Optimum plot size and number of replications for experiments with the chickpea

Jailson Ramos Magalhães, Alcinei Mistico Azevedo, Nermy Ribeiro Valadares, Ana Clara Gonçalves Fernandes, Rayane Aguiar Alves, Igor Costa de Freitas, Luan Souza de Paula Gomes, Cândido Alves da Costa

Resumo


In agricultural experimentation, use of the optimum plot size is an important way of increasing experimental precision; however, studies of this type are scarce for the chickpea, a legume that has been conquering both the market and consumers throughout the world. The aim of this study, therefore, was to determine the optimum plot size for evaluating experiments with the chickpea, in scenarios comprising combinations of the number of treatments, number of replications and levels of precision. Two blank experiments were carried out, comprising eight crop rows, 7 m in length, at a spacing of 50 cm between rows and 10 cm between plants; the six central rows were evaluated, giving a total of 60 plants per row. The index of soil heterogeneity was determined, and the optimum plot size was estimated using the Hatheway method in scenarios formed by a combination of i treatments (i = 4, 8, 12 and 16), r replications (r = 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) and levels of precision (LSD = 25%, 30% and 40%). The index of soil heterogeneity was greater than 0.7 for each of the variables under evaluation. The Hatheway method makes it possible to estimate different plot sizes based on the conditions and limitations of the experimental area. In experiments with the chickpea including 4 to 16 treatments, 25% LSD and six replications, plots of 25 basic units are sufficient to identify significant differences between the mean values of the treatments with a probability of 5%.

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Cicer arietinum L. Agricultural experimentation. Blank experiment. Hatheway.

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