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A study of sequential variety selection systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Dorothy L. Robinson
Dorothy L. Robinson
Affiliation:
ARC Unit of Statistics, University of Edinburgh
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Summary

Computer programs have been developed to evaluate sequential variety selection systems using Monte Carlo and numerical integration methods.

These methods are described in the paper and applied to official U.K. cereal variety testing. The consequences of alternative selection systems are examined.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 102 , Issue 1 , February 1984 , pp. 119 - 126
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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