TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2007 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT FALL FALL FALL GENETIC COVER COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN RALEIGH 7.7 89.7 96.0 7.7 7.3 6.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.1 MERCEDES 7.0 76.7 88.0 7.7 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.6 NUF-76 7.3 80.0 92.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 FLORATAM 6.7 86.3 93.0 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.2 DALSA 0406 6.0 69.5 63.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.5 5.5 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.0 DALSA 0602 6.0 90.0 76.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.5 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.9 LSD VALUE 3.6 53.2 52.8 2.4 1.2 1.7 1.6 3.2 3.9 2.1 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.7 C.V. (%) 21.5 24.1 26.3 13.5 8.2 11.8 10.3 19.0 24.7 12.6 9.3 12.5 12.3 11.6 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. 2008 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2007 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 LOAMY SAND 5.6-6.0 61-150 151-240 - FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS