TABLE 3. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF WARM-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL LOW INPUT WARM-SEASON TEST AT MISS. ST., MS 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING PERCENT GROUND COVER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP SPRING SUMMER FALL APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN FB 1628 BERMUDA 5.7 4.7 76.7 95.0 43.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.3 4.7 5.9 TIFWAY BERMUDA 5.7 3.3 63.3 93.3 33.3 5.3 5.3 6.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 4.3 5.8 MIDIRON BERMUDA 5.7 4.0 56.7 93.3 20.0 4.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.6 CODY BUFFALO 6.0 6.3 93.0 90.0 40.0 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.0 4.3 5.5 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 4.7 5.0 76.7 91.7 99.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.0 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.5 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 5.0 3.0 23.3 95.0 83.3 3.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.0 6.0 5.3 HABITURF MIXTURE 5.0 6.3 96.0 90.0 50.0 5.7 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.3 MEYER ZOYSIA 4.7 5.3 93.0 76.7 56.7 6.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 4.7 ASC-117 BERMUDA 5.0 3.7 66.7 90.0 40.0 3.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.3 4.3 4.6 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 5.3 2.0 13.3 88.3 80.0 2.3 3.7 4.7 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.5 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.7 12.0 12.4 14.8 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.6 1.3 0.4 C.V. (%) 7.9 9.6 11.7 6.6 17.2 14.2 11.1 9.6 5.5 7.2 7.2 13.1 5.0 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. 2020 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 MS1 SANDY LOAM 7.6-8.5 271-450 501+ 1.1-2.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS