The experiment was grown near Santa Ana, El Salvador, in 1964.
The experimental plot was divided into 256 plots of 5 x 5 m each.
In each of the 256 plots, soil samples were taken --- consisting of six
borings from 0 to 30 cm in depth --- for the determination of phosphorus
and potassium levels. In June 1964 the plots were planted to coffee, then
in August 1964 a crop of beans was planted in double rows between the
coffee trees.
Although the primary objective of the experiment related to coffee, a
uniformity study was conducted with bean Phaseolus vulgaris of
the variety Porrillo No 1. The reason for using bean was the need to use
a crop that could be harvested in a relatively short period of time.
Field width: 16 columns x 5 m = 80 m
Field length: 16 rows x 5 m = 80 m
Data provenance: OCR performed by Claude. Hand-corrected by K.Wright.