TABLE 14. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT COLLEGE STATION, TX 1/ 2002-2003 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT BROWN ESTABLISH- COVER COVER COVER PERCENT PERCENT GENETIC LEAF SEEDLING FROST WINTER PATCH MENT SPRING SUMMER FALL COVER COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE VIGOR TOLERANCE COLOR WARM TEM. FALL (MARCH) (JUNE) (NOV) MAY AUGUST SEP OCT NOV MEAN 6186 6.3 6.3 2.7 5.3 6.0 8.0 11.7 19.3 89.7 99.0 75.0 99.0 4.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 BMZ 230 8.3 5.0 3.0 1.7 1.0 7.3 13.3 14.0 81.7 99.0 55.0 99.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.2 DALZ 9604 6.0 6.0 2.0 3.7 5.3 8.0 8.7 11.7 80.0 99.0 58.3 99.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.1 DALZ 0105 7.0 8.0 2.7 3.3 5.0 9.0 10.0 12.3 71.7 99.0 41.7 96.3 4.7 5.0 4.7 4.8 J-37 7.0 5.3 3.7 1.3 1.7 6.3 20.0 17.7 71.7 99.0 61.7 92.7 4.7 4.7 4.3 4.6 PZB 33 7.0 6.0 3.3 1.7 1.7 6.0 20.0 20.0 83.3 99.0 60.0 97.7 5.0 4.7 4.0 4.6 DALZ 0102 6.3 5.0 3.0 2.0 2.3 7.0 10.7 12.3 71.7 99.0 43.3 94.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.2 COMPANION 7.0 5.0 3.7 1.3 1.3 7.3 21.7 19.0 63.3 99.0 43.3 88.0 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.1 DALZ 0104 5.7 7.0 2.0 4.3 5.7 8.7 9.3 14.0 75.0 99.0 46.7 99.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 ZENITH 7.0 6.0 2.7 2.0 2.0 7.3 13.3 10.7 73.3 99.0 40.0 91.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 ZORRO 7.7 9.0 2.3 4.0 4.0 7.0 10.0 14.0 76.7 99.0 50.0 97.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 DALZ 0101 7.0 8.7 2.7 7.3 5.3 6.7 9.3 15.0 63.3 99.0 41.7 96.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.9 CHINESE COMMON 7.0 5.7 2.3 1.3 1.0 4.7 7.3 5.3 46.7 99.0 28.3 86.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.8 GN-Z 7.0 7.0 2.0 6.7 5.0 7.0 9.3 10.0 43.3 99.0 26.7 85.0 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.8 HIMENO 7.3 6.0 2.3 1.7 1.3 6.0 4.7 6.0 58.3 97.7 31.7 90.0 4.0 3.7 3.7 3.8 PZA 32 7.0 6.0 2.3 2.3 2.0 7.3 8.3 6.7 58.3 94.7 33.3 85.0 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.4 PST-R7ZM 7.3 6.0 2.3 2.7 2.3 7.7 4.7 5.7 48.3 93.0 23.3 80.0 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 PST-R7MA 7.3 6.0 2.3 2.0 2.0 6.0 4.0 4.7 45.0 93.0 25.0 75.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.2 EMERALD 7.3 8.3 2.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 4.7 6.7 33.3 86.7 21.7 58.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 MEYER 7.7 5.3 2.3 3.0 3.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 26.7 76.7 17.7 51.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 LSD VALUE 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.2 1.0 2.2 7.0 9.6 20.0 9.9 21.1 12.2 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 C.V. (%) 9.1 6.1 20.5 25.6 20.5 16.2 40.5 44.4 19.6 5.6 30.4 8.9 11.2 13.2 12.5 9.5 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 TX2 SANDY LOAM 8.6+ 61-150 151-240 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS