TABLE 9.   MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS
                                                 IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD  1/
                                                                         2004 DATA

                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/

                                                          GENETIC    SPRING                  QUALITY RATINGS
                                       NAME                COLOR     GREENUP     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT    MEAN

                                       EMERALD              7.0        6.3       7.3     7.7     7.7     7.7     7.6
                                       ZORRO                7.0        5.3       6.7     7.3     7.7     7.7     7.3
                                       DALZ 0102            5.7        7.3       8.0     7.0     6.7     6.3     7.0
                                       DALZ 0101            7.0        6.3       6.0     6.7     6.7     6.7     6.5
                                       HIMENO               8.0        6.7       6.7     7.0     6.0     6.3     6.5
                                       BMZ 230              5.3        7.0       5.3     6.0     5.3     4.7     5.3
                                       ZENITH               6.3        6.3       5.0     5.3     5.7     5.0     5.3
                                       COMPANION            5.7        7.0       4.7     5.0     5.7     5.3     5.2
                                       PZB 33               6.3        7.0       5.0     5.3     5.3     4.7     5.1
                                       MEYER                7.3        7.3       4.3     5.0     5.0     4.7     4.8
                                       PZA 32               6.7        6.7       4.7     5.3     4.7     4.7     4.8
                                       PST-R7MA             6.3        6.3       3.7     5.0     5.0     4.7     4.6
                                       CHINESE COMMON       5.3        6.7       4.3     4.0     4.7     4.0     4.3
                                       J-37                 5.3        6.3       4.3     4.3     4.0     4.0     4.2
                                       PST-R7ZM             6.7        5.7       3.7     4.3     4.3     4.0     4.1
                                       GN-Z                 7.0        4.0       3.0     3.7     4.3     4.0     3.8
                                       DALZ 0105            6.5        6.0       2.0     2.3     2.7     2.7     2.4
                                       DALZ 0104            6.5         .        1.7     2.3     3.5     3.0     2.3
                                       DALZ 9604            6.5        5.0       2.0     2.3     2.3     2.0     2.2
                                       6186                 5.0        3.0       1.3     2.0     4.0     3.0     1.7

                                       LSD VALUE            0.8        1.0       1.1     1.1     1.3     1.0     1.0
                                       C.V. (%)             7.0        9.5      16.2    14.7    15.4    13.1    13.7

                           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 A.                             2004 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN                                     
                                                            THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS 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        
                                                                                                                                                 
            MD1      SILT LOAM AND SILT    5.6-6.0      61-150        0-150         0.0-1.0        FULL SUN   0.0-0.5   TO PREVENT DORMANCY