Statistical Methods for Agricultural Field Experiments

Contents: Preface. 1. Terminology in experimental design. 2. Completely randomized design and randomized block design. 3. Factorial experiments. 4. Confounded factorial design. 5. Split-plot and strip-plot design. 6. Repetition of experiments over years. 7. Analysis of sustainability of crop sequences / treatments. 8. Selection of cultivators : analysis of farm experiments. 9. Sampling techniques. 10. Correlation and regression. 11. Agronomic considerations and synthesis of system based results. 12. Methodology and procedures for farming systems research. Appendix. References. Index.
"The book consists of 12 chapters. The chapter I is related to terminology in experimental design while the chapter II devoted to completely randomized block design and randomized block design for agricultural experiments in the field. The chapter III is devoted to factorial experiments in randomized block design involving two or more factors. The chapter IV deals with partially confounded and fully confounded factorial experiments. The cheaper V deals with split plot design and strip plot design. The chapter VI deals with repetition of experiments over years with sampling in agricultural trials at cultivator's fields, while chapter VII is related to sustainability of crop sequences and treatments. The chapter VIII deals with analysis of trials at cultivators fields while the chapter IX deals with sampling techniques. Chapter X deals with co-relation and regression studies. The chapter XI spells out the agronomic considerations and synthesis of system based results. The last chapter XII deals with methodology and procedure for farming systems research while the schedule for date collection for farming systems characterization and evaluation is given in appendix." (jacket)