A SIMPLE TECHNIQUE TO RANDOMIZE AND LABEL LARGE EXPERIMENTAL PLANTINGS

Large field plantings are often difficult to label and to plant random ly. A DOS computer program was developed in SAS and BASIC to randomize lists of experimental factors and print sorted paper labels to apply to trees or plants. Tagged trees can be resorted readily by block or r ow to speed planting. The computer lists are useful for plot verificat ion and subsequent data collection, especially if data are collected a nd inputted directly to a computer. Copies of the programs are availab le from W.R. Joyner if a formatted diskette and self-addressed mailer are supplied.