TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2007 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP MAR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN MERCEDES 6.3 6.0 2.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.0 3.0 5.4 CAPTIVA (NUF-76) 6.7 4.0 2.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 FLORATAM 5.7 3.3 2.7 3.7 3.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.5 DALSA 0602 5.0 4.0 2.0 3.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 3.7 4.3 RALEIGH 5.7 4.0 2.0 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 3.3 2.3 4.3 DALSA 0406 4.3 3.0 2.0 3.3 3.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 3.7 3.3 3.8 LSD VALUE 1.6 2.9 1.3 2.5 3.6 2.0 3.2 1.6 4.6 2.9 2.2 C.V. (%) 14.4 33.0 23.5 27.8 36.5 17.0 22.2 10.5 41.1 36.3 20.9 TABLE 2. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2007 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT BROWN FALL FALL FALL FALL DENSITY COVER WINTER PATCH COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR BROWN PATCH RATINGS NAME SUMMER SUMMER COLOR WARM TEMP. SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER MERCEDES 8.3 91.7 2.7 6.0 6.3 5.3 3.7 2.3 5.3 3.7 CAPTIVA (NUF-76) 8.0 88.3 2.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 4.7 2.0 5.7 5.3 FLORATAM 6.7 80.0 2.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 4.0 2.0 7.0 5.3 DALSA 0602 7.3 85.0 2.0 5.0 6.3 5.0 4.0 2.0 4.7 4.3 RALEIGH 7.7 83.3 2.0 5.0 6.0 3.3 2.3 2.0 3.7 2.7 DALSA 0406 6.7 75.0 2.0 6.7 6.0 4.7 3.7 2.0 6.0 5.0 LSD VALUE 3.0 23.0 1.3 4.7 0.7 4.1 4.2 0.6 4.9 3.8 C.V. (%) 16.8 11.7 23.5 31.9 4.9 34.6 45.9 11.5 38.0 37.8 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. 2011 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