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Comparative Experiments with Field Crops
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1974
- Author: G.V. Dyke
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 0 0 0 4 - 3
Comparative Experiments with Field Crops is a guide on how to organize comparative experiments about field crops. The book is divided into two parts. Part I deals with how to do… Read more
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Request a sales quoteComparative Experiments with Field Crops is a guide on how to organize comparative experiments about field crops. The book is divided into two parts. Part I deals with how to do and interpret field experiments; the planning of field experiments and special considerations to take into mind; the marking out, sowing, counting, and scoring of field crops; and the harvest as well as sampling. Part II covers the statistics involved in field experiments, and include comparisons and degrees of freedom and error; multidimensional geometry; regression analysis; and analysis of covariance. The text is recommended for agriculturists and botanists who intend to make a comparative study on field crops and are in need of a reference.
ContentsPart I How to Do and Interpret Field Experiments 1 Field Experiments in Agricultural Research 2 Planning a Field Experiment 3 Special Considerations in Planning Certain Types of Experiment 4 Marking out, Sowing, Counting, Scoring 5 Harvest 6 Sampling 7 Long-term Experiments 8 Interpretation and Presentation of Results 9 Critique of Technique 10 Historical Notes on Field Methods Part II Statistics in Field Experiments 11 Comparisons, Degrees of Freedom and 'Error' 12 Multi-dimensional Geometry 13 Regression Analysis 14 Analysis of Covariance 15 Transformations, Model-making and other Pastimes Appendix A Rounding off B Gross Errors C Direct-Recording Balances D Statistical Calculations — Some Practical Considerations E The Intelligent Customer's Guide, or, What to Ask your Computer F Glossary Bibliography and References Index
- No. of pages: 222
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1974
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9781483100043
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