TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF WARM-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL LOW INPUT WARM-SEASON TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING PERCENT WEEDS QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SUMMER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN TIFWAY BERMUDA 8.0 8.7 8.3 6.3 8.7 7.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 5.0 7.0 FB 1628 BERMUDA 8.3 8.0 53.3 5.3 8.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.0 6.6 MIDIRON BERMUDA 8.0 7.7 28.3 5.0 8.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.0 4.0 6.0 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 7.7 6.0 25.0 3.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 4.0 5.5 CODY BUFFALO 5.7 9.0 28.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.0 5.7 5.0 2.3 5.0 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 6.3 2.7 40.0 3.7 4.3 5.0 4.3 6.7 6.3 5.0 5.0 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 6.3 3.7 41.7 3.7 6.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.9 ASC-117 BERMUDA 6.3 6.7 55.0 3.3 5.7 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.8 HABITURF MIXTURE 5.0 6.7 45.0 4.3 6.0 5.3 3.7 5.0 4.0 2.7 4.4 MEYER ZOYSIA 4.3 2.0 58.3 3.0 3.7 5.0 3.0 4.7 5.0 3.7 4.0 LSD VALUE 2.4 3.0 44.4 2.2 1.6 0.9 1.2 1.8 1.3 1.4 0.8 C.V. (%) 19.1 28.8 52.2 26.3 15.1 8.8 14.5 16.1 13.0 19.4 9.6 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF WARM-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2018 NATIONAL LOW INPUT WARM-SEASON TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT GROUND COVER NAME MAY 8 JUNE 13 JULY 16 AUGUST 22 SEPT 11 OCTOBER 9 TIFWAY BERMUDA 99.0 94.0 97.3 95.0 98.3 92.0 FB 1628 BERMUDA 97.7 95.0 98.0 96.0 98.7 91.7 MIDIRON BERMUDA 63.7 82.3 98.0 98.3 98.0 82.0 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 89.0 66.0 98.0 98.3 99.0 93.0 CODY BUFFALO 97.0 78.7 84.7 85.7 95.7 77.7 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 56.0 98.3 90.0 94.7 97.7 95.7 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 73.0 93.7 87.3 90.0 97.3 91.7 ASC-117 BERMUDA 53.3 94.3 94.7 88.3 98.3 83.3 HABITURF MIXTURE 70.3 99.0 66.7 76.7 86.3 59.3 MEYER ZOYSIA 51.0 96.7 61.0 77.3 86.0 78.7 LSD VALUE 59.5 37.1 28.6 29.3 13.1 16.9 C.V. (%) 34.6 17.3 16.2 13.4 6.3 10.9 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 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF WARM-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2018 NATIONAL LOW INPUT WARM-SEASON TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ CANOPY HEIGHT(cm) NAME MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER TIFWAY BERMUDA 26.0 30.7 29.0 28.3 27.3 26.3 FB 1628 BERMUDA 21.7 31.0 26.0 24.0 21.7 18.7 MIDIRON BERMUDA 23.7 32.3 29.3 26.3 23.0 22.0 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 23.3 27.3 26.0 24.3 22.0 20.7 CODY BUFFALO 26.3 34.0 29.3 27.0 24.3 19.7 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 20.7 25.0 18.7 19.3 19.7 18.3 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 23.3 29.0 22.7 22.0 20.7 19.3 ASC-117 BERMUDA 27.0 42.0 34.0 32.0 29.7 25.3 HABITURF MIXTURE 23.3 30.7 29.7 26.7 23.3 18.7 MEYER ZOYSIA 25.0 23.0 24.7 25.0 24.3 20.0 LSD VALUE 6.1 11.4 6.7 5.6 5.2 6.0 C.V. (%) 11.3 18.3 13.5 11.8 11.6 14.3 TABLE 6. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF WARM-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2018 NATIONAL LOW INPUT WARM-SEASON TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2018-2019 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT NAME JULY 31 AUG 16 AUG 28 SEPT 14 SEPT 25 OCT 9 OCT 22 TIFWAY BERMUDA 5.0 33.7 64.0 74.3 86.7 98.0 95.0 FB 1628 BERMUDA 5.0 29.7 64.7 77.3 86.0 94.7 87.3 MIDIRON BERMUDA 6.7 35.3 79.0 71.0 76.0 87.7 61.0 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 7.3 17.7 35.0 55.7 71.7 84.0 75.3 CODY BUFFALO 10.7 67.7 98.0 92.0 91.7 80.3 70.3 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 1.0 3.7 9.3 18.7 27.0 35.7 30.3 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 3.7 11.3 18.3 31.0 44.7 53.7 51.3 ASC-117 BERMUDA 22.7 60.7 83.0 85.0 92.3 86.7 74.7 HABITURF MIXTURE 4.3 21.7 51.0 52.0 81.0 83.3 62.3 MEYER ZOYSIA 8.7 12.7 23.7 35.0 43.3 49.7 25.7 LSD VALUE 29.6 34.2 21.3 18.4 16.7 17.1 27.4 C.V. (%) 149.0 62.6 25.3 19.3 14.9 14.0 25.0 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. 2019 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2018 NATIONAL LOW INPUT WARM-SEASON 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 SANDY LOAM 8.6+ 0-60 151-240 - - - -