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/ 2021 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV MEAN FB 1628 BERMUDA 4.7 2.7 2.7 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.4 MIDIRON BERMUDA 4.0 3.3 4.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 2.3 4.9 TIFWAY BERMUDA 4.0 2.7 3.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 4.3 4.8 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 4.7 2.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.3 4.0 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 6.0 2.7 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 4.7 1.7 2.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 4.3 3.8 ASC-117 BERMUDA 5.7 3.0 3.0 4.3 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.0 3.7 CODY BUFFALO 6.0 2.3 3.0 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.0 2.0 3.6 HABITURF MIXTURE 5.0 2.3 2.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 4.3 2.3 3.5 MEYER ZOYSIA 5.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.0 3.0 LSD VALUE 3.3 2.9 1.9 1.5 1.6 2.1 1.8 1.0 1.4 C.V. (%) 25.9 42.1 24.7 18.8 18.0 22.9 19.1 16.6 18.1 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 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/ 2021 DATA PERCENT GROUND COVER FROM APRIL-SEPTEMBER NAME APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER FB 1628 BERMUDA 6.7 2.7 97.7 96.0 98.0 84.7 MIDIRON BERMUDA 3.7 4.7 99.0 97.0 98.0 81.7 TIFWAY BERMUDA 2.0 2.0 96.3 91.3 96.3 85.3 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 2.0 2.0 69.3 89.7 95.0 78.3 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 2.7 2.3 66.7 84.7 90.7 81.0 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 2.7 2.0 46.0 61.3 73.0 63.7 ASC-117 BERMUDA 3.3 2.3 92.7 80.3 91.3 85.3 CODY BUFFALO 5.0 2.0 72.7 74.0 85.0 81.7 HABITURF MIXTURE 2.0 2.3 73.0 69.7 74.3 67.3 MEYER ZOYSIA 3.7 2.0 34.7 69.3 72.0 64.0 LSD VALUE 3.8 2.9 48.2 24.6 19.0 16.2 C.V. (%) 52.4 49.8 31.7 15.3 11.4 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 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/ 2021 DATA CANOPY HEIGHT MEASURED IN CENTIMETERS FROM APRIL-OCTOBER NAME APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER FB 1628 BERMUDA 1.7 1.7 1.0 1.3 2.0 1.7 2.0 MIDIRON BERMUDA 2.3 2.3 2.0 3.3 3.3 2.7 2.3 TIFWAY BERMUDA 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.0 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 2.0 2.0 1.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.7 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.7 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 1.7 1.7 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.0 2.0 ASC-117 BERMUDA 2.3 2.3 2.0 4.0 3.7 4.0 3.0 CODY BUFFALO 2.0 2.0 1.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.3 HABITURF MIXTURE 2.0 2.0 2.3 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.0 MEYER ZOYSIA 1.0 1.7 1.0 1.7 2.0 2.3 1.7 LSD VALUE 0.7 1.6 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.8 C.V. (%) 20.9 30.9 36.2 24.1 21.9 26.7 18.8 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 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/ 2021 DATA COLOR RATINGS FROM MARCH-OCTOBER TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ NAME MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER FB 1628 BERMUDA 4.0 6.3 3.7 8.3 6.3 7.7 7.0 5.7 MIDIRON BERMUDA 5.0 4.7 5.0 8.0 6.3 7.0 5.7 4.0 TIFWAY BERMUDA 3.7 3.3 3.3 7.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 4.7 16-TZ-14114 ZOYSIA 4.0 3.3 2.3 5.3 4.7 5.7 5.0 3.3 FAES 1322 ZOYSIA 3.3 3.3 2.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.0 XZ 14069 ZOYSIA 2.7 3.0 2.3 3.7 3.0 3.3 4.7 6.0 ASC-117 BERMUDA 5.0 4.0 3.3 6.3 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 CODY BUFFALO 5.7 6.0 3.0 5.7 3.7 4.7 3.7 2.3 HABITURF MIXTURE 5.7 3.7 3.3 5.7 4.0 4.0 3.7 3.0 MEYER ZOYSIA 3.7 4.7 3.0 4.0 4.7 4.3 4.0 3.7 LSD VALUE 1.4 2.9 1.8 2.3 1.5 2.0 1.5 1.7 C.V. (%) 18.1 32.4 26.8 21.0 17.8 21.0 17.1 23.0 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. 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 NM1 SANDY LOAM 8.6+ 0-60 151-240 - FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 ONLY DURING SEVERE STRESS