Partially Replicated Test-Control Designs for Early Generation
Varietal Trials
Provides functions for generating partially replicated (p-rep)
test-control designs for early generation varietal trials conducted
across multiple environments. The package implements three
construction methods for obtaining p-rep test-control designs with
one or more control treatments. The package extends the partially
replicated design framework of Vinaykumar et al. (2026)
to accommodate test-control
comparisons in breeding trials. Functions are provided for
generating randomized and non-randomized layouts and for displaying
the design parameters and treatment allocations for each
environment. The proposed designs are useful for large-scale
varietal evaluation trials where a large number of test lines are
assessed under limited experimental resources.