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The efficiency of incomplete block designs in National List and Recommended List cereal variety trials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

H. D. Patterson  and
E. A. Hunter
H. D. Patterson
Affiliation:
ARC Unit of Statistics, Edinburgh
E. A. Hunter
Affiliation:
ARC Unit of Statistics, Edinburgh
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Summary

Use of generalized lattice designs instead of complete block designs in 244 cereal variety trials grown in the U.K. since 1975 has resulted in an average reduction of 30% in variances of varietal yield differences. The lattice designs were most effective when the number of varieties was more than 50 but worthwhile reductions in variance, averaging about 24%, were obtained in trials with fewer than 20 varieties. The data also provide guidance on the choice of block size and the potential for improvement by neighbour methods.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 101 , Issue 2 , October 1983 , pp. 427 - 433
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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