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Metadata variableMeaningRequired?
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program
code for research program that conducts or oversees the trial
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trial
unique identifier for a single field trial based on the program, nursery, loc_abbr, year, and agronomic_trt_trial
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locationlocation of trialYes
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yearyear of trial (YYYY)Yes
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experimental design
type of experimental design (alpha lattice, incomplete block, or randomized complete block design)
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irrigationirrigation status of trialYes
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tillagetillage regime that the land is managed underYes
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farm typethe type of farmYes
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planting datedate trial was planted (YYYY-MM-DD)Yes
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harvest datedate trial was harvested (YYYY-MM-DD)Yes
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agronomic notesoutcome or observations at field trial
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agronomic treatment (trial level)a code of the agronomic treatment for the trial
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average annual rain (inches)
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cephalosporium stripe datedate cephalosporium stripe infection evaluated
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chemical treatments
chemical treatments applied in addition to N-P-K-S fertilizer
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elevation (ft)elevation (ft)
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emergence datedate of seedling emergence
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free lime (%)soil free lime (%)
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fusarium datedate fusarium infection was evaluated
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harvest area (square ft)
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height harvest datedate canopy height was measured at harvest stage
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K (ppm)soil test value for potassium (parts per million)
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lodging datedate lodging evaluated
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N (lbs/acre)soil test value for nitrogen (pounds per acre)
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NPKS (lb/acre)
nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulfure applied (N-P-K-S in lb per acre)
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nurseryindicator for type of trial
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P (ppm)soil test value for phosphorus (parts per million)
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pHsoil pH (no depth provided)
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pH (1 ft)soil pH measured at sample depth of 1 ft
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pH (6 in)soil pH measured at sample depth of 6 in
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PI
shortened code for the trial principal investigator who oversaw the field trial
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planter typeplanter type
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previous cropcommon name of the crop grown the previous year
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row spacing (in)distance between tines when planting (inches)
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S (ppm)soil test values for sulfur (parts per million)
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seed rate (lb/acre)Pounds of seeds planted per acre
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seed rate per acretarget seeding rate
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seed rate per square footNumber of seeds per square foot
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seed treatment
whether a seed treatment was applied (most likely a fungicide)
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septoria datedate septoria infection evaluated
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soil organic matter (%)soil organic matter as assessed at planting
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soil typeNRCS soil classification
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stand datedate stand % was measured
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strawbreaker datedate strawbreaker footrot infection evaluated
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stripe rust datedate stripe rust infection evaluated
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tiller count datedate of tiller count
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trial latitudelatitude of trial location (decimal degrees)
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trial longitudelongitude of trial location (decimal degrees)
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