TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ BROWN GENETIC SPRING LEAF DENSITY FROST PATCH SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE FALL TOLERANCE COOL TEMP. RATINGS MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN DALZ 0105 7.3 1.3 8.7 8.0 2.0 5.0 8.7 3.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 6.9 EMERALD 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.3 1.0 9.0 7.3 8.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.8 ZORRO 6.3 5.7 8.0 7.3 4.0 1.0 9.0 7.3 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.8 DALZ 0101 7.3 7.0 8.3 7.7 6.3 1.0 8.7 8.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 6.3 DALZ 9604 6.3 1.7 6.7 5.3 1.7 5.0 9.0 3.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.2 DALZ 0104 7.0 2.0 7.7 6.3 1.7 4.0 9.0 4.0 8.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.1 HIMENO 6.3 3.0 5.7 4.3 2.0 1.0 8.7 5.0 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.1 MEYER 7.7 7.3 6.7 5.7 2.3 1.0 4.7 6.3 7.0 7.3 6.3 5.3 3.7 6.0 6186 7.3 1.0 5.7 5.0 2.0 7.0 8.7 2.7 6.3 5.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.9 BMZ 230 7.0 7.7 4.7 3.0 2.0 1.0 8.7 6.3 6.3 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 GN-Z 5.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 1.0 8.3 7.0 8.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.9 PST-R7ZM 6.7 6.7 6.3 5.0 3.3 1.0 4.0 5.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.9 DALZ 0102 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 1.0 8.7 6.7 6.3 4.7 4.3 5.3 5.7 5.5 PST-R7MA 5.0 6.0 6.0 4.3 2.7 1.7 3.3 4.7 6.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 5.2 PZB 33 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.3 3.0 1.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 COMPANION 6.0 7.0 4.7 3.3 2.3 1.3 2.3 4.0 5.3 4.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.8 ZENITH 5.3 6.3 5.3 4.0 2.7 2.3 4.7 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 J-37 5.0 6.3 4.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 4.0 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 4.3 PZA 32 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 2.3 1.3 5.7 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.3 4.2 CHINESE COMMON 3.0 5.3 5.0 3.7 2.0 1.3 8.0 4.7 5.0 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 LSD VALUE 2.2 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.5 C.V. (%) 19.8 18.2 12.0 12.9 30.0 34.7 11.3 13.2 10.9 13.3 13.6 11.1 12.8 6.5 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. 2004 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 AR1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS