TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2007 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT MISS. ST., MS 1/ 2007 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER OCT NOV MEAN DALSA 0406 50.0 85.0 93.3 5.7 6.0 5.8 FLORATAM 61.7 93.3 98.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 DALSA 0602 41.7 76.7 90.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 MERCEDES 40.0 75.0 88.3 5.0 6.0 5.5 NUF-76 41.7 75.0 88.3 5.0 5.7 5.3 RALEIGH 45.0 81.7 90.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 LSD VALUE 16.4 12.3 9.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 C.V. (%) 17.2 7.7 4.9 5.9 5.4 4.9 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. 2007 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2007 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 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS