Evaluating rose yield responses to compost treatments: Data from an 18-month field study in Kenya

This dataset and these scripts supports the manuscript 'Modelling cut rose yield after compost amendment over an 18-month period using repeated sigmoidal Gompertz curve fitting' by Evy de Nijs, Roland Bol, Albert Tietema & Emiel van Loon. 

Roses are an important crop for the floricultural sector of Kenya. Roses are a perennial crop and under continuous production for six to ten years. To optimize rose production, it is essential to understand how different management practices impact yield over time. This dataset contains a detailed record of rose yield data collected in an 18-month large-scale field experiment. The aim of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of pre-planting compost amendment on the yield and quality of cut roses. It was conducted in a polythene greenhouse near lake Naivasha, Kenya. Yield data included the number of stems harvested per day per flowering bed. Data presented here offer a comprehensive view of the impacts of different compost treatments on the yield of cut roses. Combined with the offered scripts, this is the framework presented in the aforementioned manuscript. This approach allows to use repeated growth curves to analyze yields compared to a baseline General Additive Model.