The problem of experimental design in temperate agroforestry

The design and execution of temperate agroforestry experiments has many problems. Difficulties include the selection of measurement criteria, proper randomization of treatments, and issues of timing and scale of experiments. A major problem facing most experimenters is the proper randomization of tr...

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Published inAgroforestry systems Vol. 44; no. 2-3; pp. 187 - 196
Main Authors Stamps, W.T. (Missouri Univ., Columbia, MO (USA). Dept. of Entomology), Linit, M.J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Hague M. Nijhoff/Dr. W. Junk 01.01.1998
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
AGROFORESTERIA
AGROFORESTERIE
AGROFORESTRY
ALLEY CROPPING
CULTIVO ENTRE LINEAS
CULTURE EN COULOIRS
DISENO EXPERIMENTAL
DISPOSITIF EXPERIMENTAL
EXPERIMENTACION EN CAMPO
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
EXPERIMENTATION AU CHAMP
FIELD EXPERIMENTATION
METHODE STATISTIQUE
METODOS ESTADISTICOS
STATISTICAL METHODS
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Summary:The design and execution of temperate agroforestry experiments has many problems. Difficulties include the selection of measurement criteria, proper randomization of treatments, and issues of timing and scale of experiments. A major problem facing most experimenters is the proper randomization of treatments to insure independence: few properly designed temperate agroforestry plots currently exist, and it will be many years before recently established plots become available for study. We touch upon statistical methods for designing plots and give examples illustrating some of the problems inherent in agroforestry experiments.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
Bibliography:2000001345
F08
ISSN:0167-4366
1572-9680
DOI:10.1023/A:1006215130892