TABLE 3.         MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                    IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT MEAD, NE  1/
                                                                         2003 DATA

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

                                                 GENETIC    DENSITY     DENSITY                   QUALITY RATINGS
                           NAME                   COLOR      SUMMER      FALL       JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT    MEAN

                           LEGACY                  8.3         9.0        8.0       8.7     8.7     8.3     8.3     5.3     7.9
                           378                     7.3         8.3        6.7       8.0     8.0     7.7     7.3     5.3     7.3
                           BOWIE                   7.3         9.0        7.7       8.0     8.0     6.7     7.0     5.3     7.0
                           SWI-2003                7.0         9.0        7.3       8.0     8.0     6.3     6.7     4.7     6.7
                           NE 95-55                9.0         7.7        7.7       6.3     6.3     8.0     6.3     4.7     6.3
                           BISON                   7.7         8.3        7.3       6.0     6.0     6.0     5.3     4.3     5.5
                           TEXOKA                  7.0         7.7        6.3       5.7     5.7     6.0     5.7     3.7     5.3
                           609                     8.3         4.3        4.0       3.3     3.3     2.7     3.3     3.7     3.3
                           FRONTIER TURFALLO       5.3         4.0        3.7       2.3     2.3     3.0     2.3     2.7     2.5
                           DENSITY                 5.0         1.7        1.0       2.0     1.7     1.3     1.7     1.0     1.5

                           LSD VALUE               0.6         1.3        1.0       1.4     1.3     1.1     1.3     1.1     1.0
                           C.V. (%)                5.4        12.1       10.5      15.6    14.8    12.8    15.5    17.1    11.8

                           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.                            2003 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN                                                                                                                        
                                                            THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS 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                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
             NE1      SILTY CLAY LOAM       7.1-7.5       0-60         0-150         3.1-4.0        FULL SUN   2.6-3.0   NO IRRIGATION