TABLE 1. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME # Entry NC1 GA1 FL3 FL5 MEAN * CITRABLUE (FSA 1602) 7 7.3 6.7 7.1 7.8 7.2 FSA 1610 15 6.6 6.6 6.7 7.2 6.8 DALSA 1501 25 7.2 6.5 6.9 6.4 6.7 FSA 1613 18 7.3 6.2 6.2 7.0 6.7 FSA 1606 11 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.9 6.7 DALSA 1618 27 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.5 6.6 DALSA 1404 24 6.9 6.1 6.8 6.2 6.5 FSA 1603 8 5.9 6.8 6.7 6.5 6.5 FSA 1601 6 5.9 6.7 5.9 7.0 6.4 DALSA 1502 26 6.9 6.4 6.1 5.9 6.3 XSA10403 4 6.3 5.8 6.3 6.8 6.3 FSA 1608 13 7.2 5.7 5.8 6.4 6.3 FSA 1604 9 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.4 6.3 * PALMETTO 3 6.6 6.3 5.7 6.4 6.3 XSA11168 5 6.2 6.1 5.8 6.9 6.3 FSA 1614 19 5.7 6.6 6.0 6.6 6.2 FSA 1607 12 6.0 6.0 6.6 6.3 6.2 FSA 1609 14 5.6 6.2 6.4 6.7 6.2 UGA/TX SA26 20 6.7 6.2 5.4 6.4 6.2 DALSA 1623 21 5.4 6.4 6.3 6.0 6.0 * RALEIGH 2 6.4 6.1 4.9 6.4 6.0 * FLORATAM 1 5.3 6.4 5.7 6.5 6.0 FSA 1605 10 5.3 6.1 5.4 7.0 5.9 DALSA 1323 23 5.7 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.9 DALSA 1316 22 4.9 6.5 6.4 5.6 5.9 FSA 1612 17 3.9 6.3 5.5 6.0 5.4 FSA 1611 16 3.9 6.2 5.0 6.0 5.3 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 C.V. (%) 10.9 10.6 11.0 10.3 10.7 */ COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2021 **/ ENTRIES WITHIN THIS TABLE ARE ORDERED BY THE OVERALL MEAN AND HAVE SIMILAR TURF QUALITY PERFORMANCES IN ALL TEST LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS LPI GROUP. IF YOUR STATE IS NOT REPRESENTED, THEN CHOOSE A LPI GROUP THAT CONTAINS A LOCATION AND MANAGEMENT SIMILAR TO YOUR PLANTING CONDITIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LPI, GO TO WWW.NTEP.ORG/LPI_Q&A.PDF 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.