DETERMINATION OF OPTIMUM PLOT SIZE AND SUITABLE PLOT SHAPE FROM A SWEET CORN UNIFORMITY TRIAL

YAHYA BIN AWANG AND KHALID BIN MOHD. NOR.

SUMMARY

Data obtained from a sweet corn uniformity trial conducted at Agronomy Research Area, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia has been used for the determination of optimum plot size and suitable plot shape. The method proposed by SMITH (1938) was applied for these purposes. The results showed that the optimum plot size was estimated to be 9.0 sq m and can be arranged in any shape and direction.

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