Flora and Fauna Changes During Conversion from Conventional to Organic Farming

Table 1.1.   Factors included in the basic anova model, the nature of each factor (fixed/random), and the denominator (error term) used in the test of significance of each factor in a balanced design (see text). The tests of main effects period, crop and dosage assume that their mutual interactions are zero. Source of variation Fixed / random Denominator in F test (balanced design) Period Fixed MS(Year(Period)) Year(Period) Random MS(Residual) Crop Fixed MS(Residual) Crop×Period Fixed MS(Residual) Field Random MS(Dosage×Field) Dosage Fixed MS(Dosage×Field) Dosage×Period Fixed MS(Residual) Dosage×Crop Fixed MS(Residual) Dosage×Field Random MS(Residual) Dosage×Crop×Period Fixed MS(Residual) Residual Random