TABLE 4.                           MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS                                          
                                               IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT CALHOUN, LA  1/                                             
                                                                         2003 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/                                                  
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                  PERCENT     PERCENT    PERCENT
                    SPRING     DENSITY    DENSITY     DENSITY      COVER       COVER      COVER                       QUALITY RATINGS                        
      NAME          GREENUP     SPRING     SUMMER       FALL      SPRING      SUMMER       FALL       MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    OCT    NOV    MEAN      
                                                                                                                                                           
      MERCEDES         6.3       6.0        7.0         6.7        80.0        91.7        90.0       7.7    8.0    8.0    7.3    8.0    7.0     7.7       
      MSA 31           5.0       5.7        6.7         6.7        75.0        88.3        90.0       6.7    7.7    8.0    7.3    8.0    8.0     7.7       
      MSA 2-3-98       5.3       6.3        7.3         7.0        78.3        93.3        93.3       7.7    7.3    7.3    7.3    8.0    7.0     7.5       
      DELMAR           5.7       6.0        6.7         6.3        70.0        88.3        85.0       6.7    6.3    7.3    7.3    7.7    7.0     7.2       
      FLORATAM         7.3       6.0        7.0         7.0        75.0        86.7        85.0       6.0    6.3    6.7    6.7    8.0    7.3     7.0       
      RALEIGH          6.3       5.7        6.3         6.3        76.7        86.7        88.3       6.0    6.7    7.3    6.7    7.3    6.7     7.0       

      LSD VALUE        1.3       1.2        1.1         1.1        10.6        13.0        17.3       1.7    1.4    1.0    1.5    0.7    0.6     0.3       
      C.V. (%)        11.0       8.5        7.1         7.2         6.3         6.1         8.0      11.9    9.9    6.8    8.8    4.0    4.4     2.6       

      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