The EBS supports various kinds of experiments as given in the table below:
Experiment Type | |
|---|---|
Breeding Trial | Experiments have a set of germplasm with or without check and a statistical design and are conducted in a single or multi-location to compare the yields, disease, physiological traits etc. of selected germplasm |
Intentional Crossing Nursery | Parent roles and crosses to be made are predefined before planting and make any type of crosses such as single crosses, double crosses, three-way (top) crosses, back crosses, reciprocal crosses etc. |
Cross Parent Nursery | Parent are planted first in crossing blocks without assigning patent roles, consider phenotyping or/and genotyping observations (results) to select parents and assign the parent roles before/at flowering time to make any desirable types of crosses |
Generation Nursery | Self-pollination occurs naturally and used for selection and advancement of segregating populations and seed increase (multiplications) of any selected lines or populations |
Observation | Experiments have small plots commonly used for screening nurseries or disease screening. The entries and checks may be replicated and planted according to the order specified by the user without using a statistical design. |