TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2007 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT GAINESVILLE, FL 1/ 2011 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 6.7 4.7 1.0 2.0 2.0 4.3 4.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 4.8 RALEIGH 6.3 4.3 3.0 1.3 1.3 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 MERCEDES 6.0 4.3 4.7 1.7 1.7 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.5 4.0 5.5 3.8 CAPTIVA (NUF-76) 6.7 4.7 6.0 1.0 1.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 3.5 DALSA 0602 5.7 3.3 4.3 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 3.5 DALSA 0406 6.0 3.0 3.7 1.3 1.3 2.3 2.7 2.3 3.0 3.3 . . . . . 2.3 LSD VALUE 1.8 2.4 0.7 0.7 1.0 2.9 3.0 2.3 1.9 2.0 2.6 3.6 2.9 2.0 2.9 1.6 C.V. (%) 12.3 26.1 10.4 22.5 27.0 36.4 34.9 29.6 22.3 21.1 22.4 32.3 25.8 17.3 21.8 21.6 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/ 2011 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN FALL FALL FALL FALL DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY WINTER PATCH TAKE-ALL COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL COLOR WARM TEPM. DISEASE SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER FLORATAM 6.0 6.0 6.0 2.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 RALEIGH 4.7 6.3 6.7 1.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 3.7 MERCEDES 5.0 6.0 6.0 1.3 3.0 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.0 3.0 CAPTIVA (NUF-76) 2.7 4.3 5.3 2.0 4.7 3.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 4.7 DALSA 0602 4.0 5.3 6.0 1.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.3 DALSA 0406 3.0 3.3 . 1.7 . 3.0 . . . . LSD VALUE 1.9 2.1 1.8 0.9 2.9 1.5 2.2 1.2 1.2 3.4 C.V. (%) 23.6 20.3 12.7 27.9 26.3 18.4 18.6 10.2 10.2 32.8 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. 2011 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