TABLE 8. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL SPRING LEAF COVER COVER COVER COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL OCTOBER MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DALZ 0102 3.7 5.3 38.3 65.0 91.7 4.3 3.0 5.3 6.3 7.7 6.7 4.3 5.6 PZB 33 4.3 5.0 73.3 83.3 86.7 5.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.6 BMZ 230 5.3 6.0 50.0 73.3 91.3 4.3 3.0 4.7 6.0 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.4 EMERALD 6.0 7.0 28.3 48.3 83.3 7.0 3.0 5.3 4.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 4.8 HIMENO 6.0 6.7 30.0 63.3 80.0 7.0 3.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 4.8 DALZ 0101 4.3 6.7 25.0 41.7 75.0 7.7 3.0 5.3 4.0 4.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 ZORRO 4.3 6.7 33.3 53.3 78.3 6.7 3.0 4.7 3.7 4.7 5.0 6.0 4.5 J-37 4.7 5.0 35.0 51.7 73.3 5.3 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.2 PZA 32 4.7 6.3 40.0 48.3 65.0 6.0 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.1 CHINESE COMMON 3.7 6.7 16.7 36.7 66.7 4.7 1.7 3.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.9 MEYER 5.7 6.0 26.7 38.3 51.7 7.7 3.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.7 4.3 3.9 ZENITH 5.0 4.3 45.0 53.3 61.7 5.0 3.0 4.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.8 COMPANION 3.0 5.0 18.3 35.0 50.0 6.3 2.0 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.3 3.4 GN-Z 3.7 6.0 23.3 30.0 58.3 6.3 2.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.4 DALZ 9604 2.0 6.3 11.7 15.0 28.3 6.3 2.0 4.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.2 PST-R7MA 3.0 5.3 35.0 43.3 51.7 7.0 2.3 3.3 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 6186 1.7 5.7 11.7 20.0 43.0 6.0 1.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.5 DALZ 0104 1.3 5.7 10.0 13.3 20.0 6.7 1.3 1.7 2.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.1 DALZ 0105 1.3 5.7 11.7 15.0 30.0 6.7 1.3 1.7 2.0 1.7 2.0 3.0 1.9 PST-R7ZM 2.7 5.0 11.7 16.7 30.0 4.7 1.3 2.3 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.3 1.9 LSD VALUE 2.4 5.8 27.4 31.9 44.2 2.7 1.0 1.7 1.7 2.0 2.5 1.9 1.5 C.V. (%) 35.3 28.4 52.8 42.9 38.1 21.3 24.5 24.8 25.5 29.0 32.3 26.1 23.5 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. 2002-03 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS 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 MO1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 6.1-6.5 0-60 151-240 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS