TABLE 9.             MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS
                                           IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT COLLEGE STATION, TX  1/
                                                                         2004 DATA

                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                              PERCENT     BROWN         FALL       FALL
                                   SPRING      COVER      PATCH        COLOR       COLOR                    QUALITY RATINGS
                    NAME          GREENUP     SPRING     WARM TEMP.  SEPTEMBER    DECMBER    APR     MAY    JUL     AUG     SEP    MEAN

                    FLORATAM         4.0       99.0         6.7         7.0         2.7      5.0     5.7    6.0     6.0     5.7     5.7
                    MERCEDES         2.7       97.7         7.7         6.7         2.3      4.0     4.7    6.0     6.0     5.7     5.3
                    MSA 31           4.0       97.7         7.0         6.7         2.3      3.7     4.7    6.3     6.3     5.3     5.3
                    RALEIGH          2.0       97.7         5.3         6.7         2.7      4.0     5.0    6.0     6.3     4.7     5.2
                    DELMAR           3.3       91.3         7.0         6.3         3.3      3.7     4.3    6.3     5.3     5.0     4.9
                    MSA 2-3-98       2.7       99.0         6.3         6.3         2.7      4.0     5.0    5.3     5.3     5.0     4.9

                    LSD VALUE        0.8        8.2         8.7         1.8         2.2      0.5     1.2    1.2     1.7     5.5     1.6
                    C.V. (%)        14.0        3.8        50.5        10.6        33.5      7.4    11.6    8.6    12.3    40.4    12.5

                    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.                                2004 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN                                              
                                                         THE 2002 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                       
                                                                                                                                                          
         TX2      SANDY CLAY LOAM       7.6-8.5      61-150      151-240         3.1-4.0        FULL SUN        2.1-2.5   TO PREVENT STRESS