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Statistical criteria for distinctness between varieties of herbage crops

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

H. D. Patterson  and
S. T. C. Weatherup
H. D. Patterson
Affiliation:
A.R.C. Unit of Statistics, Edinburgh
S. T. C. Weatherup
Affiliation:
Biometrics Division, Department of Agriculture, Northern Ireland
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Summary

The paper examines the statistical properties of criteria currently used to determine the distinctness of herbage varieties and suggests alternatives.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 102 , Issue 1 , February 1984 , pp. 59 - 68
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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