TABLE 8.                               MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS
                                           IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT COLLEGE STATION, TX  1/
                                                                      2002-2003 DATA

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

                                            PERCENT   PERCENT                                             PERCENT
                                             COVER     COVER    PERCENT   PERCENT              BROWN    ESTABLISH-
               GENETIC   LEAF    SEEDLING   SPRING    SUMMER     COVER     COVER     WINTER    PATCH       MENT                QUALITY RATINGS
  NAME          COLOR   TEXTURE   VIGOR    (MARCH)    (JUNE)     APRIL      MAY      COLOR   WARM TEMP.    FALL      JUN  JUL  AUG   SEP   OCT  NOV  MEAN

  FLORATAM       6.0      4.0       7.3      85.0      99.0      93.0      97.7       3.3       9.0        78.3      5.0  5.0  6.0   6.3   6.7  6.7   5.9
  MERCEDES       4.7      6.0       5.0      68.3      99.0      85.0      91.7       3.0       6.3        48.3      5.3  6.7  5.7   5.0   4.7  4.7   5.3
  MSA 2-3-98     4.7      5.7       3.3      58.3      99.0      80.0      94.7       3.3       8.0        36.7      5.0  5.3  5.3   5.0   4.7  4.7   5.0
  RALEIGH        4.7      5.0       5.3      71.7      99.0      83.3      94.7       2.7       6.3        60.0      5.0  5.0  5.0   4.3   4.0  4.3   4.6
  DELMAR         5.0      5.7       3.3      43.3      99.0      78.3      93.0       2.3       3.7        36.7      4.3  5.3  5.0   4.0   3.3  4.0   4.3
  MSA 31         4.7      6.0       2.7      45.0      94.3      60.0      76.7       4.7       8.7        28.3      4.3  5.0  4.3   4.3   3.7  4.0   4.3

  LSD VALUE      1.0      0.6       1.1      39.0       7.8      33.4      20.9       2.1       2.5        25.1      0.9  0.8  0.8   1.0   1.0  0.8   0.6
  C.V. (%)      10.2      6.5      14.6      29.6       3.4      18.7      10.4      29.8      19.3        27.6      9.3  8.1  8.3  11.3  12.2  9.2   6.4

  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 0.0  5).

  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                
                                                                                                                                                             
            TX2       SANDY LOAM              8.6+       61-150      151-240         3.1-4.0        FULL SUN      2.6-3.0   TO PREVENT STRESS