TABLE 11. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT MISS. ST., MS 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL GENETIC SPRING LEAF COLOR QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP TEXTURE NOVEMBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN EMERALD 7.0 6.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.5 ZORRO 6.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.5 DALZ 0101 7.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.7 7.3 GN-Z 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.8 DALZ 0104 6.3 2.0 7.0 6.3 3.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.4 DALZ 0105 6.7 3.3 7.0 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.2 DALZ 0102 5.0 5.3 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 MEYER 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6186 7.0 3.0 6.0 7.7 3.7 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 5.9 PST-R7MA 7.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.8 DALZ 9604 6.7 3.3 6.0 6.7 4.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 BMZ 230 7.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.5 PST-R7ZM 7.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 ZENITH 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.4 COMPANION 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 HIMENO 7.7 3.3 5.3 3.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.3 PZA 32 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.3 PZB 33 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 J-37 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 CHINESE COMMON 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 LSD VALUE 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.3 C.V. (%) 4.2 9.6 5.4 9.7 8.5 6.4 7.9 6.9 6.7 7.0 7.6 7.5 3.1 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 MS1 SANDY LOAM 6.6-7.0 151-270 241-375 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT DORMANCY