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A mixed model analysis of variance for multi-environment variety trials

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Of interest is the analysis of data resulting from a series of experiments repeated at several environments with the same set of plant varieties. Suppose that the experiments, multi-environment variety trials (as they are called), are all conducted in resolvable incomplete block designs. Adopting the randomization-derived mixed model obtained in Caliński et al. (Biometrics 61:448–455, 2005), a suitable analysis of variance methodology is considered and relevant test procedures are examined. The proposed methods are illustrated by the analysis of results of a series of trials with rye varieties.

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  1. Department of Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637, Poznan, Poland

    T. Caliński, S. Czajka & W. Pilarczyk

  2. Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Strzeszyńska 34, 60-479, Poznan, Poland

    Z. Kaczmarek & P. Krajewski

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Caliński, T., Czajka, S., Kaczmarek, Z. et al. A mixed model analysis of variance for multi-environment variety trials. Stat Papers 50, 735–759 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00362-009-0249-1

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