Figure 7 Adding Environments (Figure 8) Click tab. ‘Environments’ This trial will be planted at three sites (locations) Enter 3 for number of environments and click to add boxes for three ‘OK’ environments Click the dropdown menu and add the appropriate three location cooperators names and save Figure 8 Selecting Experimental Design (Fig. 9) Click on the Design’ tab ‘Experimental Choose Randomized Complete Design, for this example, from dropdown menu Enter 3 for number of replications Click on Design’ button at lower left for populating the ‘Generate tab ‘Measurement’ Figure 9 Adding Measurements (Fig. 10) Trial on the tab, review the list to make sure that traits of ‘Measurements’ interest are included, e.g. weight of 100 seeds (g) and 50% maturity (days) (SDWT100 and MAT50). Review the list of traits preselected in the template, e.g SDWT100 and MAT50 Click the button and include additional traits ‘Add’ Click button to save the empty trial design ‘Save’ Figure 10 At this point the trial is ready for field mapping, label printing, and file export for data collection. Exporting Field Book (Fig. 11) Click Trials’ under Activities’ ‘Manage ‘Breeding Click hyperlink to open Trials window ‘Browse’
Figure 7 Adding Environments (Figure 8) Click ‘Environments’ tab. This trial will be planted at three sites (locations) Enter 3 for number of environments and click ‘OK’ to add boxes for three environments Click the dropdown menu and add the appropriate three location cooperators names and save Figure 8 Selecting Experimental Design (Fig. 9) Click on the ‘Experimental Design’ tab Choose Randomized Complete Design, for this example, from dropdown menu Enter 3 for number of replications Click on ‘Generate Design’ button at lower left for populating the ‘Measurement’ tab Figure 9 Adding Measurements (Fig. 10) on the ‘Measurements’ tab, review the list to make sure that traits of interest are included, e.g. weight of 100 seeds (g) and 50% maturity (days) (SDWT100 and MAT50). Review the list of traits preselected in the template, e.g SDWT100 and MAT50 Click the ‘Add’ button and include additional traits Click ‘Save’ button to save the empty trial design Figure 10 At this point the trial is ready for field mapping, label printing, and file export for data collection. Exporting Trial Field Book (Fig. 11) Click ‘Manage Trials’ under ‘Breeding Activities’ Click ‘Browse’ hyperlink to open Trials window