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Competition, And A Single-Tree, Random, Interlocking Design

Forest tree experiments, by their nature, are expensive on a perorganism basis, and require large areas which are generally more variable than similar areas used for agricultural research. A proposal is presented to take advantage of the efficiencies of small-plot designs, while minimizing some of their difficulties. The design basically involves interlocking three blocks, which are independently randomized, with plot members within a block also at random (noncontiguous). This design allows small plots which are relatively safe from disqualification due to local damage or mortality.


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Author(s): William J. Libby

Event: Western Forest Genetics Association
1965 - Olympia, Washington