TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF SEASHORE PASPALUM CULTIVARS IN THE 2023 NATIONAL SEASHORE PASPALUM TEST AT FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 1/ 2024 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN UGA 16-1253 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 UGP 312 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 5.9 MVP-DCC 8.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 UGA 16-111 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.6 SEA ISLE I 6.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 UGA 17-330 7.0 6.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.4 UGP 430 6.3 6.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.3 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.5 1.6 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.4 2.2 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.8 0.8 C.V. (%) 5.7 6.2 9.3 12.5 15.0 5.8 7.0 8.3 10.0 14.0 8.4 11.8 11.8 12.1 6.7 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 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF SEASHORE PASPALUM CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2023 NATIONAL SEASHORE PASPALUM TEST AT FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 1/ 2024 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ SPRING SUMMER FALL PERCENT GROUND COVER PERCENT FALL DENSITY NAME DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY SPRING SUMMER FALL ESTABLISHMENT FALL 2023 UGA 16-1253 8.0 8.3 7.7 75.0 88.3 83.3 71.7 6.7 UGP 312 8.0 8.0 7.7 80.0 83.3 81.7 65.0 6.3 MVP-DCC 8.3 6.7 6.3 85.0 75.0 68.3 63.3 6.0 UGA 16-111 7.7 7.7 7.7 73.3 83.3 76.7 65.0 6.3 SEA ISLE I 7.7 7.7 7.0 68.3 83.3 78.3 65.0 6.0 UGA 17-330 7.0 7.7 8.0 71.7 76.7 73.3 68.3 6.3 UGP 430 7.7 7.7 6.3 73.3 80.0 75.0 56.7 5.3 LSD VALUE 1.5 2.2 1.6 24.3 15.0 32.9 15.0 1.5 C.V. (%) 8.2 11.9 10.3 13.3 8.0 16.6 10.1 10.6 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 SEASHORE PASPALUM 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 FL5 SAND 6.6-7.0 - - - FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS