TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 1990 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME CA1 FL1 FL2 FL3 FL4 LA1 LA2 TX1 TX2 MEAN FX-332 6.8 8.3 7.7 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.0 5.5 4.9 7.1 FX-261 8.4 7.1 7.3 7.8 7.3 8.4 7.0 5.2 5.3 7.1 FX-313 7.3 6.1 7.0 7.3 8.4 8.1 6.3 4.5 6.5 6.8 * SEVILLE 5.9 7.2 7.7 6.9 7.7 7.1 7.0 5.5 4.3 6.6 S-6-72-107 6.3 6.7 7.5 6.5 6.6 7.1 6.7 5.0 4.8 6.4 * DELMAR 5.9 6.1 8.5 6.2 6.4 7.1 6.3 5.7 4.8 6.3 MSA-20 4.2 7.1 7.0 5.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.5 5.1 6.3 TR 6-10 (DD-II) 6.1 5.5 7.2 6.3 7.5 7.0 7.0 4.3 5.5 6.3 MSA-11 4.5 7.4 7.2 6.1 5.8 6.4 6.3 6.5 4.9 6.1 MSA-2 5.0 6.6 6.8 5.8 6.5 6.4 6.7 6.7 4.3 6.1 * JADE 5.9 6.5 7.2 6.0 6.4 6.7 6.0 4.5 5.5 6.1 FX-33 5.5 6.3 6.8 6.3 5.5 7.4 6.3 5.5 4.9 6.1 S-6-71-138 4.2 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.8 6.4 7.0 6.0 4.8 6.1 S-71-770 4.2 7.5 6.8 5.7 6.2 6.4 7.0 5.8 4.7 6.0 * MERCEDES 4.3 6.8 6.5 6.0 5.7 6.8 6.3 6.5 4.8 6.0 * FLORALAWN 4.2 6.8 7.2 5.5 5.9 7.1 7.3 5.0 4.5 6.0 S-71-2090 4.2 7.0 6.8 5.6 5.8 6.3 6.7 6.5 4.4 5.9 * BITTERBLUE 5.6 6.0 7.7 6.3 5.3 6.9 5.7 5.2 3.8 5.8 * RALEIGH 4.3 7.2 5.8 4.9 6.2 6.8 7.0 5.8 3.9 5.8 * FLORATAM 4.1 6.4 6.7 5.4 5.4 7.1 7.0 5.3 4.1 5.7 DALSA 8401 4.0 6.4 6.8 5.1 5.1 6.2 7.3 5.2 4.8 5.7 TR-6-3 (DD-I) 5.6 6.6 6.7 5.0 4.5 6.2 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.6 * FX-10 5.3 5.8 6.7 6.7 5.2 6.4 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.6 * SUNCLIPSE 7.7 2.0 7.2 6.3 4.6 6.7 6.3 3.8 4.9 5.5 M-1 4.1 2.2 6.3 4.8 3.5 5.2 5.3 4.7 5.7 4.7 LSD VALUE 0.8 1.4 1.3 0.7 2.3 0.5 1.3 0.9 1.3 0.4 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1991 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).