Do you mean that NPK x I1 x r0 is actually the same as Mucuna x I1 x r0, because the r0 means that neither actually get the fertilizer? If so, it is possible to define your model so that these two estimated means are equal, but in practice, I've seen situations like this fit most often with a full factorial, which gives two separate means.
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Aaron Rendahl
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-18-2019 04:45
From: Ikenna Nnabue
Subject: split split plot design (SSPD)
Dear all, greetings from Nigeria. Currently we are having arguement on SSPD. A colleague has an experiment on SSPD with fertilizer as mainplot treatment with two levels (NPK and Mucuna). Irrigation as subplot treatment with 3 levels (I1,I2,I3) and rate of fertilizer application as subsubplot treatment with four levels (r0=zero application, r2=2times before harvest, r4= 4times before harvest and r6=6times before harvest).therefore each sub sub plot is fertilizer x irrigation x rate of appliaction of fertilizer. So with first level of fertilizer(NPK), first level of irrigation (I1) and first level of rate of application(r0) we have NPK x I1 x r0. Can this be correct bearing in mind that r0 is zero fertilizer application.
Best wishes all.
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Ikenna Nnabue
Research Officer
National Root Crops Research Institute.
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