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The objective of this study was to determine the optimal plot size to evaluate fresh matter productivity of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) and showy rattlebox (Crotalaria spectabilis Roth.). Fifteen uniformity trials (blank experiments) with sorghum and showy rattlebox, in single or intercropping, were carried out. The fresh matter productivity was evaluated in 540 basic experimental units (BEU) of 1 x 1 m (15 trials x 36 BEU per trial). The plot size was determined by the method of Hatheway (1961), in scenarios formed by combinations of treatment numbers, repetitions numbers, and levels of experimental precision. To evaluate the fresh matter productivity of sorghum and showy rattlebox, in single or intercropping, with 5 to 30 treatments and with five repetitions, plots of 10 m² of useful area are sufficient for differences between treatments of 24% of the overall average of the experiment to be considered significant at 0.05 probability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this study was to determine the optimal plot size to evaluate the mass of fresh matter in millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) and showy rattlebox (Crotalaria spectabilis Roth.), in scenarios formed by combinations of treatment numbers, repetitions numbers, and levels of experimental precision. Fifteen uniformity trials with millet and showy rattlebox, in single or intercropping, were carried out. The mass of fresh matter was evaluated in 540 basic experimental units (BEU) of 1 × 1 m (15 trials × 36 BEU per trial). The heterogeneity index of Smith (1938) was estimated. The plot size was determined by the method of Hatheway (1961) in scenarios formed by combinations of i treatments (i = 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25), r repetitions (r = 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10), and d precision levels (d = 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20%). To evaluate the mass of fresh matter of millet and showy rattlebox, in single or intercropping, with 5 to 25 treatments and with five repetitions, plots of 10 m² of useful area are sufficient for differences between treatments of 9% of the overall average of the experiment to be considered significant at 0.05 probability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The objectives of this work were to determine the optimum plot size (Xo) and number of repetitions to evaluate the fresh and dry matter of rye (Secale cereale L.), and to investigate the variation of Xo between two cultivars and five sowing times. Thirty uniformity trials were conducted. Each trial with dimensions of 6 x 4 m was divided into 24 basic experimental units (BEU) of 1 x 1 m. Fresh and dry matter of rye were evaluated in the 720 BEU. The Xo was determined by the method of maximum curvature of the coefficient of variation model. The number of repetitions was determined in scenarios formed by combinations of treatments, experimental designs, and levels of precision. The optimal plot sizes to evaluate fresh and dry matter of rye are, respectively, 3.43 and 3.82 m². Six repetitions are sufficient to evaluate fresh and dry matter in completely randomized and randomized block design with up to 50 treatments and make it possible to obtain a least significant difference less than or equal to 20% of the experiment mean. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]