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1980 soybean destructive counting study

Author:

Pense, R.B.

Source:

SRS Staff report - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Statistical Reporting Service 1981 v.AGES 810915

Subject:

soybeans, yields, surveys, methodology, Illinois, United States

Abstract:

Extract: This report examines the operational practicality of using a destructive counting procedure to obtain plant component counts for the soybean objective yield survey, a study begun in 1978. The report presents the results using only data collected in Illinois, with special emphasis on 1980 data. The plant component counts obtained from the two methods (destructive and the current nondestructive methods) and the forecasting abilities of the two methods are compared. Methods of modifying the destructive count forecasting models with the hope of improving them are also examined.

Agid:

21095

Handle:

10113/21095