Table 4.
Source of variation | Model term |
---|---|
Laboratory plate |
|
Field block |
F block |
Residual |
L day |
|
L day x L plate |
L plate x Laboratory plate plot |
|
Field plot |
|
Cultivar |
Cultivar |
Residual |
F row x F column |
|
F row |
|
F column |
Residual |
L plate x L plate plot |
|
L plate x L column |
|
L plate x L row |
|
L row |
|
L column |
|
L row x L column |
L plate x L plate plot x Laboratory technical replicates | Residual |
For the design factors shown: L, laboratory; F, field; x, represents an interaction between terms; L plate, refers to the 96-well plate used in the laboratory phase; L row and L column, refer to rows and columns of the plate; and L plate plot, refers collectively to the four wells that contain the technical replicates of a single sample.