Listy Biometryczne - Biometrical Letters Vol. 38(2001), No. 1, 41-47


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OPTIMAL NUMBER OF REPLICATES AND MEASUREMENTS IN
A SINGLE DUST TRIAL


Wiesław Pilarczyk, Bogna Zawieja

Department of Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Agricultural University,
Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznań, Poland


The problem of optimal relationship between the number of replicates and measurements in a single DUST (distinctness, uniformity and stability) trial is discussed. The solution is searched in which the discriminating power of characteristics is taken into account. All the problems discussed are illustrated with the use of the results of the DUST trial on winter rye conducted at Słupia Wielka experimental station in which eight characteristics were observed.


distinctness, uniformity, stability, optimality, discriminating power.