Trait Measuring

Hi All:

I wanted to try out posting in the blog about my question regarding trait measuring.

Can something be posted about the following:

• At what developmental stage should traits be started to collect
• What traits should be collected
• How frequently should a trait be taken (once and done, weekly, every other week, monthly)
• How many plants per plot should have traits taken (avoid plants on ends of plots?)
• An SOP with regards to how to measure a trait so that we're all collecting information the same way.

I have some notes from a meeting, but I wanted to make sure I have it correctly down in notes and that we're all on the same page across locations.

SOP can wait a little, but I'm interested in knowing the others soon so that I can better plan out labor for the summer.

Thanks,
Lisa

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Seed was shipped to Iowa today. The FedEx tracking numbers are 773482654068 and 773482654620.

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The final experimental design file has been posted on google drive and can be accessed here.

There is not enough seed for some of the hybrid HOF diallel crosses. As such we have removed replicates 13, 14, 15, and 16 from the Minnesota location. Additionally for the following hybrids there will be fill (Mo17 x B73) for replicates 9 and 10 (MN) and 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, and 36 (IA).

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