TABLE 8.             MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BERMUDAGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                   IN THE 1997 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST AT EVANSVILLE, IN  1/
                                                                           2001 DATA

                                                       TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                                         GENETIC     SPRING      LEAF                     QUALITY RATINGS
                         NAME                             COLOR      GREENUP    TEXTURE    MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP    MEAN

                         OKC 19-9                          7.0         2.0        7.3      6.0     6.7     7.0     6.7     7.3     6.7
                         RIVIERA (OKS 95-1)                7.0         1.0        5.7      5.3     5.7     8.3     7.3     7.0     6.7
                         OKC 18-4                          7.7         1.0        7.0      4.7     6.3     7.7     8.3     6.0     6.6
                         MIDLAWN                           6.3         1.0        6.3      5.3     5.7     6.3     6.0     6.0     5.9
                         SHANGHAI                          9.0         1.0        5.0      4.3     5.7     9.0     5.3     5.3     5.9
                         TIFSPORT (TIFT 94)                5.3         1.0        7.7      2.3     2.7     5.3     8.0     8.0     5.3
                         TIFWAY                            6.0         1.0        7.0      2.3     2.7     6.0     7.3     7.3     5.1
                         MAJESTIC                          6.0         1.0        4.3      3.0     4.3     6.7     5.0     6.0     5.0
                         CN 2-9                            5.7         1.0        6.3      2.0     2.7     5.7     6.7     7.3     4.9
                         PRINCESS 77 (PRINCESS)            5.7         1.0        5.7      2.0     2.3     5.3     7.3     7.3     4.9
                         TIFGREEN                          4.7         1.0        7.3      2.7     3.0     4.7     6.7     7.3     4.9
                         TRANSCONTINENTAL (PST-R69C)       5.7         1.0        5.0      3.3     4.3     6.3     5.7     5.0     4.9
                         BLACKJACK                         4.3         1.0        4.0      3.7     5.0     5.3     3.3     5.0     4.5
                         PYRAMID                           5.3         1.0        4.0      3.3     4.3     4.7     4.3     6.0     4.5
                         SOUTHERN STAR (J-1224)            5.3         1.0        5.0      3.7     4.0     5.3     4.7     5.0     4.5
                         SUNDEVIL II                       5.0         1.0        4.7      3.3     3.3     5.0     5.7     5.0     4.5
                         J-540                             6.0         1.0        4.3      3.3     3.7     5.0     4.7     5.3     4.4
                         BLUE-MUDA                         5.0         1.0        4.7      3.7     4.3     4.3     4.0     5.0     4.3
                         SAVANNAH                          4.7         1.0        4.7      3.0     3.3     4.7     5.0     5.7     4.3
                         NUMEX-SAHARA                      4.3         1.0        5.0      3.0     4.0     4.3     4.0     5.0     4.1
                         JACKPOT                           5.3         1.0        4.0      3.0     4.0     4.3     3.7     5.0     4.0
                         CARDINAL                          2.0         1.7        9.0      3.3     4.7     2.0     6.0     3.7     3.9
                         SYDNEY (SWI-7)                    4.7         1.0        4.7      2.7     3.3     4.3     4.3     5.0     3.9
                         MIRAGE                            4.7         1.0        4.0      3.0     3.0     4.0     4.0     5.0     3.8
                         SHANGRI LA                        5.0         1.0        4.0      2.7     3.0     4.3     4.0     4.7     3.7
                         SWI-11                            6.0         1.0        5.3      2.0     2.0     2.7     5.3     6.0     3.6
                         ARIZONA COMMON                    3.3         1.0        3.3      2.7     3.7     3.3     3.0     3.7     3.3
                         MINI-VERDE                        1.0         1.0        6.3      1.3     1.3     1.0     1.3     2.0     1.4

                         C.V. (%)                         10.1        37.4       19.2     18.6    18.0    16.7    15.7    15.1     9.5
                         LSD VALUE                         0.8         1.3        1.7      0.9     1.1     1.3     1.3     1.3     0.7


                         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 MEAN IN EACH COLUMN.


       TABLE A.                                  2001 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN
                                                              THE 1997 NATIONAL BERMUDAGRASS TEST

                                                        SOIL           SOIL                             SUN       MOWING
                          SOIL            SOIL       PHOSPHOROUS    POTASSIUM         NITROGEN           OR       HEIGHT     IRRIGATION
       LOCATION          TEXTURE          PH         (LBS/ACRE)     (LBS/ACRE)    (LBS/1000 SQ FT)     SHADE      (IN)       PRACTICED

         IN2       SILTY CLAY AND CLAY    4.6-5.5        0-60        241-375          3.1-4.0         FULL SUN    0.6-1.0    TO PREVENT DORMANCY