Experiments in Wheat Breeding: Experimental Error in the Nursery and Variation in Nitrogen and Yield (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

E. G. Montgomery

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0260049999 ISBN 13: 9780260049995

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how experimental error in the nursery affects wheat breeding and how nitrogen variation relates to yield.

This classic study investigates how researchers measure and manage the factors that influence wheat breeding results. It presents practical methods for recognizing and reducing error, including how to design plant trials and how to interpret nitrogen data in relation to grain yield.

• Learn how to identify sources of experimental error in nursery and field tests
• See different replication strategies, from single plants to long-row plots
• Understand how nitrogen content relates to yield and how to reduce measurement variability
• Discover future directions for improving wheat breeding through careful experimental design

Ideal for readers of agricultural science, plant breeding, and crop physiology seeking practical, field-tested guidance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0260049999
• ISBN 13: 9780260049995
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 614