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Table 1 Year, tubes installed, days required and efficiency of installation method

From: Installation and imaging of thousands of minirhizotrons to phenotype root systems of field-grown plants

Year

Planting Date

Beginning of Tube Installation

End of Tube Installation

Plots with Tubes

Tubes Installed

Average Tubes per Plot

Installation Days

Average Tractors Used Per Day

Operators per tractor

Total Worker days

Average Tubes Installed per Worker Hour

Average Tubes Installed per 8 h per Tractor

2017

5/31/2017

6/5/2017

6/13/2017

754

1508

2.00

7

4

2

56.0

3.37

53.9

2018

4/29/2018

4/30/2018

5/29/2018

950

3015

3.17

13

3.333

2

86.7

4.35

69.6

2019

5/18/2019

5/20/2019

6/7/2019

783

3038

3.88

9

4

2

72.0

5.27

84.4