TABLE 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN DALZ 0101 6.3 3.7 8.0 2.0 1.3 3.7 5.3 7.7 7.3 7.3 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.4 EMERALD 6.7 3.7 7.3 2.0 1.3 2.7 4.3 7.7 7.7 8.0 8.3 7.3 6.0 5.3 3.3 5.3 6186 5.0 4.3 6.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 3.7 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 5.1 GN-Z 6.0 4.3 5.7 2.0 1.0 2.7 2.3 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 3.0 5.1 ZORRO 6.3 3.0 7.3 2.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 8.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 7.0 5.3 5.0 3.0 5.1 DALZ 0105 5.0 2.7 7.0 2.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 3.3 4.9 DALZ 9604 5.3 2.7 5.7 2.0 1.0 2.0 3.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 3.3 4.9 DALZ 0104 6.0 3.3 7.3 1.3 1.0 2.0 2.7 8.0 7.3 7.7 8.3 7.0 4.7 4.7 2.7 4.8 BMZ 230 5.0 2.7 3.7 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 4.0 4.0 2.0 4.5 DALZ 0102 4.3 3.0 3.7 1.3 1.0 2.0 2.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 2.3 4.5 J-37 4.3 2.7 3.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 4.0 3.0 2.0 4.2 PZA 32 5.7 2.7 5.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 3.3 3.3 2.0 4.2 PZB 33 5.3 3.0 4.3 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 2.0 4.2 ZENITH 5.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 1.3 2.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 5.7 4.0 3.3 2.0 4.2 CHINESE COMMON 5.0 2.0 4.3 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.7 3.7 3.0 2.0 4.1 COMPANION 5.3 3.3 3.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.3 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.3 4.0 3.0 2.0 4.1 HIMENO 6.0 2.7 4.3 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.3 6.7 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.3 3.7 3.3 1.7 4.1 PST-R7MA 4.7 3.7 4.7 1.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 7.0 5.7 3.7 3.0 2.0 4.1 MEYER 5.7 3.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 1.7 2.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 3.7 3.7 1.7 3.7 PST-R7ZM 4.0 3.3 4.3 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 3.3 2.7 1.7 3.5 LSD VALUE 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.5 1.0 0.8 1.1 0.8 2.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.4 C.V. (%) 11.8 22.7 10.2 12.8 21.3 23.5 31.5 8.7 6.9 8.5 7.2 16.7 10.4 11.4 16.7 5.7 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 13. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2005 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL FALL FALL FALL DENSITY DENSITY DENSITY WINTER COLOR COLOR COLOR COLOR SEEDHEAD MOWING NAME SPRING SUMMER FALL COLOR SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER RATINGS QUALITY DALZ 0101 7.3 8.7 9.0 1.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 4.3 8.3 5.0 EMERALD 8.0 9.0 9.0 1.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 8.0 6.3 6186 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 7.3 5.0 GN-Z 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 7.3 5.0 ZORRO 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.0 5.3 5.0 4.0 4.0 7.7 5.3 DALZ 0105 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.7 8.7 5.0 DALZ 9604 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 3.3 8.7 5.0 DALZ 0104 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 7.3 5.0 BMZ 230 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 8.0 5.0 DALZ 0102 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.0 5.0 4.3 4.7 3.7 7.7 5.0 J-37 8.3 9.0 9.0 1.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.3 7.3 5.7 PZA 32 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 4.3 8.0 5.0 PZB 33 8.3 9.0 9.0 1.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 4.3 8.0 5.0 ZENITH 8.3 9.0 9.0 1.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.0 8.3 5.0 CHINESE COMMON 8.7 8.7 9.0 1.0 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.7 7.7 5.7 COMPANION 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.0 5.0 5.3 4.7 3.7 8.3 5.0 HIMENO 9.0 9.0 8.3 1.0 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.0 7.7 5.0 PST-R7MA 7.3 8.3 9.0 1.0 4.7 4.7 4.3 3.7 7.7 5.3 MEYER 7.0 8.3 8.0 1.0 5.3 5.3 4.7 4.3 7.7 5.0 PST-R7ZM 7.3 8.3 8.0 1.0 5.0 4.7 4.3 3.7 7.7 5.0 LSD VALUE 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.7 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.1 1.1 C.V. (%) 4.9 3.3 1.5 21.3 12.1 13.3 16.0 16.7 9.1 9.2 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. 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 NM1 SILTY CLAY LOAM 7.6-8.5 0-60 0-150 3.1-4.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS