TABLE 8A. PERCENT GREEN COVER AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOAGRASS CULTIVARS WITH 30% OF ET IN THE 2018 NATIONAL WARM-SEASON WATER USE/DROUGHT TOLERANCE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS DURING PRE-DROUGHT QUALITY RATINGS DURING DROUGHT NAME 3/22 4/19 5/15 5/26 6/1 6/15 6/22 6/28 7/7 7/20 8/1 CODY BUFFALO 3.7 4.7 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 PRESTIGE BUFFALO 2.3 3.7 5.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.7 4.0 4.0 LSD VALUE . . . . . . . . . . . C.V. (%) . . . . . . . . . . . 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). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE 8A. PERCENT GREEN COVER AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOAGRASS CULTIVARS WITH 30% OF ET (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL WARM-SEASON WATER USE/DROUGHT TOLERANCE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS DURING DROUGHT PERIOD NAME 8/8 8/16 8/26 9/8 9/30 10/4 10/15 10/24 MEAN CODY BUFFALO 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 PRESTIGE BUFFALO 3.7 4.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.4 LSD VALUE . . . . . . . . . C.V. (%) . . . . . . . . . 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). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE 8A. PERCENT GREEN COVER AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOAGRASS CULTIVARS WITH 30% OF ET (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL WARM-SEASON WATER USE/DROUGHT TOLERANCE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER PRE-DROUGHT NAME 3/19 4/19 5/17 5/27 CODY BUFFALO 64.0 99.0 99 99.0 PRESTIGE BUFFALO 36.7 97.3 96 94.7 LSD VALUE . . . . C.V. (%) . . . . 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). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE 8A. PERCENT GREEN COVER AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOAGRASS CULTIVARS WITH 30% OF ET (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL WARM-SEASON WATER USE/DROUGHT TOLERANCE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER DURING DROUGHT PERIOD NAME 6/3 6/24 7/11 7/19 7/26 8/1 8/9 8/25 9/2 CODY BUFFALO 99.0 95.7 98.3 99.0 98 97 94.7 96.3 95.3 PRESTIGE BUFFALO 98.7 85.0 91.0 90.3 90 90 82.7 87.3 86.0 LSD VALUE . . . . . . . . . C.V. (%) . . . . . . . . . 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). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE 8A. PERCENT GREEN COVER AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOAGRASS CULTIVARS WITH 30% OF ET (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL WARM-SEASON WATER USE/DROUGHT TOLERANCE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER DURING DROUGHT PERIOD NAME 9/13 9/22 9/30 10/11 10/26 CODY BUFFALO 89.7 59 87.3 86.3 93.7 PRESTIGE BUFFALO 84.7 59 84.3 83.7 87.0 LSD VALUE . . . . . C.V. (%) . . . . . 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). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE 8A. PERCENT GREEN COVER AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOAGRASS CULTIVARS WITH 30% OF ET (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL WARM-SEASON WATER USE/DROUGHT TOLERANCE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ COLOR RATINGS DURING PRE-DROUGHT PERIOD NAME 3/28 4/19 5/17 5/27 CODY BUFFALO 5 3.7 3.3 3.7 PRESTIGE BUFFALO 6 3.7 3.3 3.7 LSD VALUE . . . . C.V. (%) . . . . 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). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE 8A. PERCENT GREEN COVER AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOAGRASS CULTIVARS WITH 30% OF ET (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL WARM-SEASON WATER USE/DROUGHT TOLERANCE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ COLOR RATINGS DURING DROUGHT PERIOD NAME 6/3 6/24 7/11 7/19 7/26 8/1 8/9 8/25 9/2 CODY BUFFALO 4.0 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 PRESTIGE BUFFALO 3.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 LSD VALUE . . . . . . . . . C.V. (%) . . . . . . . . . 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). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE 8A. PERCENT GREEN COVER AND OTHER RATINGS OF BUFFALOAGRASS CULTIVARS WITH 30% OF ET (CONT'D) IN THE 2018 NATIONAL WARM-SEASON WATER USE/DROUGHT TOLERANCE TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ COLOR RATINGS DURING DROUGHT PERIOD NAME 9/12 9/22 9/30 10/11 10/26 CODY BUFFALO 4 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.7 PRESTIGE BUFFALO 5 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 LSD VALUE . . . . . C.V. (%) . . . . . 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). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN.