL2     MO1    OH2     OK1    TXl     WA4    MEAN

            609 (NE 84-609)        1.0    2.0    6.7     5.7    5.3     8.7    3.8     5.7     4.9
            HIGHLIGHT 15           2.0    3.0    2.3     5.3    5.3     9.0    3.7     5.0     4.5
            BUFFALAWN              2.0    3.0    2.3     5.3    6.0     7.3    3.8     3.5     4.2
            HIGHLIGHT 25           2.0    4.0    1.0     6.0    6.0     7.0    3.9     2.8     4.1
            HIGHLIGHT 4            1.7    2.3    2.7     4.3    5.3     7.7    3.8     3.3     3.9
            PRAIRIE                1.0    2.0    2.0     5.7    5.7     7.0    3.5     4.2     3.9
            RUTGERS                1.3    2.0    1.0     4.3    4.7     7.7    4.1     4.8     3.7
            BISON                  1.0    1.0    6.0     3.7    3.0     7.3    2.3     2.8     3.4
            PLAINS (BAM 202)       1.0    1.0    6.7     4.7    3.0     5.0    2.4     2.8     3.3
            NTG-4                  1.0    1.0    3.7     4.0    3.0     6.7    2.3     3.3     3.1
            SHARPS IMPROVED        1.0    1.0    4.0     4.0    3.0     6.7    2.3     2.5     3.1
            AZ 143                 1.0    1.0    8.7     2.3    2.3     3.0    1.2     2.8     2.8
            TOP GUN (BAM 101)      1.0    1.0    4.3     4.0    3.3     4.7    1.7     2.3     2.8
            NTG-2                  1.0    1.0    5.0     3.7    3.0     4.3    1.6     2.3     2.7
            NE 84-436              1.0    1.0    5.7     2.7    3.0     4.3    1.3     2.3     2.7
            NTG-3                  1.0    1.0    3.3     3.7    3.0     4.0    1.6     3.5     2.6
            NTG-5                  1.0    1.0    4.0     4.0    3.0     4.0    1.6     2.0     2.6
            TATANKA (NTG-1)        1.0    1.0    3.7     4.0    2.7     4.3    1.6     2.3     2.6
            TEXOKA                 1.0    1.0    1.3     4.3    3.0     4.0    1.9     3.2     2.5
            315 (NE 84-315)        1.0    1.0    3.7     3.0    2.7     2.3    1.6     2.5     2.2
            378 (NE 85-378)        1.0    1.0    3.3     3.7    2.0     2.3    1.0     2.3     2.1
            NE 84-45-3             1.0    1.0    4.0     2.0    2.0     2.7    1.3     2.2     2.0

            LSD VALUE              0.3    0.5    1.7     1.6    1.1     1.7    1.4     1.7     0.6

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).