TABLE 2.  MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS
                                               IN THE 2007 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT RALEIGH, NC  1/
                                                                         2007 DATA
                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                                                      FALL        FALL
                                              GENETIC     LEAF       COLOR       COLOR       PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS
                               NAME            COLOR     TEXTURE    NOVEMBER    DECEMBER   SEPTEMBER    OCTOBER     NOVEMBER

                               FLORATAM         7.0        5.3         7.7         2.0        75.0        92.7        96.0
                               DALSA 0406       7.0        5.7         7.7         3.7        78.3        84.7        91.0
                               MERCEDES         5.7        7.3         6.0         5.3        63.3        73.3        84.7
                               RALEIGH          5.7        6.7         5.3         4.0        51.7        70.0        83.0
                               DALSA 0602       5.0        5.3         8.0         4.7        38.3        60.0        76.7
                               NUF-76           7.0        8.0         7.0         4.7        46.7        60.0        76.7

                               LSD VALUE        1.8        0.8         1.4         2.2        21.3        32.4        26.7
                               C.V. (%)        14.0        6.8        10.7        26.9        19.2        20.6        13.8

                           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               
                                                                                                                                                           
           NC1       SILTY CLAY AND CLAY    6.1-6.5       61-150         0-150          3.1-4.0         FULL SUN    2.1-2.5    TO PREVENT STRESS