Using geostatistics to find optimum plot size for field research experiments

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 15-16, 2004, Pages 2299-2310

  Bhatti, Aman Ullah ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Geostatistics; Plot size; Spatial variability

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; GEOSTATISTICS; RICE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CROP PRODUCTION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL SOIL VARIABILITY;

EID: 5344267495     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LCSS-200030641     Document Type: Article

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