TABLE 1.   MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS
                                               IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT CALHOUN, LA  1/
                                                                         2002 DATA

                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                                                            PERCENT      QUALITY
                                                             NAME        ESTABLISHMENT   NOVEMBER

                                                             MSA 2-3-98      71.7          8.0
                                                             MSA 31          70.0          8.0           
                                                             MERCEDES        73.3          7.7
                                                             RALEIGH         63.3          7.0
                                                             DELMAR          46.7          6.3
                                                             FLORATAM        83.3          6.0

                                                             LSD VALUE       15.7          0.8
                                                             C.V. (%)        12.3          6.2

                           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.                           2002-03 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN                                                
                                                         THE 2002 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS 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                
                                                                                                                                                             
            LA2       SANDY LOAM            6.6-7.0       0-60         0-150            -           FULL SUN      2.1-2.5   TO PREVENT STRESS