TABLE 5. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF WARM-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL LOW INPUT WARM-SEASON TEST AT LAS CRUCES, NM 1/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC SPRING PERCENT GROUND COVER JUNE-OCTOBER QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR GREENUP JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN MIDIRON BERMUDA 4.0 95.3 97.3 98.3 97.3 82.7 47.7 4.3 7.7 8.7 8.3 8.7 8.0 6.3 4.3 7.0 TIFWAY BERMUDA 4.0 61.3 81.3 88.0 88.7 59.3 25.3 4.3 6.7 8.7 8.3 7.7 7.3 5.3 5.3 6.7 FB 1628 BERMUDA 4.7 74.7 90.7 94.7 91.0 67.0 35.0 4.3 6.3 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.5 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 4.7 67.7 73.0 87.0 71.0 69.3 37.7 3.0 4.7 7.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 4.7 56.7 79.3 86.7 59.7 68.0 39.7 3.3 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.7 5.3 5.0 5.9 CODY BUFFALO 6.0 60.3 76.3 90.0 48.0 40.3 5.7 3.7 5.7 8.0 7.7 7.3 7.3 3.3 3.7 5.8 ASC-117 BERMUDA 5.7 82.7 75.0 72.0 77.0 64.7 29.0 2.0 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 4.7 4.0 5.0 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 6.0 74.3 74.3 79.0 59.7 58.0 41.0 2.3 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 6.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 HABITURF MIXTURE 5.0 55.7 67.0 76.3 40.3 50.3 10.3 2.7 4.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.0 3.0 2.7 4.8 MEYER ZOYSIA 5.0 29.7 38.0 54.7 58.7 42.0 13.7 2.7 4.0 4.3 4.0 4.3 5.7 3.7 2.7 3.9 LSD VALUE 3.3 34.2 24.2 20.0 28.2 38.1 42.4 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.3 0.8 1.1 C.V. (%) 25.9 26.6 17.6 13.2 22.6 28.2 65.9 21.5 16.7 11.4 15.9 14.7 12.5 24.5 11.8 11.3 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 5. 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/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ CANOPY HEIGHT MILLIMETERS NAME APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER MIDIRON BERMUDA 20.7 22.7 26.3 33.3 33.3 16.7 20.7 TIFWAY BERMUDA 23.7 28.0 30.0 33.7 33.7 21.3 20.7 FB 1628 BERMUDA 17.7 16.7 19.3 18.7 25.0 20.7 14.7 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 16.3 16.7 19.0 21.7 22.0 17.3 12.7 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 20.0 20.0 24.0 25.3 27.0 19.7 19.0 CODY BUFFALO 23.7 24.3 28.0 28.3 27.0 18.3 13.3 ASC-117 BERMUDA 25.3 28.3 30.7 32.7 31.0 22.3 21.3 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 19.7 16.7 17.0 17.0 18.3 19.0 13.3 HABITURF MIXTURE 19.7 23.7 27.3 29.0 27.0 15.3 15.7 MEYER ZOYSIA 22.7 19.3 21.0 21.7 21.0 22.7 15.3 LSD VALUE 8.9 12.5 11.0 9.3 16.5 12.7 8.7 C.V. (%) 18.5 26.1 22.1 19.6 26.8 24.6 24.2 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 5. 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/ 2020 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ COLOR RATINGS FROM MARCH-NOVEMBER NAME MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER MIDIRON BERMUDA 3.7 3.3 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.3 4.0 2.0 2.3 TIFWAY BERMUDA 3.3 3.3 4.3 4.0 2.7 2.3 4.0 2.7 3.0 FB 1628 BERMUDA 2.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 3.0 3.7 4.7 3.0 3.7 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 4.3 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.3 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 4.7 2.0 2.0 CODY BUFFALO 4.3 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 3.7 ASC-117 BERMUDA 3.3 5.3 5.0 4.7 3.7 3.3 5.7 4.0 4.3 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 4.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 3.3 3.7 HABITURF MIXTURE 3.7 4.0 5.0 5.3 4.3 4.0 5.0 2.3 3.3 MEYER ZOYSIA 1.7 3.3 3.0 3.0 1.7 3.3 5.0 4.0 3.0 LSD VALUE 2.7 3.1 2.8 4.3 3.9 4.7 3.3 3.6 2.5 C.V. (%) 35.2 32.2 27.7 38.2 46.4 49.6 25.9 46.6 31.8 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. 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 NM1 SANDY LOAM 8.6+ - - - - - -