Randomized complete block designs are common in agricultural and other experiments. In this manuscript, we derive asymptotic procedures as well as finite approximations, for the analysis of data arising from series of such experiments. We do not assume normality of the data, and the within-block covariance structures can be arbitrary (no restriction to compound symmetry). The methods are specif...

in order to study the seed yield stability of oilseed rape lines, a series of experiments were carried out at karaj, kermanshah, tabriz, hamedan and arak agricultural experiment stations using 10 lines, two control varieties of winter rapeseed and 3 promising lines (a total of 15 genotypes) in randomized complete block designs with three replications for two cropping seasons (2009-11). analysis...

in order to investigate the effect of vermicompost (vc) application on amount of micro elements in soil and plant organs of the medicinal plant of borage (borago officinalis), an experiment was carried out in split plot based on complete randomized block design with three replications in the research farm of the sari university of agricultural science and natural resources. fertilizer treatment...

abstract the propose of this study was evaluation of cropsyst model on growth simulation and yield stimation of canola under different irrigation treatments. canola (talaye) was sown under 5 treatment and 4 replicants in completed randomized block designs at the college of agriculture, shiraz universityduring 2007-2008. during the growth season dry mass and lai was meseaured frequently, then mo...

in wheat na+ exclusion and k+/na+ have shown to be associated with salinity tolerance, therefore in order to identify qtls with additive effect for na+ and k+ concentration traits in roots and shoots of wheat, 319  bread wheat recombinant inbred lines (ril f7), derived from a cross between roshan cultivar (salt tolerant) and falat cultivar (salt sensitive), along with their parents and 2 checks...

field experiments were conducted at the rice research institute (mazandaran province) using randomized complete block designs in two fields of different levels of organic carbon (low and medium) during two cropping years. the treatments were repeated in three replicates and while seven nitrogen levels (urea-n input) 0, 23, 46, 69, 92, 115 and 138 kg n per ha employed. results indicated that opt...

Optimal incomplete block designs are pursued through the E-criterion of minimizing maximal variance. Methodology is developed for design choice based on graphs and an extensive catalog of downloadable designs compiled. Along with the general methodology, a near complete solution for E-optimal block designs is provided for up to 15 treatments. E-optimality is revealed as a flexible criterion tha...

Background: Potassium, as an extracellular ion, plays an important role in the electrophysiologic function of the myocardium and any change in extracellular concentration of this ion might have a marked impression upon myocyte electrophysiologic gain. High serum potassium levels are thought to impair pulse conduction in Purkinje fibers and ventricles more than that in the Atrio...