TABLE 16B.   WINTER COLOR RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS (SEEDED) CULTIVARS
                                                 1991-1995 DATA

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

              NAME                  AZl    CAl     IL2    MO1    OH2    OK1    TXl    WA4    MEAN

              RUTGERS               1.3      2     1.0    4.3    4.7    7.7    4.1    4.8     3.7
              BISON                 1.0      1     6.0    3.7    3.0    7.3    2.3    2.8     3.4
              PLAINS (BAM 202)      1.0      1     6.7    4.7    3.0    5.0    2.4    2.8     3.3
              NTG-4                 1.0      1     3.7    4.0    3.0    6.7    2.3    3.3     3.1
              SHARPS IMPROVED       1.0      1     4.0    4.0    3.0    6.7    2.3    2.5     3.1
              TOP GUN (BAM 101)     1.0      1     4.3    4.0    3.3    4.7    1.7    2.3     2.8
              NTG-2                 1.0      1     5.0    3.7    3.0    4.3    1.6    2.3     2.7
              NTG-3                 1.0      1     3.3    3.7    3.0    4.0    1.6    3.5     2.6
              NTG-5                 1.0      1     4.0    4.0    3.0    4.0    1.6    2.0     2.6
              TATANKA (NTG-1)       1.0      1     3.7    4.0    2.7    4.3    1.6    2.3     2.6
              TEXOKA                1.0      1     1.3    4.3    3.0    4.0    1.9    3.2     2.5

              LSD VALUE             0.3      0     1.9    1.3    1.2    2.1    1.3    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).