TABLE 7.            MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF SEASHORE PASPALUM CULTIVARS                                          
                                                IN THE 2023 NATIONAL SEASHORE PASPALUM TEST AT GRIFFIN, GA  1/                                             
                                                                         2024 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/ 

                                     GENETIC  PERCENT GROUND   COLOR      COLOR                  QUALITY RATINGS            
                      NAME             COLOR   COVER SPRING  SEPTEMBER   OCTOBER      MAY    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    MEAN                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                           
                      UGA 16-1253        8         50.0         8.0          8        3.3    5.3    6.0    6.7    6.7    6.7     5.8                       
                      UGA 16-111         8         46.7         8.3          8        2.7    5.3    6.3    6.3    7.0    6.7     5.7                       
                      UGP 312            8         36.7         8.0          8        3.0    5.3    6.3    6.3    6.7    6.3     5.7                       
                      SEA ISLE I         8         43.3         8.0          8        2.7    5.7    6.3    6.3    6.0    6.3     5.6                       
                      UGP 430            8         40.0         8.0          8        3.3    5.3    6.3    6.0    6.0    6.0     5.5                       
                      MVP-DCC            8         43.3         8.0          8        2.3    5.3    6.0    6.0    6.3    6.0     5.3                       
                      UGA 17-330         8         36.7         8.3          8        2.3    5.3    5.7    6.3    6.0    6.3     5.3                       

                      LSD VALUE          0         25.8         0.8          0        1.6    1.3    0.7    1.5    0.8    1.1     0.5                       
                      C.V. (%)           0         24.2         4.0          0       23.7    9.1    5.4    9.4    6.2    7.4     4.0                       

                      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        
   
                 GA1       SANDY CLAY LOAM        4.6-5.5         -             -             3.1-4.0         FULL SUN    1.1-1.5    TO PREVENT STRESS