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Border Effects and Optimum Plot Sizes for Climbing Beans (phaseolus vulgaris) and Maize in Association and Monoculture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

J. H. C. Davis ,
M. C. AmÉZQuita  and
J. E. MuÑOZ
J. H. C. Davis
Affiliation:
CIAT, Apartado Aéreo 6713, Cali, Colombia
M. C. AmÉZQuita
Affiliation:
CIAT, Apartado Aéreo 6713, Cali, Colombia
J. E. MuÑOZ
Affiliation:
CIAT, Apartado Aéreo 6713, Cali, Colombia
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Summary

Minimal competition was observed between adjacent plots of climbing bean varieties and maize in association, but there was a large head border effect which was not uniform among varieties. Head borders of 1 m at each end of the plot are recommended and a net plot size of 11 m2 with 3 replications for climbing bean varieties associated with maize was found to be adequate to detect significant differences in yield of beans of 24% of the mean. For climbing beans in monoculture a somewhat smaller plot (8 m2) would achieve the same level of precision. Larger plot sizes in general were needed for maize comparisons, especially in association.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 17 , Issue 2 , April 1981 , pp. 127 - 135
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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