Size and shape of experimental units for rice (Oryza sativa) yield trials, in Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v11i3.2653Keywords:
plot size, plot shape, multiple regression, experimental errorAbstract
Introduction: The size and shape of an experimental unit affect the accuracy of field trials. Objective: Finding the appropriate size and shape of an experimental unit for rice yield trials in Bagaces, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Methods: We applied a multiple regression analysis to data from an uniformity trial. The residual variability, measured as a coefficient of variation (and related to different sizes and forms of a replicable experimental unit), was modeled according to length and width. The next step was to determine partial derivatives per regressor and adjust them to -1. With the equation system it is possible to obtain a combination of width and length which decreases the coefficient of variation. Results: For this work, the resulting combination was 2,93m long by 7,95m wide. Conclusion: In practical terms, the size of the experimental unit that decreases the coefficient of variation is 3m long and 8m wide.
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