TABLE 8.         MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS                                             
                                                 IN THE 2002 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT COLLEGE PARK, MD  1/                                             
                                                                         2006 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/                                                  
 
                                                                 FALL
                                                     SPRING      COLOR                         QUALITY RATINGS
                            NAME                    GREENUP     OCTOBER     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT    MEAN                            
                                                                                                                                                           
                            DALZ 0101                  5.0        8.0       7.7     8.3     8.7     9.0     9.0     9.0     8.6                            
                            EMERALD                    7.0        6.7       7.3     8.7     8.7     8.7     8.7     8.7     8.4                            
                            ZORRO                      6.3        7.3       7.7     8.3     8.0     8.0     8.3     8.3     8.1                            
                            HIMENO                     4.0        5.0       7.0     7.7     7.7     8.0     8.3     7.7     7.7                            
                            DALZ 0102                  6.0        5.7       6.7     7.0     7.0     7.7     8.0     7.7     7.3                            
                            GN-Z                       5.3        7.0       6.3     6.7     6.7     7.0     7.0     7.7     6.9                            
                            MEYER                      4.3        5.3       6.0     6.7     6.7     7.0     6.7     7.0     6.7                            
                            PST-R7MA                   3.3        5.3       4.7     5.7     5.3     6.0     6.0     6.3     5.7                            
                            PST-R7ZM                   4.0        4.7       5.3     6.0     6.0     5.7     5.7     5.7     5.7                            
                            PZB 33                     4.0        5.3       5.0     5.3     5.3     6.0     6.3     6.0     5.7                            
                            BMZ 230                    6.0        4.7       4.7     5.7     5.7     5.0     4.7     5.7     5.2                            
                            PZA 32                     4.7        5.3       4.3     5.0     4.7     5.0     5.3     5.3     4.9                            
                            COMPADRE (COMPANION)       4.7        5.0       4.0     4.3     4.3     5.0     5.0     5.3     4.7                            
                            ZENITH                     5.0        5.3       4.0     4.0     4.0     4.3     4.7     5.0     4.3                            
                            CHINESE COMMON             3.3        4.0       3.3     4.0     3.7     4.0     4.0     4.3     3.9                            
                            J-37                       3.7        5.0       3.7     3.7     3.7     3.7     4.0     4.7     3.9                            
                            DALZ 9604                  3.3        4.3       2.7     3.0     3.0     3.3     3.3     3.3     3.1                            
                            DALZ 0105                  3.0        4.7       2.7     2.7     2.7     3.3     3.3     3.3     3.0                            
                            DALZ 0104                  2.0        4.0       2.7     3.0     2.3     3.0     2.7     3.7     2.9                            
                            6186                       3.0        4.0       2.0     1.5     1.5     1.5     2.0     1.7     1.5                            
                                                        
                            LSD VALUE                  1.6        0.7       1.2     1.1     1.3     1.4     1.5     1.5     1.1                            
                            C.V. (%)                  20.3        8.7      15.2    13.8    15.4    16.2    17.3    16.6    14.1

                       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 A.                             2006 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         1.1-2.0        FULL SUN   0.0-0.5   TO PREVENT DORMANCY