TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2007 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT MISS. ST., MS 1/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING RATINGS APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN DALSA 0406 7.0 5.7 6.0 85.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 MERCEDES 7.0 5.3 6.0 90.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.6 RALEIGH 6.7 5.0 5.0 86.7 4.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.5 CAPTIVA (NUF-76) 7.0 4.3 6.7 61.7 7.7 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.8 DALSA 0602 5.0 3.3 4.3 43.3 6.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.6 FLORATAM 5.0 2.0 3.7 13.3 6.5 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 LSD VALUE 0.9 1.5 0.7 35.0 0.9 2.6 1.8 2.5 1.6 2.6 2.7 2.5 1.3 2.0 C.V. (%) 8.1 18.9 8.2 30.1 8.2 27.1 19.7 24.9 16.9 22.1 24.3 24.0 14.6 20.6 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 MS1 SANDY LOAM 6.6-7.0 151-270 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS