Extension
Date of this Version
1984
Abstract
Strip plots are an effective means of comparing soil and crop management practices. Guidelines are given for establishing strip plots and evaluating the results. Farmers, extension and industry personnel, and researchers have a common interest in strip plots set out on farm fields to study various soil and crop management practices. Strip plots or tests are usually designed to compare differences between tillage methods, herbicide treatments, varieties, fertilizer sources or rates, methods of chemical application, and many other crop production inputs. Strip tests established in farmer fields could satisfy wider interests, and conceivably yield more useful information, if the planners ensure that several important aspects have been considered. The following are guidelines for establishing strip plots and evaluating the results. Depending on the treatments or management practices compared, all or some of these guidelines should be considered.
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