Research Article

Soil Parameter Mapping and Ad Hoc Power Analysis to Increase Blocking Efficiency Prior to Establishing a Long-Term Field Experiment

Table 1

Statistical summary for soil and weed parameters in the long-term reduced tillage experiment, Puyallup, WA, 2011.

ParameterDescriptionMinMedianMeanMaxIQR%RSD

Organic matter% via loss on ignition2.63.33.33.90.49.0
TTLTotal weeds, g kg−112.045.048.7117.037.349.4
STEMES. media, g kg−12.011.016.169.016.890.1
GRASSGrass weeds, g kg−14.013.516.250.013.860.6
LAMAML. amplexicaule, g kg−10.01.03.023.04.0144.0
MUSTMustards, g kg−10.05.08.941.010.0116.7
OTHEROther weeds, g kg−10.04.04.523.05.0100.2
BRDLFBroadleaf weeds, g kg−14.029.532.577.026.857.3

Min = minimum, Max = maximum, IQR = interquartile range, and %RSD = relative standard error.