TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF WARM-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL LOW INPUT WARM-SEASON TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT GROUND COVER FROM APRIL-NOVEMBER QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 92.7 96.0 93.0 99.0 99.0 99 99 83.3 91.7 4.7 4.7 7.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 96.3 95.0 86.7 99.0 99.0 99 99 91.7 97.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.3 8.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 83.3 88.0 90.0 97.7 99.0 99 99 91.7 95.7 5.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.8 MEYER ZOYSIA 76.3 81.3 94.7 96.3 93.0 99 99 76.7 78.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.7 7.3 6.3 4.0 4.3 5.4 FB 1628 BERMUDA 88.0 88.0 93.3 99.0 99.0 99 99 73.3 85.0 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 4.7 3.3 4.7 5.3 TIFWAY BERMUDA 76.7 86.7 91.7 97.7 99.0 99 99 70.0 85.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 4.7 3.0 4.7 5.0 MIDIRON BERMUDA 76.7 85.0 88.3 97.7 99.0 99 99 71.7 71.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 4.7 3.0 3.3 4.8 HABITURF MIXTURE 88.3 93.3 93.3 88.3 94.7 99 99 66.7 65.0 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.7 2.7 2.7 4.3 CODY BUFFALO 78.3 86.7 71.7 90.0 94.7 99 99 55.0 55.0 3.7 3.7 4.7 5.7 6.0 4.0 2.0 2.3 4.0 ASC-117 BERMUDA 89.3 93.0 76.7 76.7 94.0 99 99 80.0 78.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 4.3 3.0 3.7 2.7 3.3 3.5 LSD VALUE 30.6 24.1 13.7 4.7 5.1 0 0 11.6 11.5 1.6 1.8 1.0 1.6 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.6 C.V. (%) 14.3 10.2 8.2 3.1 2.7 0 0 9.1 8.8 14.7 17.3 11.6 13.9 8.3 12.5 17.2 13.8 7.9 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 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF WARM-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2018 NATIONAL LOW INPUT WARM-SEASON TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ CANOPY CANOPY CANOPY CANOPY CANOPY CANOPY SEEDHEAD SEEDHEAD SEEDHEAD NAME MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 4.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 3.0 46.7 51.7 73.3 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 4.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 3.3 2.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 2.3 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.0 58.3 33.3 70.0 MEYER ZOYSIA 3.0 3.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 FB 1628 BERMUDA 4.3 3.7 3.3 3.7 4.0 2.3 50.0 43.3 66.7 TIFWAY BERMUDA 3.7 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.0 2.0 13.3 8.3 1.0 MIDIRON BERMUDA 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 4.3 3.0 38.3 38.3 18.3 HABITURF MIXTURE 3.3 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.3 4.3 25.0 35.0 45.0 CODY BUFFALO 5.3 7.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 3.0 20.0 28.3 36.7 ASC-117 BERMUDA 4.7 9.0 7.7 8.0 5.0 3.0 40.0 20.0 25.0 LSD VALUE 3.6 1.6 1.4 1.0 1.2 0.5 20.5 17.1 14.6 C.V. (%) 36.7 18.1 16.5 12.7 16.0 11.2 42.1 40.1 27.6 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 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF WARM-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2018 NATIONAL LOW INPUT WARM-SEASON TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ WEEDS BROADLEAF WEEDS FROM MAY-NOVEMBER GRASSY WEEDS FROM JUNE-SEPTEMBER NAME FEBRUARY APRIL MAY JUNE OCTOBER NOVEMBER JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 15.0 28.3 16.7 2.7 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 18.3 33.3 18.3 15.0 1.0 3.7 1.3 0.3 3.7 1.3 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 36.7 25.0 23.3 12.3 2.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 5.0 5.3 MEYER ZOYSIA 33.3 25.0 13.3 10.7 2.0 5.3 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.7 FB 1628 BERMUDA 11.7 26.7 12.0 10.7 8.7 10.0 3.0 3.7 7.3 7.3 TIFWAY BERMUDA 28.3 30.0 16.7 15.0 13.3 14.3 2.0 3.7 5.0 6.7 MIDIRON BERMUDA 13.3 28.3 22.0 13.3 17.0 25.0 1.0 2.7 10.7 15.0 HABITURF MIXTURE 38.3 28.3 20.0 18.3 25.0 32.5 5.0 11.7 16.7 21.7 CODY BUFFALO 30.0 48.3 26.7 17.3 18.3 30.0 1.0 4.7 11.7 13.3 ASC-117 BERMUDA 41.7 48.3 16.7 28.3 35.0 36.7 2.7 10.0 20.0 23.3 LSD VALUE 23.2 22.4 27.7 26.7 17.7 12.3 2.1 7.0 11.6 12.0 C.V. (%) 43.5 32.5 53.4 74.2 79.7 46.2 55.8 86.1 69.2 67.6 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. 2020 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2018 NATIONAL LOW INPUT WARM-SEASON 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 NC1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS