TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2007 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT GAINESVILLE, FL 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ FALL FALL GENETIC LEAF DENSITY DENSITY COLOR COLOR QUALITY RATING NAME COLOR TEXTURE SUMMER FALL NOVEMBER DECEMBER SEP OCT NOV DEC MEAN SHADOWTURF 7.3 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.7 5.3 6.3 6.2 DALZ 0701 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.8 L1F 7.3 7.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.0 5.7 5.8 DALZ 0702 7.7 7.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.4 DALZ 0501 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.0 6.3 4.3 5.3 5.3 ZENITH 6.7 5.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 5.7 6.0 5.0 3.7 5.1 29-2 7.3 6.0 4.3 5.0 7.0 5.3 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 ZORRO 6.7 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.4 MEYER 7.0 6.0 4.0 4.3 5.3 3.3 4.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 4.3 240 7.0 6.0 4.3 5.0 6.3 3.7 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.9 380-1 8.0 6.7 5.0 4.0 5.0 3.3 4.7 4.7 3.3 2.7 3.8 LSD VALUE 0.8 0.4 1.6 1.7 1.0 1.1 1.5 2.1 1.2 1.4 1.1 C.V. (%) 6.1 3.7 16.4 16.3 9.7 12.9 14.7 18.4 14.2 17.5 12.9 TABLE 2. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF ZOYSIAGRASS CULTIVARS (CONT'D) IN THE 2007 NATIONAL ZOYSIAGRASS TEST AT GAINESVILLE, FL 1/ 2008 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ PERCENT ESTABLISHMENT RATINGS NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER NAME 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 SHADOWTURF 5.0 10.0 16.7 15.0 16.7 23.3 26.7 43.3 66.7 78.3 90.0 96.3 90.0 95.0 DALZ 0701 8.3 15.0 20.0 11.7 21.7 30.0 35.0 51.7 68.3 78.3 89.7 94.3 88.3 88.3 L1F 5.0 10.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 21.7 26.7 48.3 65.0 76.7 88.3 91.3 83.3 85.0 DALZ 0702 6.7 16.7 20.0 16.7 21.7 26.7 28.3 38.3 58.3 71.7 80.0 85.0 81.7 81.7 DALZ 0501 8.3 15.0 20.0 16.7 18.3 26.7 18.3 31.7 53.3 63.3 75.0 81.7 73.3 71.7 ZENITH 0.7 1.3 2.3 2.0 1.7 20.0 20.0 36.7 56.7 63.3 80.0 76.7 76.7 48.3 29-2 5.0 5.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 5.0 10.0 25.0 38.3 60.0 73.3 76.7 70.0 66.7 ZORRO 5.0 8.3 10.0 10.0 13.3 11.7 16.7 35.0 55.0 61.7 80.0 86.7 86.7 78.3 MEYER 5.0 6.7 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 15.0 21.7 40.0 50.0 68.3 66.7 60.0 43.3 240 5.0 5.0 10.0 10.0 6.7 5.0 10.0 18.3 36.7 48.3 66.7 66.7 61.7 51.7 380-1 5.0 6.7 10.0 10.0 11.7 10.0 15.0 23.3 43.3 56.7 70.0 70.0 56.7 45.0 LSD VALUE 2.6 2.7 1.7 6.3 4.0 4.3 8.2 10.3 13.3 19.4 29.5 22.6 21.0 18.2 C.V. (%) 27.9 19.3 8.7 30.3 19.3 15.9 24.6 18.6 14.9 15.8 15.7 13.9 14.8 16.1 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. 2008 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2007 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 FL1 SAND 6.6-7.0 - - 0.0-1.0 FULL SUN 1.6-2.0 TO PREVENT STRESS