TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS GROWN AT NINE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S. 1992 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9; 9=IDEAL TURF 1/ NAME AL1 CA1 FL1 FL2 LA1 LA2 MS1 TX1 TX3 MEAN S-71-770 6.3 5.0 5.8 7.2 6.7 7.6 6.7 4.4 6.9 6.3 MSA-11 4.7 5.3 7.2 7.2 6.5 7.8 6.7 4.6 6.4 6.3 MSA-20 5.3 5.9 6.0 7.3 6.5 7.5 6.5 4.5 6.6 6.2 S-71-2090 5.7 5.0 6.7 6.6 6.1 7.7 6.5 4.8 6.2 6.1 * MERCEDES 4.3 6.0 6.5 7.0 6.3 7.6 6.5 4.3 6.3 6.1 MSA-2 4.3 5.5 6.3 7.3 6.3 7.2 6.6 4.9 6.2 6.1 S-6-71-138 5.0 5.3 6.1 7.1 5.9 7.0 6.6 4.9 6.3 6.0 * DELMAR 4.3 4.7 5.3 8.5 6.5 7.3 6.6 4.3 6.4 6.0 * SEVILLE 5.0 5.6 6.8 6.8 4.8 6.3 6.2 4.4 6.2 5.8 S-6-72-107 4.3 6.4 6.5 7.1 5.3 5.1 6.0 4.6 6.4 5.8 * BITTERBLUE 4.7 5.7 6.5 6.8 5.8 6.0 5.6 4.7 6.0 5.8 * RALEIGH 4.7 4.5 6.2 7.2 5.7 6.8 6.4 4.6 5.7 5.8 DALSA 8401 5.3 4.6 5.3 6.1 6.1 7.4 6.3 4.4 5.7 5.7 TR 6-10 (DD-II) 5.0 6.3 6.5 6.4 5.1 6.2 6.2 3.3 6.1 5.7 * JADE 5.0 5.9 6.9 7.3 4.3 4.5 6.3 4.3 6.2 5.6 FX-332 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.9 5.0 5.4 6.1 4.2 5.3 5.6 TR-6-3 (DD-I) 4.3 5.7 6.8 6.8 3.9 5.0 5.5 4.3 6.0 5.4 M-1 4.0 4.9 2.6 6.9 6.3 7.3 5.7 4.2 6.2 5.4 * FLORALAWN 4.0 5.3 7.1 6.3 4.8 5.4 5.3 4.1 5.3 5.3 FX-261 3.3 6.1 5.9 6.6 4.4 4.8 6.2 4.3 5.4 5.2 * SUNCLIPSE 4.0 6.5 3.0 7.0 6.3 3.8 6.2 4.1 6.3 5.2 * FLORATAM 3.7 4.8 6.6 6.3 4.8 6.1 5.2 4.1 5.3 5.2 FX-33 4.3 5.4 5.9 6.5 4.4 4.6 5.3 4.6 6.0 5.2 * FX-10 4.3 5.8 6.2 6.2 4.6 4.7 4.7 3.6 5.4 5.0 FX-313 4.3 5.6 3.0 7.4 2.9 2.8 5.6 3.8 5.6 4.6 LSD VALUE 1.9 1.0 1.9 0.7 0.7 1.1 0.4 1.3 0.7 0.4 * COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES IN 1993 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).