TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2007 NATIONAL ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS TEST AT GAINESVILLE, FL 1/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ QUALITY RATINGS NAME JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP NOV DEC MEAN FLORATAM 2.3 2.3 4.0 4.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.0 4.6 MERCEDES 3.5 4.5 4.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.5 3.5 4.5 4.6 CAPTIVA (NUF-76) 3.0 4.3 3.3 2.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.7 4.1 DALSA 0602 2.7 2.3 3.3 3.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 DALSA 0406 . . . . . . 4.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 3.8 RALEIGH 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 3.7 3.0 2.3 3.0 3.8 LSD VALUE 1.5 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.2 3.0 3.8 4.2 2.6 1.9 1.1 2.1 C.V. (%) 21.8 21.1 22.1 26.1 18.3 22.5 24.1 31.8 24.2 20.1 11.7 17.4 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/ 2012 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF WINTER COLOR COLOR BROWN PATCH RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE COLOR NOVEMBER DECEMBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER FLORATAM 6.3 2.0 3.3 2.0 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 MERCEDES 7.5 4.0 5.5 3.5 5.5 5.0 4.5 5.0 CAPTIVA (NUF-76) 7.3 4.0 7.0 3.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 DALSA 0602 6.3 2.3 4.7 2.7 5.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 DALSA 0406 . . 5.0 . 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 RALEIGH 7.3 3.3 5.0 3.0 4.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.5 2.8 1.5 2.3 2.1 C.V. (%) 5.4 7.3 12.9 23.4 18.6 13.2 18.0 17.9 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. 2012 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