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. 2018 Oct 25;13(10):e0206285. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206285

Table 1. Coding design table of each N, P, and K factor level.

Levels N (kg ha-1) P2O5(kg ha-1) K2O(kg ha-1)
Code mark X1 X2 X3
Star on the arms (+1.68) 52.5 26.0 83.0
Upper level (+1) 41.9 20.7 66.5
Zero level (0) 26.3 13.0 41.7
Lower level (-1) 10.7 5.3 16.9
Under the arms (-1.68) 0 0 0
Change interval 15.6 7.7 24.8
Code formula X1j = (X1-26.3)/15.6 X2j = (X2-13)/7.7 X3j = (X-41.7)/24.8