APPENDIX TABLE. SUMMARY OF TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS FOR ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS 2003-06 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF **/ QUALITY MAXIMUM NAME MEAN 1/ IN TOP 25% 2/ DELMAR 5.8 0.0 FLORATAM 5.8 37.5 MERCEDES 6.3 25.0 MSA 2-3-98 6.3 25.0 MSA 31 6.0 12.5 RALEIGH 5.9 0.0 LSD VALUE 0.4 C.V. (%) 10.2 */ 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). **/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. 1/ MEAN - AN AVERAGE OF ALL THE TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS FROM ALL LOCATIONS. 2/ MAXIMUM IN TOP 25% - THE PERCENTAGE OF LOCATIONS WHERE THAT ENTRY FINISHED IN THE TOP 25% OF ALL ENTRIES.