TABLE 3.  MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS
                                               IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA  1/
                                                                         2006 DATA

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

                                                    PERCENT   NUMBERS OF CHINCH BUG PER 3 SQ.FT.
                                           GENETIC  SPRING        AUGUST             DECEMBER            QUALITY RATINGS
                               NAME         COLOR   GREENUP   ADULT   NYMPH       ADULT   NYMPH      JUN  JUL AUG OCT MEAN

                               MERCEDES      7.3     58.3     20.0      8.3        0.0      8.3      7.7  6.3 7.3 8.0  7.3
                               MSA 2-3-98    7.0     41.7     18.0     10.0       15.7     52.3      6.0  6.0 7.7 7.3  6.8
                               DELMAR        7.3     46.7     12.7      0.7        0.0      5.3      5.7  6.0 7.7 7.3  6.7
                               MSA 31        7.0     28.3     25.7      6.7        6.0     24.3      5.3  5.7 7.3 7.0  6.3
                               RALEIGH       6.7     41.7     70.7     13.3       65.7    151.7      5.7  6.0 7.3 6.0  6.3
                               FLORATAM      5.3     16.7      7.0      0.3        0.0      0.3      5.3  5.3 7.0 6.7  6.1

                               LSD VALUE     0.8     22.1     23.5     11.8       47.3     47.9      1.5  2.0 1.2 1.3  1.0
                               C.V. (%)      6.4     29.4     50.7     85.4      161.7     67.4     12.9 13.7 6.8 8.8  7.0

                       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.                            2006 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    
                                                                                                                                               
             GA1      SANDY LOAM            5.6-6.0       0-60         0-150         3.1-4.0        FULL SUN        2.6-3.0   TO PREVENT STRESS