TABLE 8B.         LEAF TEXTURE RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS (SEEDED) CULTIVARS
                                                   1991-1995 DATA

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

          NAME                   AR1    CAl     CO1     IL2    IL3     MO1    OK1     TXl     TX2    MEAN       

          RUTGERS                6.0    7.2     9.0     7.3    6.0     7.0    7.8     7.3     7.0     7.2
          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
          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 (BAM 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              1.3    0.8     0.8     1.3    0.6     0.7    0.7     0.8     0.9     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).