Version 4.3 of this manual describes plot layout, measurements, maintenance, and quality control that were applied during the regeneration phase of the trial, up to 2014.
General
This document is intended primarily for use by FGYA contractors engaged in ongoing measurement and maintenance of the trial. For these purposes it replaces all previous versions as of July 1, 2013. (Amendments since the 2010 version 3.1 are summarized in Appendix 1.)
The remainder of this section summarizes the ecological and treatment categories by which installations and plots are classified, and the layout of installations. Sections 2, 3 and 4 describe procedures for measurements, maintenance and quality control respectively.
This is version 4.3, released June 2014.
