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 are replicated and planted according to the order specified by the user without using a statistical design. |