Experimental design and analysis for tree improvement / E. R. Williams, C. E. Harwood, and A. C. Matheson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, E. R., author.

Harwood, C. E., author.

Matheson, A. C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Experimental design.

Forest genetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Clayton, VIC : CSIRO Publishing, [2024]

Summary:

Practical procedures for planning, designing and analysing tree improvement trials.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface to the third edition

1: Introduction

1.1: Overview

1.2: Outline

1.3: Software

1.4: Summary

2: Experimental planning and layout

2.1: Introduction

2.2: Experimental objectives

2.3: Sampling strategies

2.4: Allocation of resources

2.5: Strata

2.6: Analysis of variance

3: Data collection and pre-processing

3.1: Introduction

3.2: Pre-processing using Genstat

3.3: Pre-processing using Excel

4: Experimental design

4.1: Introduction

4.2: Simple designs

4.3: Factorial designs

4.4: Split-plot designs

5: Analysis across sites

5.1: Introduction

5.2: Complete two-way tables

5.3: Incomplete two-way tables

5.4: Joint regression analysis with complete two-way tables

5.5: Joint regression analysis with incomplete two-way tables

6: Variance components and genetics concepts

6.1: Introduction

6.2: Variance components

6.3: Genetics concepts

6.4: Heritability

6.5: Heritability from provenance/progeny trials

6.6: Genetic correlation

6.7: Selecting superior treatments - BLUEs versus BLUPs

7: Incomplete block designs

7.1: Introduction

7.2: Need for incomplete block designs

7.3: Choice of incomplete block design

7.4: Generalised lattice designs and alpha designs

7.5: Extra blocking structures

7.6: Spatial enhancements

7.7: Partially replicated designs

7.8: Using CycDesigN

8: Analysis of generalised lattice designs

8.1: Introduction

8.2: Fixed-effects model

8.3: Mixed-effects model

8.4: Nested treatment structure

8.5: Treatments as random effects

8.6: Summary of analysis options

Appendix A: Introduction to Genstat

Glossary

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4863-1712-X

1-4863-1711-1

OCLC:

1419871327