Utilizing R software package for dose-response studies: The concept and data analysis

Weed Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 840-848

  Knezevic, Stevan Z ^c   Streibig, Jens C ^c   Ritz, Christian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Experimental design; Nonlinear regression; Weed dry matter

Indexed keywords

DRY MATTER; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 36549089082     PISSN: 0890037X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WT-06-161.1     Document Type: Article

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