TABLE 8.                 MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF SEASHORE PASPALUM CULTIVARS
                                              IN THE 2007 NATIONAL SEASHORE PASPALUM TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM  1/
                                                                         2008 DATA

                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                            PERCENT     PERCENT     PERCENT      FALL
                                GENETIC      COVER       COVER       COVER      COLOR                       QUALITY RATINGS
                 NAME            COLOR      SPRING      SUMMER       FALL      NOVEMBER    JUN    JUL    AUG    SEP    OCT    NOV    MEAN

                 SEA ISLE 1       7.3        55.0        81.3        91.7         4.7      7.7    7.7    7.7    7.7    7.7    7.3     7.6
                 UGA 22           7.7        30.0        78.3        96.3         6.3      7.7    7.3    8.3    8.0    7.3    6.7     7.6
                 UGA 7            7.7        23.3        53.3        97.7         6.3      7.3    7.0    8.0    8.0    7.7    7.7     7.6
                 UGA 31           8.3        25.0        71.7        96.3         6.0      8.0    7.7    8.0    7.7    7.3    6.3     7.5
                 SRX 9HSCP        6.3        30.0        65.0        78.3         5.7      6.7    7.3    7.3    6.7    6.7    6.3     6.8
                 SALAM            7.0        23.3        58.3        91.7         4.3      7.0    6.7    6.0    6.3    6.3    6.0     6.4

                 LSD VALUE        0.8        27.0        39.0        30.3         1.3      1.0    1.3    1.3    1.3    1.3    1.1     0.9
                 C.V. (%)         5.9        41.5        25.0        13.9        12.1      6.4    7.8    8.9    8.8    8.4    8.4     6.2

                 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 SEASHORE PASPALUM 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                          
                                                                                                                                                           
            NM1      LOAMY SAND            7.6-8.5        -            -            5.1-6.0        FULL SUN   1.6-2.0   TO PREVENT STRESS