TABLE 8A.             LEAF TEXTURE RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                 1991-1995 DATA

                                    LEAF TEXTURE  RATINGS 1-9; 9=VERY FINE 1/

         NAME                  AR1    CAl     CO1    IL2     IL3    MO1    OK1     TXl    TX2     MEAN

         HIGHLIGHT 4           7.3    7.3     9.0    8.0     5.7    7.3    8.2     6.7    6.0      7.3
         BUFFALAWN             6.0    7.2     9.0    8.3     5.3    7.1    8.3     7.3    6.5      7.2
         RUTGERS               6.0    7.2     9.0    7.3     6.0    7.0    7.8     7.3    7.0      7.2
         HIGHLIGHT 15          6.3    7.5     8.3    7.3     5.3    7.2    8.0     7.0    6.0      7.0
         378 (NE 85-378)       6.0    6.3     8.2    7.7     6.0    7.4    7.5     7.0    7.0      7.0
         HIGHLIGHT 25          5.7    7.3     8.8    7.0     5.7    7.0    8.1     7.3    6.0      7.0
         315 (NE 84-315)       5.7    6.3     7.7    8.0     6.0    7.3    7.5     6.3    7.0      6.9
         NE 84-436             5.7    6.2     8.2    7.0     6.0    7.2    7.3     7.0    6.5      6.8
         NE 84-45-3            6.3    6.2     7.5    7.3     6.0    6.9    7.5     6.0    7.3      6.8
         609 (NE 84-609)       5.7    6.3     7.2    6.7     6.0    6.9    7.6     7.7    7.0      6.8
         AZ 143                5.3    6.2     7.5    7.0     6.0    7.3    7.1     7.0    7.3      6.8
         NTG-3                 6.7    6.3     7.0    8.0     6.0    7.0    6.8     7.0    6.0      6.8
         NTG-5                 5.3    6.0     7.3    7.7     6.0    7.1    6.8     7.0    6.7      6.7
         PRAIRIE               6.7    6.5            7.0     5.7    6.9    7.4     7.0    6.0      6.6
         TEXOKA                5.3    6.2     7.3    7.3     6.0    7.2    7.0     6.3    6.5      6.6
         TATANKA (NTG-1)       5.7    6.5     7.2    7.0     5.7    7.0    6.9     7.0    6.0      6.5
         NTG-4                 5.7    5.8     7.2    7.3     5.7    6.8    7.1     7.0    6.0      6.5
         NTG-2                 4.7    6.2     7.3    7.0     6.0    6.8    7.0     6.3    6.0      6.4
         SHARPS IMPROVED       5.3    5.8     6.3    7.0     5.7    7.0    7.1     7.0    6.0      6.4
         TOP GUN (SAM 101)     4.3    5.8     7.0    7.7     5.7    6.9    7.1     6.7    5.7      6.3
         BISON                 4.7    6.2     6.3    7.3     6.0    6.8    6.8     6.7    5.5      6.2
         PLAINS (BAM 202)      5.0    5.8     6.0    7.7     6.0    6.8    6.6     6.7    5.7      6.2

         LSD VALUE             1.4    0.9     0.7    1.3     0.8    0.7    0.8     0.9    0.7      0.3

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).