TABLE 10. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC LEAF COLOR PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE NOVEMBER JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER SEP OCT NOV MEAN PZA 32 5.7 5.3 5.0 20.0 45.0 94.7 98.3 99.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 5.4 DALZ 0105 7.0 4.3 4.0 18.3 61.7 93.7 97.7 98.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 DALZ 9604 6.3 4.3 5.3 18.3 46.7 95.0 98.7 98.7 4.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 DALZ 0104 7.3 4.7 5.3 16.7 48.3 83.0 88.7 96.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 J-37 7.3 5.3 5.7 11.7 28.3 82.7 89.3 91.0 4.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 ZENITH 6.0 6.0 5.0 13.3 31.7 76.7 90.3 94.3 4.0 4.7 5.7 4.8 BMZ 230 7.0 5.0 6.0 18.3 50.0 89.7 95.3 97.7 4.0 4.7 5.3 4.7 GN-Z 7.3 4.7 5.0 13.3 35.0 88.3 96.3 98.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 DALZ 0101 6.7 6.3 5.3 20.0 43.3 81.3 88.0 91.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 ZORRO 6.7 4.3 4.0 28.3 61.7 90.3 92.7 94.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 COMPANION 7.0 6.0 4.7 13.3 30.0 78.3 86.3 93.0 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.2 MEYER 7.0 5.7 5.0 20.0 40.0 79.0 86.3 89.7 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.1 PZB 33 7.0 7.0 5.7 13.3 35.0 72.7 91.3 93.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.1 6186 7.0 5.3 4.7 15.0 33.3 76.7 85.0 91.0 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 CHINESE COMMON 7.7 4.3 5.0 13.3 28.3 80.0 89.0 93.7 3.7 4.3 4.0 4.0 PST-R7ZM 7.3 6.3 5.7 11.7 20.0 60.0 75.7 83.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.0 EMERALD 8.0 5.0 5.3 11.7 21.7 76.7 89.0 94.0 3.3 3.7 4.7 3.9 HIMENO 7.0 5.7 4.7 21.7 36.7 71.0 81.3 89.7 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.8 PST-R7MA 7.3 5.3 4.7 11.7 28.3 68.3 80.0 86.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.8 DALZ 0102 7.3 7.0 6.0 15.0 25.0 71.7 81.7 85.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.6 LSD VALUE 1.3 5.4 3.1 36.1 59.4 57.4 43.8 33.8 3.0 4.6 2.2 3.1 C.V. (%) 8.8 30.7 19.9 62.4 54.1 22.3 14.7 10.7 22.8 29.0 19.2 22.2 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 NC1 SANDY CLAY LOAM 5.6-6.0 61-150 0-150 5.1-6.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS