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Optimum Plot Size for Oat Yield Tests 1
Author(s) -
Frey K. J.,
Baten W. D.
Publication year - 1953
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1953.00021962004500100012x
Subject(s) - statistician , citation , state (computer science) , yield (engineering) , library science , mathematics , statistics , computer science , algorithm , physics , thermodynamics
IT IS a well established fact that nursery plots are as effective as large field plots in determining comparative yields of small grain varieties (2, 4). The plot sizes most commonly used are either 3 or 4 rows wide and 16 feet long, with the center one or two rows, respectively, being harvested. With the development of mechanized planting and harvesting equipment and certain changes in plant breeding technics, it seems desirable to re-examine the plot size practices now being used for small grain testing to determine whether greater efficiency can be obtained by increasing or decreasing the present plot size.