TABLE 1. TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ GROWN IN LOCATION PERFORMANCE INDEX (LPI) GROUP 1 **/ 2024 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 2/ NAME # Entry NC1 MS1 FL3 MEAN DALSA 1914 16 7.5 5.9 7.8 7.1 XSA 12155 2 7.4 5.8 7.7 6.9 FSA 2022 6 7.5 5.7 7.5 6.9 FSA 2026 11 7.3 5.6 7.5 6.8 *COBALT 17 7.2 5.7 7.6 6.8 XSA 11513 4 7.1 5.7 7.6 6.8 XSA 11027 3 7.1 5.6 7.6 6.8 XSA 11026 1 7.1 5.6 7.5 6.7 DALSA 2301 15 7.0 5.5 7.5 6.7 FSA 1627 12 7.0 5.5 7.4 6.7 *PALMETTO 19 7.0 5.5 7.4 6.6 DALSA 1910 18 6.9 5.4 7.3 6.5 FSA 1907 8 6.8 5.4 7.3 6.5 FSA 1617 10 6.7 5.3 7.3 6.4 FSA 2013 7 6.4 5.0 7.0 6.2 FSA 2012 9 6.3 4.9 7.0 6.1 *RALEIGH 14 6.0 4.7 6.7 5.8 FSA 2301 5 5.8 4.5 6.6 5.6 *FLORATAM 13 5.5 4.3 6.4 5.4 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 C.V. (%) 7.3 9.3 6.8 7.7 */ COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE USA IN 2025 **/ 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.