TABLE 8.                                MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF SEASHORE PASPALUM CULTIVARS                                          
                                               IN THE 2023 NATIONAL SEASHORE PASPALUM TEST AT MISS. ST., MS  1/                                            
                                                                         2024 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/ 

                 SEEDLING PERCENT GROUND  COLOR                  PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT                             QUALITY RATINGS                             
  NAME             VIGOR   COVER SPRING  NOVEMBER    SEEDHEAD   SEPT 2023     OCT 2023    APR    MAY    JUN     JUL    AUG    SEP     OCT    NOV    MEAN                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                           
  UGA 16-1253       5.7        93.0         6.3         9.0        56.7        96.0       5.7    6.0    6.0     5.7    5.7    5.7     6.7    7.0     6.0   
  UGP 430           5.3        93.0         6.0         9.0        53.3        93.0       5.0    6.0    6.3     5.7    5.7    6.0     6.7    6.7     6.0   
  UGP 312           4.7        76.3         6.0         6.7        40.0        76.7       5.7    5.7    6.0     5.3    5.3    5.7     6.3    7.0     5.9   
  MVP-DCC           5.3        76.7         6.0         8.7        46.7        73.3       5.7    4.7    6.0     5.3    6.0    5.7     6.0    7.0     5.8   
  UGA 16-111        4.0        59.7         6.3         9.0        23.3        70.0       5.0    5.3    5.7     5.3    5.3    6.0     6.3    7.3     5.8   
  SEA ISLE I        5.7        99.0         6.0         4.7        50.0        89.7       5.3    5.3    5.7     5.0    5.3    6.0     6.0    7.0     5.7   
  UGA 17-330        5.3        53.3         6.0         9.0        33.3        70.0       5.3    5.3    6.3     5.3    5.3    5.7     6.0    6.3     5.7   

  LSD VALUE         2.1        49.0         0.8         2.3        27.8        24.7       1.4    1.1    1.1     1.5    1.0    1.1     1.8    0.9     0.7   
  C.V. (%)         17.5        28.2         5.3        15.4        30.5        14.7      10.9    9.5    7.4    10.6    7.7    7.5    11.1    5.8     5.0   

  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        
   
                 MS1       SANDY LOAM             7.1-7.5      271-450       241-375          3.1-4.0         FULL SUN    0.6-1.0    TO PREVENT STRESS