Side border arrangement in experimental plots of green corn

Abstract

In order to study the use of side borders in green corn genotypes evaluation experiments, four arrangements were tested to pre-specify the number of rows in the basic experimental plot. In the arrange 1 the side border study was organized in a way that the results should converge to the center of the plot; in the arrange 2, information was obtained about each side border of the plot; for arrange 3, the information obtained quantifies this effect for each row of the plot; and arrange 4 has provided information about the effect of side related to the central portion of the plot. For this study, data from a 20 corn genotypes evaluation trial for in natura consumption were utilized. Data were separately annotated for each row of the plot, thus permitting utilization of the split-plot scheme. In similar condition arrange 1 or 2 may be recommended for lateral border study, and for corn in natura consumption a two-row side border is required for each side of the plot.