This research aimed to evaluate the experimental precision of randomized complete block design and randomized complete block design using additional checks on herbicide selectivity using a third cut ratoon, cv RB835089. The experimental designs consisted of a randomized complete block and a randomized complete block with additional checks in four replications. The treatments were diuron + hexazinone, azafenidin + hexazinone, metribuzin and isoxaflutole and hand-weeded checks. Sugarcane height, stand, weight and recoverable sugar were evaluated. The randomized complete block design with additional checks was more effective than the randomized complete block design. However, when comparing treatment averages, the Student's t test was more sensitive than the Tukey's test, since it presented more treatments with differences in relation to the check, with higher experimental precision.
sugarcane; herbicides; selectivity; statistics; experimental precision
