TABLE 3.       MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS
                                               IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS  1/
                                                                         2002 DATA

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

                                                       PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS                   QUALITY RATINGS
                              NAME               AUGUST     SEPTEMBER    OCTOBER   NOVEMBER      AUG     SEP     OCT    MEAN

                              ZENITH              55.0        93.3        97.7        99.0       5.0     5.7     6.0     5.7
                              COMPANION           46.7        91.7        99.0        99.0       5.0     5.0     5.3     5.3
                              J-37                53.3        91.7        97.7        99.0       5.0     5.0     5.3     5.3
                              PZA 32              46.7        85.0        96.0        99.0       4.7     5.3     5.3     5.3
                              PZB 33              48.3        88.3        94.7        97.7       5.0     4.7     5.7     5.3
                              CHINESE COMMON      43.3        88.3        96.3        99.0       4.7     5.3     5.3     5.2
                              6186                23.3        78.3        96.0        99.0       4.0     4.7     5.7     5.1
                              BMZ 230             40.0        88.3        99.0        99.0       4.0     5.0     5.3     5.1
                              PST-R7MA            25.0        78.3        96.0        97.7       4.3     5.0     5.7     5.1
                              PST-R7ZM            15.0        70.0        88.3        96.3       4.0     4.3     5.3     4.7
                              DALZ 0105           18.3        56.7        91.7        97.7       3.3     4.3     5.0     4.5
                              DALZ 9604           20.0        63.3        84.7        89.7       3.7     4.0     5.0     4.4
                              DALZ 0102           20.0        55.0        86.7        91.7       3.7     4.3     4.3     4.3
                              DALZ 0104           20.0        53.3        88.3        95.0       3.0     4.0     4.7     4.2
                              ZORRO               16.7        51.7        88.3        94.7       3.0     4.3     4.3     4.1
                              DALZ 0101           15.0        36.7        71.7        81.7       3.0     3.7     3.7     3.7
                              HIMENO              20.0        45.0        80.0        91.7       3.0     3.7     4.0     3.7
                              MEYER               16.7        41.7        71.7        81.7       3.0     3.7     4.0     3.7
                              EMERALD             15.0        35.0        73.3        81.7       3.0     3.3     4.0     3.5
                              GN-Z                15.0        31.7        60.0        63.3       3.0     3.3     3.7     3.4

                              LSD VALUE           12.5        16.1        15.0         9.6       0.6     0.8     0.9     0.6
                              C.V. (%)            28.1        15.9        10.1         6.5      10.1    11.6    10.7     8.2

                           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.                        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                                   
                                                                                                                                                                               
               MS1      SANDY LOAM            6.6-7.0     151-270      151-270         1.1-2.0        FULL SUN   1.6-2.0   TO PREVENT DORMANCY