Optimum Plot Size for Experimental Cassava Production


  •  Roberto Pequeno de Sousa    
  •  Janilson Pinheiro de Assis    
  •  Walter Martins Rodrigues    
  •  Paulo César Ferreira Linhares    
  •  Eudes de Almeida Cardoso    
  •  Maria Francisca Soares Pereira    
  •  José Aluisio de Araújo Paula    

Abstract

This work aimed to determine the appropriate size of a plot for evaluation of cassava production. We performed a uniformity trial with the Mastruço cassava variety, in Pacajús, Ceará, Brazil, under dry conditions. Forty plants were cultivated at a spacing of 1.00 m × 0.60 m, in 15 rows. We manipulated 23 different plot sizes. The optimum size of the experimental plot was estimated by the maximum curvature method and the linear-plateau segment regression. We found an optimal plot size of 5.59 m2 for cassava production, what is lower than the size generally used in cassava studies.



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