Experimental Designs for Agricultural Research Workers
authored by: Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Ashu Chandel, Abhinav Kriti Gupta, Geeta Verma & Neha Mishra
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Design of Experiments for Agricultural Research Workers is a comprehensive textbook and reference resource designed to bridge statistical theory with the practical requirements of agricultural experimentation. The book focuses on the planning, design, analysis, and interpretation of agricultural experiments, with particular emphasis on field-based research and treatment comparisons. It introduces fundamental concepts such as experimental units, treatments, replication, randomization, local control, experimental error, uniformity trials, optimum plot size, and plot and block configuration.The book systematically explains analysis of variance (ANOVA) and a wide range of experimental designs, including Completely Randomized Design (CRD), Randomized Block Design (RBD), Latin Square Design (LSD), factorial experiments, split-plot, split-split plot and strip-plot designs. It further covers combined experiments, incomplete block designs, Balanced Incomplete Block Designs (BIBD), lattice designs, Partially Balanced Incomplete Block Designs (PBIBD), and augmented designs.
Advanced statistical topics include analysis of covariance, missing plot techniques, sampling in field experimentation, nested classification, switch-over designs, data transformation, response surface design, non-parametric tests, correlation and regression analysis, and methods specifically relevant to plant breeding. The final chapter addresses Line × Tester analysis, North Carolina Designs, stability analysis and Diallel Analysis.
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Chapter 1. Experimental Design – Basic Terms
Chapter 2. Analysis of Variance
Chapter 3. Single Factor Experiments
Chapter 4. Factorial Experiments
Chapter 5. Split Plot, Split-Split Plot and Strip Plot Design
Chapter 6. Combined Experiments
Chapter 7. Incomplete Block Design
Chapter 8. Analysis of Covariance and Missing Plot Techniques
Chapter 9. Additional Topics
Chapter 10. Response Surface Design
Chapter 11. Non-Parametric Tests
Chapter 12. Correlation and Regression
Chapter 13. Designs for Plant Breeders
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