TABLE 3.                              MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                  IN THE 2002 NATIONAL BUFFALOGRASS TEST AT MANHATTAN, KS  1/
                                                                         2006 DATA

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

                                                                 FALL
                                       GENETIC SPRING   LEAF     COLOR    COLOR    COLOR    COLOR    COLOR    COLOR            QUALITY RATINGS
      NAME                              COLOR  GREENUP TEXTURE SEPTEMBER   MAY     JUNE     JULY    AUGUST  SEPTEMBER APR  MAY JUN  JUL AUG  SEP MEAN

      LEGACY                             7.0      5.0    8.0      4.3      7.3      6.0      6.0      7.7      5.3    4.0  7.0 5.3  7.0 7.3  6.7  6.2
      609                                6.7      4.7    7.7      5.7      6.0      7.0      5.7      7.0      5.7    4.0  6.0 6.0  6.3 7.0  6.7  6.0
      DENSITY                            5.0      3.7    8.0      6.3      5.3      6.0      4.7      5.0      6.0    3.3  6.0 7.0  5.7 6.3  7.3  5.9
      SWI-2000                           6.7      5.0    8.0      5.0      5.7      6.7      6.0      6.0      4.7    4.0  6.0 6.0  7.3 6.0  6.3  5.9
      TEXOKA                             6.7      5.0    8.0      4.3      6.7      6.3      6.0      6.0      5.0    3.7  6.3 6.0  7.0 6.3  6.0  5.9
      BOWIE                              7.0      4.3    8.0      4.7      5.7      6.0      5.7      7.0      4.7    3.7  6.0 5.3  6.7 7.0  5.3  5.7
      BISON                              7.0      4.3    7.0      5.0      6.0      6.7      5.7      6.7      4.7    3.7  5.3 5.7  6.0 5.7  6.0  5.4
      378                                7.0      4.0    8.0      4.0      6.3      5.7      5.3      7.3      4.3    3.3  6.0 5.0  5.7 6.7  5.3  5.3
      TECH TURF 1 (FRONTIER TURFALLO)    6.0      3.0    7.0      4.5      6.0      6.5      5.0      4.0      5.5    2.5  6.0 6.5  6.0 4.5  6.0  5.3
      NE 95-55                           7.0      5.3    7.0      4.3      6.3      4.7      5.0      7.0      4.0    4.3  6.0 4.7  5.0 5.7  5.7  5.2

      LSD VALUE                          0.5      1.7    0.3      2.1      1.1      1.4      1.2      0.8      0.9    1.4  2.2 1.1  1.9 0.9  1.7  1.1
      C.V. (%)                           4.9     16.7    2.4     18.6      9.0     10.8      9.9      7.5     10.1   16.3 13.2 9.9 13.8 7.8 12.6  8.2

      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.                            2006 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        
                                                                                                                                                 
            KS1      SILT LOAM AND SILT    6.6-7.0     151-270      241-375         3.1-4.0        FULL SUN   2.6-3.0   TO PREVENT STRESS