Field trials are essential to evaluate the performance of new varieties. What you measure are both the various differences and environmental factors. Breeders are only interested in variety differences. The best way to deal with this is adjustments to a trial's plot size and shape.
SolACE work package 4 “Novel breeding strategies and tools” developed a training material to calculate the optimal plot size and shape when designing field trials for assessing different traits. Not only is crude yield important for potatoes, but quality traits such as tuber shape and volume are considered. The slides provide a step-by-step plan to determine the optimal plot size and shape of a hybrid potato trial.
Further information
- Zenodo.org: Training material on "How to determine plot dimensions for variety testing in hybrid potato?"
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