TABLE 8.                       MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF SEASHORE PASPALUM CULTIVARS   1/
                                        IN THE 2007 NATIONAL SEASHORE PASPALUM TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM (SALINE STUDY)  */
                                                                         2009 DATA

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

                                                  FALL        FALL        FALL
                          GENETIC    SPRING       COLOR       COLOR       COLOR                          QUALITY RATINGS
           NAME            COLOR     GREENUP    SEPTEMBER    OCTOBER    NOVEMBER    APR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT    MEAN

           UGA 7            8.0         5.0        7.7         7.0         3.7      6.7     7.3     8.0     8.3     7.3     7.3     7.0     7.4
           SEA ISLE 1       7.3         4.3        8.0         6.3         3.7      6.3     7.0     7.0     6.3     6.7     6.7     6.3     6.6
           SRX 9HSCP        7.3         3.7        7.7         7.0         3.7      6.3     6.3     6.7     6.3     6.0     6.0     6.3     6.3
           UGA 31           7.7         4.3        7.7         7.3         4.0      6.3     7.0     6.7     6.0     6.0     5.7     6.7     6.3
           UGA 22           7.3         4.3        7.7         7.0         3.7      6.7     7.0     6.3     6.0     5.7     5.3     6.3     6.2
           SALAM            7.3         4.0        6.3         6.3         3.0      5.3     6.0     6.0     5.3     5.0     3.7     4.0     5.0

           LSD VALUE        2.1         0.9        1.3         1.8         1.3      1.0     2.4     1.6     1.8     1.9     2.1     2.3     1.6
           C.V. (%)        11.2        10.2        8.4        11.0        15.7      8.1    14.7    11.3    14.2    14.5    18.3    18.3    12.1

           */  THE FOLLOWING IS INFORMATION ON SALINITY AT THIS SITE:
               WATER QUALITY:  PH 7.9, TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS 1800, SAR 2.06
               SOIL QUALITY (MEASURED IN JUNE, NOV.; 0-4 INCH DEPTH):  PH 7.5, 7.9;  EC (dS/m) 5.0, 4.9; SAR 4.9, 3.7
               SOIL QUALITY (MEASURED IN JUNE, NOV.; 4-8 INCH DEPTH):  PH 7.9, 8.2;  EC (dS/m) 2.5, 2.3; SAR 4.0, 3.0

           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.                             2009 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   0.6-1.0   TO PREVENT STRESS