TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2007 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT GAINESVILLE, FL 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT FALL FALL FALL FALL DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY COVER WINTER COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR MOLE BROWN PATCH RATINGS NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL SPRING COLOR SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER CRICKET NOVEMBER DECEMBER FLORATAM 6.3 7.0 6.0 33.3 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 7.3 8.7 8.3 7.3 CAPTIVA (NUF-76) 7.3 8.0 7.0 51.7 3.7 8.0 6.0 5.7 3.3 8.7 3.3 3.0 DALSA 0406 6.7 6.7 5.3 38.3 4.3 7.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 8.7 3.0 4.0 MERCEDES 5.3 6.7 6.0 46.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 4.7 8.3 4.7 5.3 RALEIGH 6.0 6.7 5.7 21.7 4.7 6.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 9.0 4.0 5.3 DALSA 0602 6.3 7.3 4.7 36.7 3.3 3.7 3.3 2.7 4.0 8.7 3.0 4.3 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.8 1.8 16.6 1.4 1.3 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.8 1.5 C.V. (%) 11.5 11.2 14.7 22.5 16.1 11.8 21.5 20.7 19.7 5.6 22.7 16.6 TABLE 1. (CONT'D) MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2007 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT GAINESVILLE, FL 1/ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN FLORATAM 6.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.5 CAPTIVA (NUF-76) 7.7 4.7 7.7 5.0 2.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 4.3 3.7 5.3 DALSA 0406 6.3 3.0 5.7 5.0 2.0 4.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 4.3 3.3 3.3 5.0 MERCEDES 6.0 3.7 6.0 4.3 2.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 RALEIGH 7.0 2.0 6.0 4.3 2.0 3.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 DALSA 0602 6.3 3.0 5.0 5.3 2.0 4.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 4.7 3.0 4.0 2.7 2.7 4.3 LSD VALUE 1.1 0.9 0.6 2.0 0.7 1.4 0.8 1.6 2.1 1.5 1.2 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.3 0.9 C.V. (%) 8.7 15.7 5.9 16.9 15.7 15.2 7.7 12.0 16.2 10.4 10.5 16.1 20.4 22.9 17.6 8.6 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 FL1 SAND 6.6-7.0 - - 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.6-3.0 TO PREVENT STRESS