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R. A. Kempton, C. W. Howes, The Use of Neighbouring Plot Values in the Analysis of Variety Trials, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C (Applied Statistics), Vol. 30, No. 1 (1981), pp. 59-70
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