TABLE 30A. FALL COLOR (DECEMBER) RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS 1991-1995 DATA FALL COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9=COMPLETE COLOR RETENTION 1/ NAME AZl CA3 CA4 TXl MEAN HIGHLIGHT 15 2.7 3.6 5.7 4.7 4.1 HIGHLIGHT 4 2.0 2.9 5.3 5.0 3.8 RUTGERS 2.0 2.7 4.3 6.0 3.8 BUFFALAWN 2.0 3.1 4.3 5.3 3.7 HIGHLIGHT 25 2.0 3.3 2.7 5.0 3.3 PRAIRIE 2.3 2.7 2.3 4.3 2.9 609 (NE 84-609) 2.7 2.3 1.0 4.7 2.7 TOP GUN (BAM 101) 1.3 1.0 1.0 2.3 1.4 NTG-4 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.3 1.3 BISON 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.3 NTG-2 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 PLAINS (BAM 202) 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.7 1.3 315 (NE 84-315) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.1 SHARPS IMPROVED 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 378 (NE 85-378) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 AZ 143 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 NE 84-436 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 NE 84-45-3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 NTG-3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 NTG-5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 TATANKA (NTG-1) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 TEXOKA 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 LSD VALUE 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.6 0.5 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).