TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL FALL FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COVER COVER COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN DALZ 0104 6.7 3.3 8.0 23.3 83.3 97.7 6.7 5.3 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.0 8.0 6.5 ZORRO 6.7 3.3 8.7 26.7 73.3 97.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.7 8.3 6.5 6186 6.3 2.3 6.7 30.0 88.3 99.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 BMZ 230 6.7 1.7 5.0 40.0 94.7 99.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.1 GN-Z 7.3 2.3 6.7 30.0 81.7 97.7 7.3 6.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 5.9 DALZ 0102 6.3 1.3 5.0 33.3 91.7 99.0 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.8 DALZ 0105 6.7 4.7 8.7 20.0 73.3 96.0 6.7 5.0 6.7 5.3 4.3 5.7 7.7 5.8 DALZ 9604 6.3 4.0 6.0 26.7 78.3 99.0 6.3 4.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.8 CHINESE COMMON 6.7 2.7 5.0 18.3 81.7 93.3 6.7 4.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 PZB 33 7.0 2.3 5.7 23.3 83.3 88.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 ZENITH 7.0 2.7 5.3 33.3 70.0 93.3 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 J-37 7.0 3.7 5.3 46.7 93.3 94.7 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.6 COMPANION 7.3 2.3 5.3 16.7 76.7 88.0 7.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 EMERALD 7.0 2.3 8.7 16.7 58.3 81.7 7.0 5.7 6.7 4.3 4.3 4.7 8.3 5.4 DALZ 0101 7.3 3.3 9.0 10.0 46.7 73.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 8.0 5.3 HIMENO 7.3 1.0 5.7 23.3 76.7 86.3 7.3 6.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.3 6.3 5.2 PZA 32 6.7 2.0 6.3 16.7 73.3 91.7 6.7 5.3 5.0 4.3 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.2 PST-R7MA 7.3 2.7 6.3 8.3 60.0 81.7 7.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 5.0 6.0 4.9 PST-R7ZM 7.0 2.0 6.3 12.7 53.3 73.3 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.0 6.0 4.6 MEYER 7.7 1.7 7.0 10.0 40.0 68.3 7.7 6.7 5.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 6.0 4.3 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.0 0.8 14.0 18.0 14.2 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.0 2.5 1.0 0.7 0.8 C.V. (%) 7.6 23.9 7.7 35.6 14.9 9.2 7.6 9.2 7.6 11.6 21.9 10.6 7.2 8.7 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 NM1 SANDY LOAM 7.6-8.5 0-60 151-240 7.1-8.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS