TABLE 9A.                    SPRING DENSITY RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                1991-1995 DATA

                                   DENSITY RATINGS 1-9;  9=MAXIMUM  DENSITY    1/

 NAME                   AR1    AZl    CAl     CA3    IL3     MO1    M02    NE1     OK1    TXl     WA4     MEAN          

 315 (NE 84-315)        7.2    7.0    6.4     7.3    8.3     7.2    7.7    7.7     5.7    5.0     6.7     6.9
 NE 84-436              5.2    6.7    6.1     7.0    7.3     7.0    7.8    8.7     6.0    6.7     6.2     6.8
 378 (NE 85-378)        8.0    6.7    6.4     6.3    7.0     6.7    7.7    7.0     5.0    5.7     7.8     6.8
 NTG-2                  7.0    6.0    6.2     7.0    8.0     6.4    5.7    7.3     4.3    6.0     7.8     6.5
 NTG-3                  3.5    6.3    6.1     7.3    7.7     7.0    6.7    8.3     5.0    6.3     5.8     6.4
 AZ 143                 4.3    6.3    6.1     7.3    7.3     6.7    7.8    7.7     5.0    6.3     4.7     6.3
 TOP GUN (BAM 101)      4.5    6.3    6.3     6.3    5.3     5.9    7.7    8.3     4.0    7.0     7.5     6.3
 NTG-4                  5.7    6.7    6.6     6.3    7.0     5.7    6.8    6.7     5.0    5.7     7.0     6.3
 NTG-5                  5.7    6.3    6.2     7.7    6.7     6.9    6.2    7.3     4.0    6.3     5.7     6.3
 609 (NE 84-609)        6.5    6.7    7.1     6.7    5.0     5.0    8.2    6.7     4.0    8.0     5.0     6.3
 TATANKA (NTG-1)        4.5    6.0    6.4     6.7    7.3     6.0    6.5    7.7     3.7    6.7     6.8     6.2
 BUFFALAWN              5.5    5.0    7.1     9.0    5.3     4.2    6.2    9.0     5.3    6.0     4.0     6.1
 PRAIRIE                3.0    5.7    7.2     8.3    4.0     5.7    7.3    7.0     4.0    6.7     7.0     6.0
 BISON                  4.3    6.3    6.3     6.0    6.7     5.7    2.7    8.3     3.7    7.0     8.5     6.0
 SHARPS IMPROVED        4.0    6.3    6.3     6.3    5.7     5.7    3.5    8.0     4.0    7.0     8.2     5.9
 HIGHLIGHT 25           4.7    6.0    7.4     9.0    3.7     5.0    7.3    8.0     4.7    5.7     3.3     5.9
 HIGHLIGHT 4            3.7    5.7    6.7     8.7    5.0     4.4    8.2    7.7     4.0    6.3     4.5     5.9
 NE 84-45-3             4.0    6.0    5.4     6.3    7.3     6.6    7.3    6.0     4.7    4.0     5.3     5.7
 PLAINS (BAM 202)       5.5    6.3    6.3     6.0    5.7     5.3    4.0    8.0     3.0    6.0     6.0     5.7
 RUTGERS                3.5    5.3    6.9     9.0    5.0     4.6    6.8    5.0     4.7    5.7     4.0     5.5
 TEXOKA                 5.7    6.3    6.1     3.0    7.0     5.7    2.5    8.0     3.3    5.0     5.2     5.3
 HIGHLIGHT 15           3.3    5.3    6.3     8.3    3.0     4.3    5.8    7.0     4.3    5.7     3.5     5.2

 LSD VALUE              1.6    0.9    0.8     1.4    2.9     1.1    1.4    1.7     1.0    1.8     3.0     0.5



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).