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Yield variability of crop varieties in the U.K.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

M. Talbot
Affiliation:
ARC Unit of Statistics, University of Edinburgh

Summary

This paper provides estimates of varieties × environments and plot error variances based on more than 1000 trials of varieties of oats, barley, wheat, perennial and Italian ryegrass, timothy, cocksfoot, potato, sugar beet, swedes, autumn kale, forage maize and field beans. Tables of critical differences and acceptance probabilities are presented to guide in planning future series of trials.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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