Lattice-Square Designs Increase Precision of Pearl Millet Forage Yield Trials

Burton, G.W. and Fortson, J.C. (1965) Lattice-Square Designs Increase Precision of Pearl Millet Forage Yield Trials. Crop Science, 5 (6). p. 595.

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Abstract

A PLANT breeder's success is determined in no small measure by the precision of the screening devices used to select superior plants. Characters with low heritabilities, such as yield, are particularly vulnerable to environmental effects. Soil heterogeneity may often alter performance to the extent that superior varieties will be discarded. This problem becomes more intense as the number of varieties to be tested in field plots is increased.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: SNNigam Collection
Author Affiliation: Principal Geneticist, Crops Research Division, ARS, USDA, and the University of Georgia, College of Agriculture Experiment Stations, Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, Ga.; and Assist and Statistician, Computer Center, University of Georgia, Athens,Georgia; respectively.
Subjects: Crop Improvement
Divisions: Millet
Depositing User: Mr Siva Shankar
Date Deposited: 28 Mar 2013 04:10
Last Modified: 01 Apr 2013 10:00
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci1965.0011183X0005...
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/10052

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