TABLE 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF WARM-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE 2018 NATIONAL LOW INPUT WARM-SEASON TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT SPRING SPRING DOLLAR SPOT PERCENT SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP GREENUP JULY AUGUST JUNE JULY AUGUST MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 5.0 50.0 8.0 8.3 25.0 11.7 10.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.0 7.7 4.0 6.8 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 5.7 56.7 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 4.3 6.4 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 1.3 13.3 7.0 7.7 0.0 1.7 1.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.3 7.3 7.0 4.0 5.8 MEYER ZOYSIA 7.0 70.0 8.3 8.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 2.0 5.8 TIFWAY BERMUDA 3.0 26.7 8.3 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 6.3 4.0 5.8 FB 1628 BERMUDA 5.7 53.3 8.3 9.0 36.7 28.3 16.7 4.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.5 CODY BUFFALO 4.3 41.7 9.0 9.0 11.7 15.0 11.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 5.3 4.7 4.7 1.0 4.4 MIDIRON BERMUDA 2.3 21.7 9.0 9.0 31.7 18.3 11.0 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.7 4.7 4.7 1.7 4.4 HABITURF MIXTURE 4.7 45.0 9.0 9.0 8.3 15.0 11.7 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.0 1.3 4.2 ASC-117 BERMUDA 1.0 5.0 9.0 9.0 11.7 16.7 6.7 3.3 3.3 2.7 3.7 3.3 3.3 1.3 3.0 LSD VALUE 3.1 31.3 1.0 0.5 19.4 8.1 7.8 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.5 C.V. (%) 42.4 44.9 6.4 3.6 87.2 47.0 64.3 12.2 12.6 12.9 8.5 10.1 8.5 11.7 6.4 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 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF WARM-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2018 NATIONAL LOW INPUT WARM-SEASON TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2021 DATA PERCENT GROUND COVER FROM MARCH-NOVEMBER NAME MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 41.7 50.0 81.7 96.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 93.3 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 51.7 56.7 70.0 88.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 6.7 13.3 55.0 90.0 96.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 MEYER ZOYSIA 38.3 70.0 86.7 91.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 23.3 TIFWAY BERMUDA 3.3 26.7 93.3 97.7 97.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 90.0 FB 1628 BERMUDA 3.3 53.3 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 93.3 CODY BUFFALO 6.7 41.7 99.0 97.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 99.0 13.3 MIDIRON BERMUDA 8.3 21.7 93.3 93.3 99.0 99.0 97.7 97.7 21.0 HABITURF MIXTURE 11.7 45.0 99.0 93.0 97.7 97.7 99.0 99.0 40.0 ASC-117 BERMUDA 3.3 5.0 86.3 63.3 90.0 91.7 99.0 96.0 35.0 LSD VALUE 16.0 31.3 17.0 7.1 2.1 1.8 1.9 4.8 14.3 C.V. (%) 56.1 44.9 11.5 4.9 1.3 1.2 0.7 1.9 15.2 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 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF WARM-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2018 NATIONAL LOW INPUT WARM-SEASON TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2021 DATA PERCENT PERCENT CANOPY HEIGHT MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS FROM JUNE-NOVEMBER COLOR WEEDS BROADLEAF NAME JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER SPRING WEEDS 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 8.0 9.3 11.3 11.0 8.7 8.3 4.7 46.7 21.3 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 4.7 56.7 39.3 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.0 4.0 45.0 40.0 MEYER ZOYSIA 6.0 7.7 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 2.0 58.3 43.3 TIFWAY BERMUDA 7.0 8.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 6.7 2.7 55.0 40.0 FB 1628 BERMUDA 5.7 7.0 8.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 2.0 43.3 31.0 CODY BUFFALO 8.7 14.7 14.0 15.3 10.7 9.3 1.0 65.0 53.3 MIDIRON BERMUDA 8.3 11.0 10.7 7.3 6.7 6.0 1.0 45.0 20.7 HABITURF MIXTURE 11.0 15.7 15.3 15.7 11.3 11.7 2.0 56.7 31.3 ASC-117 BERMUDA 9.0 13.0 12.7 17.3 12.0 10.3 1.7 43.3 36.7 LSD VALUE 1.9 1.9 2.2 4.6 1.6 1.8 0.8 90.0 69.2 C.V. (%) 14.4 12.3 13.2 27.6 12.1 13.8 18.8 56.9 67.7 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 4. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF WARM-SEASON CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2018 NATIONAL LOW INPUT WARM-SEASON TEST AT RALEIGH, NC 1/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT WEEDS PERCENT BROADLEAF WEEDS MARCH-JULY PERCENT GRASSY WEEDS NAME MARCH MAY MARCH MAY JUNE JULY MARCH SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 45.0 25.0 15.0 13.3 0.7 1.0 3.3 0.0 0.7 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 55.0 40.0 10.0 16.3 4.0 7.3 5.3 1.0 1.7 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 36.7 41.7 15.0 23.3 5.7 6.0 5.0 1.3 1.0 MEYER ZOYSIA 61.7 46.7 13.3 19.7 3.0 5.3 3.7 0.3 0.7 TIFWAY BERMUDA 63.3 43.3 35.0 38.3 10.0 2.3 6.7 5.7 2.0 FB 1628 BERMUDA 51.7 35.0 25.0 35.0 10.3 7.3 5.0 9.0 1.7 CODY BUFFALO 63.3 53.3 36.7 41.7 15.3 12.3 6.7 15.0 1.7 MIDIRON BERMUDA 58.3 23.3 41.7 56.3 23.3 9.7 6.7 22.3 3.0 HABITURF MIXTURE 65.0 33.3 36.7 35.0 28.3 28.3 6.7 23.0 1.7 ASC-117 BERMUDA 56.7 38.3 73.3 78.0 35.0 35.0 6.7 56.7 2.3 LSD VALUE 78.2 69.9 11.7 17.9 13.6 19.4 7.3 19.4 2.3 C.V. (%) 47.4 63.4 24.4 30.5 58.6 89.6 48.1 85.3 60.9 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 A. 2021 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 NC1 SANDY LOAM 6.1-6.5 61-150 0-150 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 2.1-2.5 TO PREVENT STRESS