TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2007 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT GAINESVILLE, FL 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL FALL GENETIC LEAF DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COLOR COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER DECEMBER JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN DALSA 0406 7.7 5.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 5.7 4.3 6.1 FLORATAM 8.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 4.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 NUF-76 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.6 DALSA 0602 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 RALEIGH 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.9 MERCEDES 3.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 LSD VALUE 1.1 0.5 1.4 1.1 1.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.0 1.2 1.3 2.6 1.8 1.2 C.V. (%) 10.7 5.4 10.8 8.8 9.8 17.3 20.3 18.5 9.3 10.3 12.3 21.0 17.7 10.8 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2007 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT GAINESVILLE, FL 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER NAME 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 DALSA 0406 11.7 21.7 25.0 28.3 28.3 66.7 80.0 94.7 97.7 99.0 99 FLORATAM 15.0 25.0 30.0 28.3 33.3 76.7 83.3 93.3 96.3 97.7 99 NUF-76 6.7 10.0 16.7 18.3 20.0 33.3 50.0 76.7 83.3 91.7 99 DALSA 0602 10.0 13.3 21.7 21.7 23.3 53.3 60.0 83.3 91.7 96.3 99 RALEIGH 5.0 10.0 18.3 18.3 21.7 50.0 63.3 88.3 90.0 94.3 99 MERCEDES 10.0 13.3 18.3 18.3 25.0 46.7 53.3 73.3 83.3 88.3 99 LSD VALUE 2.6 7.9 5.5 9.8 8.4 18.4 16.1 14.0 12.1 10.4 0 C.V. (%) 15.3 27.3 14.0 21.6 16.8 18.3 13.5 8.4 6.6 5.1 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. 2008 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 FL1 SAND 6.6-7.0 - - 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS