TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS 1/ IN THE 2007 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT LAS CRUCES (SALINE STUDY), NM */ 2009 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT PERCENT PERCENT FALL FALL FALL GENETIC SPRING COVER COVER COVER COLOR COLOR COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN SHADOWTURF 8.3 3.3 80.3 99.0 99.0 7.7 5.7 1.7 7.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.9 L1F 8.3 3.0 78.7 98.7 99.0 8.0 7.0 2.3 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.3 7.6 DALZ 0701 7.7 3.3 79.0 84.7 92.7 7.0 6.0 3.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.6 DALZ 0501 6.3 2.0 51.3 63.3 91.3 7.0 6.7 2.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.1 380-1 7.7 3.7 66.0 86.3 80.0 7.3 5.7 2.0 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 DALZ 0702 6.7 2.7 60.0 88.0 96.0 7.0 6.0 2.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.8 ZORRO 5.0 1.3 19.3 25.7 46.3 4.7 4.3 2.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.8 240 5.7 2.0 29.7 30.0 21.7 3.7 3.3 1.3 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 4.1 29-2 4.7 2.3 28.0 23.0 22.0 3.7 3.3 2.0 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.7 ZENITH 4.3 1.3 18.0 19.7 21.3 3.3 2.7 1.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.3 MEYER 4.7 1.7 7.0 14.3 15.0 2.7 2.3 1.3 2.0 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.4 LSD VALUE 0.7 0.8 27.2 19.9 22.2 1.3 1.3 0.8 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1 C.V. (%) 7.1 19.3 35.1 22.1 22.7 14.6 17.2 21.8 18.6 15.2 14.5 15.6 12.8 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. */ THE FOLLOWING IS INFORMATION ON SALINITY AT THIS SITE: WATER QUALITY: PH 7.9, TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS 1800, SAR 2.06 SOIL QUALITY (MEASURED IN JUNE, NOV.; 0-4 INCH DEPTH): PH 7.5, 7.8; EC 4.5, 2.67; SAR 4.11, 1.97 SOIL QUALITY (MEASURED IN JUNE, NOV.; 4-8 INCH DEPTH): PH 7.6, 8.0; EC 1.73, 1.42; SAR 3.3, 1.49 TABLE A. 2009 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 LOAMY SAND 7.6-8.5 - - 5.1-6.0 FULL SUN 0.6-1.0 TO PREVENT STRESS