TABLE 6A.                                   MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                   GROWN ON A GREEN UNDER TRAFFIC STRESS AT AMHERST, MA  1/
                                                                         2006 DATA

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


                           SPRING   ANTHRACNOSE   TRAFFIC TOLERANCE                                      QUALITY RATINGS
  NAME                     GREENUP    DISEASE      SPRING      FALL       MAR     APR    MAY    JUN     JUL     AUG    SEP    OCT     NOV     DEC    MEAN

  VENUS (EFD)                5.7        7.3         8.0         5.0       3.3     7.3    7.0    8.0     5.0     6.3    7.0    6.7     6.7     4.3     6.2
  DECLARATION                7.7        8.3         5.7         2.7       4.0     7.3    7.3    7.0     5.3     6.3    6.7    6.3     6.0     4.7     6.1
  LEGENDARY                  6.7        7.3         7.7         4.3       3.0     7.0    7.0    7.0     5.0     7.7    7.7    6.7     6.0     4.3     6.1
  VESPER                     7.7        7.3         8.0         4.7       3.3     6.7    7.0    7.0     5.3     6.7    7.0    6.3     7.0     4.7     6.1
  TYEE (SRX 1GD)             5.3        5.7         5.3         3.0       2.3     7.0    8.0    7.0     6.0     6.7    6.7    6.7     6.0     4.0     6.0
  VILLA (IS-AC 1)            6.0        8.3         7.7         4.3       3.0     7.3    7.0    7.0     5.3     7.0    7.0    6.3     6.0     4.0     6.0
  007 (DSB)                  6.7        8.3         4.3         2.7       3.3     6.7    7.0    7.0     5.7     6.7    6.7    6.3     6.0     4.0     5.9
  GREENWICH                  5.7        6.3         6.7         4.3       3.0     6.7    7.0    6.7     5.0     7.0    7.0    6.7     6.0     4.0     5.9
  INDEPENDENCE               6.7        9.0         5.3         2.7       4.0     6.7    6.7    7.0     6.0     7.0    7.0    6.0     5.0     4.0     5.9
  MACKENZIE (SRX 1GPD)       7.0        6.7         6.0         2.7       2.0     7.0    7.3    6.7     6.0     6.3    6.7    6.3     6.0     3.7     5.8
  T-1                        6.0        8.7         5.0         3.3       3.3     6.7    7.0    7.0     5.7     6.7    7.0    6.3     5.0     3.7     5.8
  AUTHORITY (235050)         6.0        7.3         4.7         3.0       3.0     6.3    6.7    6.7     5.7     6.7    6.7    6.3     5.0     3.7     5.7
  13-M                       7.0        7.7         5.3         2.3       2.3     6.7    6.3    6.7     6.0     6.3    6.0    6.0     5.7     4.0     5.6
  BENGAL                     7.3        8.3         4.7         3.0       4.7     7.0    6.3    6.0     5.3     5.3    5.7    5.7     5.7     4.0     5.6
  MEMORIAL (A03-EDI)         7.7        9.0         4.7         2.7       4.0     6.7    6.3    6.0     5.7     5.7    6.3    6.0     5.7     4.0     5.6
  SHARK (23R)                6.0        8.0         5.0         2.7       2.7     6.7    6.7    6.3     5.3     6.7    6.0    6.3     5.3     4.0     5.6
  LS-44                      6.3        9.0         5.0         2.0       3.3     6.7    6.7    7.0     5.3     6.3    6.0    5.3     5.0     3.3     5.5
  BENCHMARK DSR              6.3        7.3         4.7         2.0       3.0     6.3    6.3    6.7     6.0     6.0    5.7    5.7     5.0     3.7     5.4
  CY-2                       5.7        8.3         5.0         3.0       3.0     5.3    6.0    6.7     6.0     6.3    6.3    5.3     5.3     4.0     5.4
  IS-AP 9                    6.0        8.7         5.0         2.7       3.3     6.7    6.7    6.7     5.3     6.3    6.7    5.7     4.3     2.7     5.4
  KINGPIN (9200)             6.7        9.0         4.0         2.3       3.0     6.7    6.7    6.0     5.3     5.7    6.0    5.7     5.0     3.7     5.4
  PENN A-1                   5.7        7.7         3.7         3.3       2.7     6.7    6.0    6.3     5.0     6.0    6.3    6.0     5.3     3.3     5.4
  ALPHA                      5.7        8.3         5.3         2.3       3.3     6.7    6.3    6.0     5.3     6.3    6.0    5.3     4.3     3.0     5.3
  SR 7200                    7.3        9.0         7.0         3.7       3.0     6.0    6.0    6.0     4.3     5.3    6.0    5.7     4.7     3.7     5.1
  PENNLINKS II               6.0        9.0         3.7         2.7       3.0     6.0    5.3    5.0     5.0     5.7    5.7    5.3     4.3     3.0     4.8
  PENNCROSS                  6.0        9.0         4.0         2.7       3.0     5.3    5.3    5.0     4.7     5.0    5.0    5.0     3.7     2.7     4.5

  LSD VALUE                  1.5        2.2         1.0         1.0       2.6     1.6    1.2    0.9     1.3     1.5    1.0    1.0     0.9     0.8     0.5
  C.V. (%)                  11.9       13.3        12.2        20.1      28.3    10.2    9.3    8.1    10.4    11.3    9.0    8.5    10.5    12.3     5.3

  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.