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/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC SPRING SPRING DOLLAR SPOT RATINGS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP GREENUP JULY 5 AUGUST 11 SEPT 6 OCTOBER 11 APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 8.0 2.7 24.0 7.3 7.3 8.0 7.3 2.0 4.7 7.0 7.3 8.0 8.3 7.0 6.3 6.3 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 8.0 2.0 25.0 7.3 8.0 9.0 8.7 2.0 3.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 7.7 2.3 21.7 9.0 8.7 8.7 8.7 2.0 4.7 8.0 6.3 8.3 8.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 MEYER ZOYSIA 8.0 4.0 50.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.7 4.0 7.3 6.0 7.3 7.7 6.7 3.3 5.5 TIFWAY BERMUDA 9.0 1.7 8.3 8.0 8.3 9.0 9.0 1.3 3.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 3.3 5.3 FB 1628 BERMUDA 9.0 2.3 20.0 8.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.7 3.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.3 3.3 4.8 MIDIRON BERMUDA 9.0 1.7 6.7 9.0 8.7 9.0 9.0 1.0 3.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 4.7 2.0 4.2 CODY BUFFALO 9.0 4.7 63.3 9.0 7.0 8.7 9.0 1.3 4.7 5.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 3.3 1.0 4.0 HABITURF MIXTURE 8.7 5.7 60.0 9.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 1.3 3.7 5.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 3.9 ASC-117 BERMUDA 9.0 1.0 5.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.0 2.0 2.7 4.3 3.3 3.3 2.7 1.3 2.6 LSD VALUE 0.4 1.2 17.7 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.8 1.0 2.2 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.4 C.V. (%) 3.1 26.4 38.3 6.3 5.7 2.8 3.3 26.9 12.4 10.1 16.6 8.3 8.0 8.6 17.9 5.0 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 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/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER APRIL-NOVEMBER PERCENT SEEDHEAD RATINGS NAME APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST OCTOBER NOVEMBER MAY AUGUST OCTOBER 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 3.3 80.0 99.0 98.7 93.3 94.0 44.7 3.3 3.0 8.3 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 1.7 54.3 97.0 90.0 64.0 56.3 9.0 0.0 3.3 4.0 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 3.0 77.7 96.0 92.3 84.3 84.7 26.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 MEYER ZOYSIA 22.0 64.7 96.7 94.3 98.3 95.3 61.0 26.7 0.0 0.0 TIFWAY BERMUDA 0.0 58.0 93.0 95.0 96.0 95.7 44.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 FB 1628 BERMUDA 4.3 58.0 90.3 91.3 99.0 99.0 98.3 0.0 53.3 28.3 MIDIRON BERMUDA 0.0 36.0 85.3 85.0 97.7 95.0 46.3 0.0 31.0 0.0 CODY BUFFALO 32.3 81.0 93.3 85.0 71.3 67.7 38.0 30.0 8.3 9.3 HABITURF MIXTURE 27.3 59.0 78.3 66.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 23.3 9.0 13.3 ASC-117 BERMUDA 0.0 5.3 15.0 41.7 93.3 92.7 65.7 0.0 10.0 11.7 LSD VALUE 7.6 17.6 14.7 22.6 36.8 46.6 69.2 8.7 11.4 8.9 C.V. (%) 51.2 19.0 11.1 15.3 18.2 22.8 61.7 65.6 60.6 71.1 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/ 2022 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ CANOPY HEIGHT MEASUREMENT IN cm JUNE-OCTOBER COLOR RATINGS JULY-NOVEMBER PERCENT WEEDS PERCENT GRASSY WEEDS NAME JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER JULY SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER APRIL MAY FEBRUARY JUNE NOVEMBER 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 11.0 10.3 11.7 12.0 10.7 6.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 19.3 22.7 0.7 0.3 2.0 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 7.7 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.3 35.3 35.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 8.0 6.3 7.3 7.0 6.0 4.7 7.7 6.3 6.0 40.7 32.3 1.3 0.3 1.3 MEYER ZOYSIA 8.7 7.0 8.7 8.0 8.7 6.3 8.0 5.7 3.3 45.3 52.7 0.7 0.7 4.3 TIFWAY BERMUDA 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 8.0 9.0 7.3 2.7 38.7 42.0 1.7 1.3 2.0 FB 1628 BERMUDA 5.3 6.3 8.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 9.0 8.0 3.3 35.7 40.7 1.7 2.7 0.3 MIDIRON BERMUDA 11.0 8.7 13.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 9.0 4.3 2.0 25.3 24.3 1.7 1.3 3.7 CODY BUFFALO 19.0 11.7 14.3 14.7 12.0 5.7 9.0 3.7 1.0 48.7 41.7 1.5 2.0 1.0 HABITURF MIXTURE 20.7 13.0 16.0 16.7 14.7 7.0 8.7 5.0 1.3 34.0 27.7 2.0 1.0 2.0 ASC-117 BERMUDA 17.0 9.0 20.0 10.7 16.7 7.7 9.0 4.0 2.0 34.3 37.0 1.3 5.0 1.0 LSD VALUE 3.9 2.1 1.4 2.0 2.7 0.8 0.4 1.7 1.4 94.9 72.6 2.2 1.4 1.8 C.V. (%) 21.1 14.8 7.8 12.6 17.6 7.7 3.1 17.0 24.9 87.1 69.7 58.9 54.6 56.9 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. 2022 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 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS