TABLE 3.        MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                 IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT LANE, OK  1/
                                                                         2002 DATA

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

                                                     GRAY        FALL
                                         FROST       LEAF        COLOR      PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS        QUALITY RATINGS
                         NAME          TOLERANCE     SPOT      NOVEMBER      JULY       AUGUST     OCTOBER      SEP    OCT    MEAN

                         MSA 31           8.3         7.7         8.0        61.7        93.3        99.0       7.0    9.0     8.0
                         MSA 2-3-98       8.0         6.0         7.3        61.7        95.0        99.0       6.0    9.0     7.5
                         FLORATAM         8.3         8.0         7.0        80.0        97.7        99.0       6.0    8.7     7.3
                         MERCEDES         6.0         6.0         5.7        43.3        85.0        93.3       4.0    7.3     5.7
                         RALEIGH          8.0         5.7         5.7        46.7        90.0        96.0       3.7    7.7     5.7
                         DELMAR           6.7         7.0         6.3        31.7        75.0        83.3       2.7    6.3     4.5

                         LSD VALUE        1.1         0.9         0.7        16.2         3.6         5.3       0.9    0.8     0.5
                         C.V. (%)         8.3         7.5         6.1        16.8         2.4         3.1      10.3    6.0     4.8

                         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.                           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                
                                                                                                                                                             
            OK2       SANDY LOAM            5.6-6.0     151-270        0-150         3.1-4.0        FULL SUN      2.6-3.0   TO PREVENT STRESS