Sampling schemes for estimating spikelet incidence of Fusarium head blight

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is an important disease of wheat crops. The incidence of diseased spikelets in the population is most naturally estimated by sampling ears of wheat and counting the number of infected spikelets, X, and the total number of spikelets, Y, on each ear. However, there is usuall...

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Published in:Annals of applied biology 2007-12, Vol.151 (3), p.341-347
Main Authors: Ridout, M.S, Wan, Y.Y.K, Xu, X
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Delta method
disease incidence
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fungal plant pathogens
Fusarium
overdispersion
Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection
relative efficiency
Triticum aestivum
underdispersion
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Summary:Fusarium head blight (FHB) is an important disease of wheat crops. The incidence of diseased spikelets in the population is most naturally estimated by sampling ears of wheat and counting the number of infected spikelets, X, and the total number of spikelets, Y, on each ear. However, there is usually much more variation from ear to ear in the number of infected spikelets than in the total number of spikelets and in practice it is common to obtain a larger sample of X values than Y values. In this paper, we investigate the relative efficiencies of these alternative sampling procedures. Based on historical data, we show that for the levels of disease incidence typically encountered, the latter sampling scheme is indeed more efficient. The results are relevant to estimating disease incidence in other crops.
ISSN:0003-4746
1744-7348
1744-1348
DOI:10.1111/j.1744-7348.2007.00174.x