TABLE 9. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT COLUMBIA, MO 1/ 2006 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GENETIC LEAF DENSITY COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN DALZ 0101 7.7 8.3 9.0 94.3 3.0 6.3 8.7 9.0 8.7 5.3 4.3 3.0 6.0 EMERALD 8.0 8.3 9.0 99.0 3.0 5.7 8.0 8.0 8.3 5.7 3.7 3.0 5.7 ZORRO 7.7 8.3 8.7 88.0 2.3 5.7 8.3 8.0 8.0 5.7 4.0 3.0 5.6 HIMENO 8.0 5.7 6.3 98.7 3.0 6.3 8.7 7.7 7.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 5.5 GN-Z 7.0 7.0 8.0 70.0 2.0 4.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 5.4 DALZ 0102 5.7 6.7 7.0 99.0 3.0 4.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 4.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 PZB 33 6.0 5.3 6.3 99.0 3.3 4.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 4.3 4.0 3.0 5.0 CHINESE COMMON 5.7 5.7 5.7 96.0 3.3 5.0 6.0 6.7 7.3 4.7 3.7 2.7 4.9 J-37 6.0 5.0 5.0 99.0 3.3 4.3 6.7 6.7 7.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 4.8 ZENITH 7.0 6.0 5.3 97.7 3.0 4.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 4.0 3.3 2.7 4.8 BMZ 230 6.3 5.3 5.7 99.0 4.0 4.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 4.7 PST-R7MA 6.3 5.7 6.0 81.0 2.7 4.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 3.3 3.7 3.0 4.5 PZA 32 7.7 6.3 5.0 97.7 2.7 3.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 4.3 3.0 2.3 4.3 PST-R7ZM 6.3 6.0 4.7 71.7 2.7 3.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 3.3 2.7 2.7 4.0 6186 6.0 5.0 4.0 90.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 3.8 COMPADRE (COMPANION) 6.3 5.3 4.0 91.3 3.3 3.0 4.7 4.3 4.7 3.0 2.3 2.3 3.5 MEYER 8.0 6.7 2.0 56.7 2.7 3.3 5.7 3.3 3.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.8 DALZ 0104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . DALZ 0105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . DALZ 9604 . . . . . . . . . . . . . LSD VALUE 1.7 1.0 2.2 32.4 1.0 1.8 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.3 0.6 0.8 C.V. (%) 12.2 9.1 20.0 15.4 14.7 19.8 10.8 12.0 12.7 15.0 19.5 12.4 10.0 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. 2006 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 MO1 SILT LOAM AND SILT 6.1-6.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY