About the Research
Click the links below to read more about on-farm research and statistics.
- Agricultural Statistics, Least Significant Difference (LSD)
- Agricultural Statistics, Why Replication and Randomization are Important
Study Protocols
Click on any of the studies below to review the standard protocols used to complete them.
- Cucurbit Pest Monitoring for Squash Vine Borer
- Striped Cucumber Beetle and Squash Bug Phenology
- Commercial Vegetable Variety Trials
- Cucurbit Downey Mildew Sentinel Plot Monitoring
- Cucurbit Pollinator Survey
- Local Food Market Channel Census
- Local Food Market Price Report
- Spotted Lanternfly Detection (coming soon)
- Apple Disease Monitoring (coming soon)
Additional protocols will be added regularly, please check back.
WHY ARE RANDOMIZATION AND REPLICATION IMPORTANT?
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Replication allows us to estimate the error associated with carrying out the experiment itself. A minimum of 3 replications are needed for a field study, with more than 3 recommended to ensure that treatments are thoroughly evaluated. Without replication, it would be impossible to determine what factor or definite cause contributed to any treatment differences.
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Randomization is just as important as replication to help account for any variations. Even if you replicated treatments, the conclusions you reach may not be correct if a treatment was always applied to the same part of the field. Randomization prevents data from being biased based on its location in a field.
