Abstract

CASTRO GUIMARAES, Bruno Vinícius et al. Optimal plot size for experimentation of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in the northern region of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Rev. Fac. Cienc. Agrar., Univ. Nac. Cuyo [online]. 2021, vol.53, n.2, pp.55-63. ISSN 1853-8665.

The objective was to estimate the optimal plot size for field experiments with the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) using the modified maximum curvature method. A uniformity trial was carried out with the cultivar BRSFC-402 sown at a spacing of 0.5 m between plant rows and 10 plants per meter within the row. Final bean stand, mean number of pods per plant, mean number of grain per pod, mean 100-grain weight, and grain yield were evaluated. Measurement were taken from 20 central rows measuring 20 m in length, totaling 4,000 plants on an area of 200 m2. A basic unit (0.5 m2) was a row containing 10 plants. Four hundred basic units were combined to form 14 plot shapes. The methods relative information and modified maximum curvature were used to define the optimal shape and size of plots, respectively, for experimental evaluation with the common bean. As the plot should be suitable for efficient evaluation of all evaluated characteristics, the optimal plot size consisted of five basic units (25 plants) and was shaped as five rows x one basic unit per row.

Keywords : Simulation; Experimental precisión; Experimental design; Phaseolus vulgaris L.

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