TABLE 12. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL LARGE LARGE LARGE LARGE GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR PATCH PATCH PATCH PATCH QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE NOVEMBER MAY JUNE JULY SEPTEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN EMERALD 7.7 8.3 8.7 6.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.3 9.0 7.3 8.0 ZORRO 7.7 8.7 8.7 6.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 8.0 BMZ 230 7.3 8.0 4.0 6.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 6.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 8.0 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.8 GN-Z 6.7 8.3 6.7 6.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.3 8.3 7.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 7.7 HIMENO 8.0 3.3 5.0 5.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 5.3 7.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 9.0 8.7 5.7 7.6 DALZ 0101 6.7 8.3 8.7 6.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.7 7.7 8.3 7.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.3 7.3 ZENITH 8.0 7.3 5.7 5.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 8.0 8.3 9.0 9.0 5.7 7.3 DALZ 9604 7.3 3.3 7.0 6.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 3.0 5.3 6.7 8.3 8.7 9.0 9.0 7.3 7.2 PZB 33 8.0 7.7 5.0 5.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 5.7 7.2 DALZ 0102 6.7 7.7 4.3 5.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.9 PST-R7MA 8.3 7.7 6.0 4.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 4.3 5.0 6.0 8.3 8.3 8.7 8.7 5.3 6.8 PZA 32 8.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 8.7 8.3 9.0 9.0 4.7 5.3 5.3 7.3 8.0 8.7 8.7 6.0 6.8 CHINESE COMMON 7.3 7.3 4.3 4.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.7 8.3 4.7 6.7 PST-R7ZM 8.0 7.7 5.3 4.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 7.7 7.7 8.7 8.7 5.0 6.7 COMPANION 7.7 7.3 4.7 4.3 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 7.7 8.0 8.7 9.0 5.0 6.5 DALZ 0104 7.7 3.0 8.3 6.3 8.7 8.3 9.0 9.0 3.0 4.7 5.7 7.3 7.7 8.3 8.7 7.0 6.5 6186 8.0 3.0 7.0 6.3 8.7 8.3 9.0 9.0 2.3 4.0 4.3 7.3 8.3 8.7 8.7 7.7 6.4 MEYER 8.0 7.3 7.0 5.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 7.3 8.0 6.3 8.0 5.7 6.3 J-37 7.7 7.0 5.0 4.0 8.7 8.3 9.0 9.0 3.7 4.3 4.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.3 5.0 6.1 DALZ 0105 7.3 3.0 8.3 7.0 7.7 6.7 8.7 9.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 8.3 7.0 5.9 LSD VALUE 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.9 1.5 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.5 C.V. (%) 6.8 9.3 8.2 10.3 3.3 5.9 1.4 1.4 16.0 12.5 11.7 9.5 9.0 6.6 6.2 8.6 4.7 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. 2005 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 SILTY CLAY AND CLAY 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 4.1-5.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS