TABLE 15A.       FROST TOLERANCE RATINGS OF BUFFALOGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                   1991-1995 DATA

                                    FROST TOLERANCE RATINGS 1-9; 9=NO INJURY 1/

                          NAME                  AR1     ID2    MO1     OH2     OK1     MEAN

                          HIGHLIGHT 15          8.3            7.3     3.0     7.0     6.4
                          HIGHLIGHT 4           8.2     6.0    6.3     3.0     7.3     6.2
                          RUTGERS               8.0     3.7    6.8     5.0     7.0     6.1
                          PLAINS (BAM 202)      7.2     2.0    5.5     7.7     5.7     5.6
                          HIGHLIGHT 25          8.5     3.0    8.0     1.0     7.0     5.5
                          BISON                 6.7     1.0    6.o     7.3     6.0     5.4
                          BUFFALAWN             7.0     5.3    6.7     1.0     7.0     5.4
                          PRAIRIE               8.0     1.0    7.7     3.0     7.3     5.4
                          SHARPS IMPROVED       7.2     1.0    5.7     7.0     5.3     5.2
                          NTG-5                 6.3     2.3    5.7     7.0     4.7     5.2
                          TOP GUN (BAM 101)     6.7     1.0    5.8     7.3     4.7     5.1
                          NTG-4                 6.5     1.0    5.8     7.0     5.0     5.1
                          NTG-3                 5.5     1.7    5.7     7.0     4.3     4.8
                          NTG-2                 5.5     2.0    5.0     7.0     4.3     4.8
                          NE 84-436             6.0     1.3    4.7     7.3     4.3     4.7
                          315 (NE 84-315)       5.0     2.0    4.8     7.0     4.3     4.6
                          TATANKA (NTG-1)       6.2     1.0    5.2     5.7     4.7     4.5
                          609 (NE 84-609)       4.7     1.0    7.0     1.7     8.3     4.5
                          AZ 143                7.0     1.0    4.0     7.0     3.7     4.5
                          TEXOKA                6.0     1.0    6.3     4.3     5.0     4.5
                          378 (NE 85-378)       4.3     1.0    4.8     8.7     3.7     4.5
                          NE 84-45-3            4.8     1.0    4.2     8.0     4.0     4.4

                          LSD VALUE             1.6     2.0    1.9     2.7     1.1     0.9

  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).