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Table 4 Detailed description of the experimental layout in each test site

From: Long-term and large-scale Quercus petraea population survey conducted in provenance tests installed in France

Yearly set

1

2

4

5

Experimental layout La Petite Charnie

 Number of sessile + pedunculate oak populations (t)

19 + 4

32 + 6

54 + 1

20 + 1

 Number of macro-blocks (b)

5

5

5

1

 Number of micro-blocks (q)

30

60

85

16

 Number of plots/micro-block (k)

8

8

8

8

 Number of trees/plot (n)

24

24

24

24

 Number of replicated plots for a given pop/macro-block (for a given crossover pop) (r)

2

2 (3)

2 (3)

2 (3)

 Total number of trees planted

5760

11,520

16,320

3072

Experimental layout Vierzon

 Number of sessile + pedunculate oak populations (t)

19 + 2

31 + 6

56 + 2

16 + 1

 Number of macro-blocks (b)

5

10

5

1

 Number of micro-blocks (q)

30

60

85

27

 Number of plots/micro-block (k)

8

8

8

8

 Number of trees/plot (n)

24

24

24

24

 Number of replicated plots for a given pop/macro-block (for a given crossover pop) (r)

2

1 (2)

2 (3)

2 (3)

 Total number of trees planted

5766

11,424

16,320

5184

Experimental layout Vincence

 Number of sessile + pedunculate oak populations (t)

19 + 2

34 + 7

62 + 1

23 + 3

 Number of macro-blocks (b)

5

10

5

5

 Number of micro-blocks (q)

30

60

98

40

 Number of plots/micro-block (k)

8

8

8

8

 Number of trees/plot (n)

24

24

24

24

 Number of replicated plots for a given pop/macro-block (for a given crossover pop) (r)

2

1 (2)

2 (3)

2 (3)

 Total number of trees planted

5760

10,392

18,240

7680

Experimental layout Sillegny

 Number of sessile + pedunculate oak populations (t)

19 + 2

35 + 7

63 + 1

24 + 7

 Number of macro-blocks (b)

5

5

5

5

 Number of micro-blocks (q)

30

60

95

35 + 25

 Number of plots/micro-block (k)

8

8

8

8

 Number of trees/plot (n)

24

24

24

24

 Number of replicated plots for a given pop/macro-block (for a given crossover pop) (r)

2 (3)

2 (3)

2 (3)

2 (3)

 Total number of trees planted

5760

11,520

17,662

6720