TABLE 17. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT COLLEGE STATION, TX 1/ 2004 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT FALL SPRING DENSITY COVER WINTER COLOR SEEDHEAD QUALITY RATINGS NAME GREENUP FALL SPRING COLOR DECEMBER RATINGS APR MAY JUL AUG SEP MEAN BMZ 230 4.7 6.7 99.0 1.0 3.3 7.3 6.7 8.0 5.7 4.7 5.7 6.1 ZORRO 5.7 8.3 99.0 4.0 4.3 9.0 4.0 4.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.7 HIMENO 4.3 6.7 96.0 1.3 2.7 7.7 4.0 4.7 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.5 DALZ 0101 7.7 7.0 99.0 5.3 5.7 8.0 3.3 4.0 7.3 7.3 5.0 5.4 PZB 33 5.3 6.7 96.0 1.7 3.0 3.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.0 5.4 DALZ 9604 4.7 7.0 99.0 5.3 4.3 5.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 GN-Z 6.3 7.3 96.3 5.0 5.7 7.3 3.7 4.0 7.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 ZENITH 6.3 6.7 99.0 2.0 3.7 2.7 4.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 5.0 5.3 DALZ 0102 5.7 7.3 99.0 2.3 5.3 5.7 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.2 DALZ 0104 5.3 6.3 99.0 5.7 2.3 2.7 4.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.1 EMERALD 7.3 7.0 85.0 6.0 4.7 6.3 3.0 4.0 7.3 6.7 4.3 5.1 J-37 4.7 6.0 92.7 1.7 2.7 2.0 4.7 5.0 5.7 5.3 4.3 5.0 COMPANION 6.0 5.7 97.7 1.3 3.3 2.7 4.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 4.0 4.9 PST-R7ZM 7.0 5.7 91.3 2.3 3.7 2.7 3.7 4.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 PZA 32 6.3 5.7 95.0 2.0 3.0 2.3 3.0 4.7 6.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 DALZ 0105 5.7 5.7 99.0 5.0 5.0 7.3 5.0 6.0 4.0 3.0 5.0 4.6 MEYER 6.3 5.7 83.3 3.0 3.3 2.3 2.7 3.7 6.3 5.0 4.7 4.5 PST-R7MA 6.7 5.3 89.7 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 4.3 5.7 5.0 4.3 4.5 6186 4.7 7.3 99.0 6.0 4.7 6.0 4.3 5.0 4.0 3.3 5.0 4.3 CHINESE COMMON 5.7 4.0 96.0 1.0 2.3 3.0 4.0 4.7 5.0 4.7 3.3 4.3 LSD VALUE 1.3 2.0 9.3 1.0 1.3 2.2 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.7 1.3 0.7 C.V. (%) 13.0 15.9 5.2 20.5 21.5 29.6 17.1 10.2 9.6 18.0 14.5 7.8 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. 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 TX2 SANDY CLAY LOAM 7.6-8.5 61-150 151-240 2.1-3.0 FULL SUN 1.1-1.5 TO PREVENT STRESS