Size and shape of experimental plots with strawberry

This paper presents the result of a uniformity trial with strawberry used to investigate size and shape of experimental plots. There were no big differences in the coefficient of variation using long marrow plots or short wide ones for combinations of 1, 2, 3 and 6 rows, and 1, 2, 3 and 6 basic units down the row. The rule given by Smith to measure the soil variability was used and the estimate of b was 0,2214 showing great soil homogeneity. It is given a table for selecting the convenient plot size to test significant differences between two treatment means for a randomized complete blocks design with six and ten treatments varying the number of replications and the coefficient of variation.