TABLE 5.              MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF SEASHORE PASPALUM CULTIVARS                                          
                                                IN THE 2016 NATIONAL SEASHORE PASPALUM TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA  1/                                             
                                                                         2017 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/                                                  
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                             FALL        FALL
                                    GENETIC     SPRING      COLOR       COLOR                       QUALITY RATINGS 
                    NAME             COLOR     GREENUP    SEPTEMBER    OCTOBER    APR    MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    MEAN   
                                                                                                                                                           
                    UGA SR15-14       7.3         4.7        7.0         6.3      4.0    6.3    6.7    7.0    7.0    7.0    7.0     6.4                    
                    UGP 94            6.3         6.3        6.3         6.0      4.0    7.0    7.0    6.7    6.7    6.7    6.7     6.4                    
                    UGA SR14-1E       7.3         5.7        7.3         6.7      4.0    6.7    6.7    6.3    6.7    6.3    6.3     6.1                    
                    UGA SR15-15       7.0         6.3        6.7         6.0      3.7    6.0    6.0    6.3    6.7    6.3    6.7     6.0                    
                    UGP 73            6.7         5.3        6.7         6.0      3.7    6.3    6.3    6.7    6.7    6.3    6.3     6.0                    
                    SEA ISLE 1        7.0         5.0        6.7         6.3      4.3    6.0    6.0    6.0    6.0    6.0    6.0     5.8                    
                    UGA 1743          6.3         5.0        6.7         6.3      4.0    6.0    6.0    6.3    6.0    6.3    6.0     5.8                    
                    SALAM             6.7         5.7        6.7         6.0      4.0    5.7    6.0    6.0    6.0    6.0    6.0     5.7                    
                    SEASTAR           6.0         6.0        6.0         6.0      4.3    5.7    6.0    6.0    6.0    6.0    6.0     5.7                    
                    UGA HYB2          6.3         5.3        6.3         6.3      4.0    5.7    6.0    6.0    6.0    6.3    6.0     5.7                    

                    LSD VALUE         1.0         1.9        1.6         1.1      0.9    0.6    0.5    0.7    0.6    1.0    0.7     0.4                    
                    C.V. (%)          7.4        14.5        9.3         6.7      9.3    5.9    4.7    5.8    5.5    7.0    5.9     3.8                    
                                                                                                                                                           
                    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 A.                       2017 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN                                               
                                                         THE 2016 NATIONAL SEASHORE PASPALUM TEST                                                          
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                 SOIL           SOIL                             SUN       MOWING                          
                                   SOIL             SOIL      PHOSPHOROUS    POTASSIUM         NITROGEN           OR       HEIGHT        IRRIGATION        
                LOCATION          TEXTURE            PH       (LBS/ACRE)     (LBS/ACRE)    (LBS/1000 SQ FT)     SHADE      (IN)           PRACTICED        
                                                                                                                                                           
                  GA1       SANDY CLAY LOAM           -            -             -             2.1-3.0         FULL SUN    2.6-3.0    TO PREVENT STRESS