TABLE 9C.             SPRING DENSITY RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS (VEGETATIVE) 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
  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
  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
  SUFFALAWN             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
  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
  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             1.7   0.7    0.7    0.8     2.8    1.2     1.5    1.8     1.0    2.1     3.1     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).