TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2023 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT MISS. ST., MS 1/ 2024 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SEEDLING PERCENT GROUND COVER BROWN COLOR PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP VIGOR SPRING SUMMER FALL PATCH WEAR NOVEMBER SEEDHEAD SEPT 2023 OCT 2023 MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN FSA 2026 6.3 5.0 78.3 99.0 99.0 6.0 6.3 8.7 40.0 83.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.1 XSA 12155 6.0 5.7 80.0 99.0 99.0 9.0 6.0 8.3 46.7 89.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 DALSA 1914 4.7 4.7 51.7 92.7 99.0 8.7 6.3 9.0 40.0 73.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 XSA 11513 4.7 5.3 53.3 96.0 99.0 9.0 6.3 7.7 50.0 86.3 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 DALSA 2301 4.7 5.3 56.7 96.0 99.0 9.0 6.0 8.7 40.0 83.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 FSA 2022 4.7 5.0 53.3 99.0 99.0 6.7 6.0 9.0 40.0 83.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 PALMETTO 5.0 5.3 61.7 96.0 99.0 7.0 6.3 8.3 36.7 70.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.6 XSA 11026 3.0 5.0 33.3 92.7 99.0 7.3 6.3 8.7 43.3 86.3 3.0 4.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.6 COBALT 4.7 5.0 60.0 99.0 99.0 8.7 6.3 8.7 40.0 70.0 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.5 XSA 11027 3.0 5.0 36.7 96.0 99.0 8.3 6.3 8.7 33.3 76.7 3.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.4 DALSA 1910 3.7 4.3 43.3 99.0 99.0 8.7 6.3 9.0 33.3 66.7 4.0 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.3 FSA 1627 5.0 4.3 60.0 92.7 99.0 8.7 6.0 8.3 30.0 66.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 FSA 1617 3.3 5.3 40.0 96.0 99.0 8.3 6.3 6.7 53.3 83.3 3.7 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.1 FSA 2013 2.3 4.7 26.7 89.3 99.0 7.7 6.3 9.0 50.0 89.7 3.0 4.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.9 FSA 1907 1.0 4.0 8.3 56.7 89.3 7.7 7.0 5.7 33.3 63.3 2.0 4.0 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.8 FSA 2301 2.0 5.3 26.7 96.0 99.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 41.7 80.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 4.8 RALEIGH 3.7 4.7 46.7 99.0 99.0 6.7 6.0 8.0 26.7 56.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.8 FSA 2012 1.0 4.0 8.3 56.7 82.7 6.3 6.3 8.0 23.3 53.3 2.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 FLORATAM 1.0 5.0 10.0 79.7 99.0 6.7 6.0 8.3 36.7 66.7 2.0 3.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.5 LSD VALUE 2.6 1.3 30.8 15.1 21.6 7.6 1.3 3.0 18.3 13.6 1.7 1.4 1.9 0.9 1.3 1.6 1.6 0.8 C.V. (%) 39.7 12.0 40.8 10.2 7.5 28.9 7.0 15.2 23.1 11.0 25.5 14.8 12.8 9.9 10.7 9.9 8.9 8.5 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. 2024 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2023 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 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 3.1-3.5 TO PREVENT STRESS