▪ Abstract The usefulness of mixtures (multiline cultivars and cultivar mixtures) for disease
management has been well demonstrated for rusts and powdery mildews of small grain …

Although plant disease epidemiology has focused on populations in which all host plants
have the same genotype, mixtures of host genotypes are more typical of natural populations …

Remarkable parallels link the development of varietal mixtures across subsistence farming
systems. Mixtures are grown and persist because they prolong harvest and income flow and …

Plant ecology theory predicts that growing seed mixtures of varieties (variety mixtures) may
increase grain yields compared to the average of component varieties in pure stands …

This study investigated the effects of increased genetic diversity in winter wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.), either from hybridization across genotypes or from physical mixing of lines, on …

Mixtures of genotypes are the norm in natural and seminatural ecosystems and subsistence
agriculture but have been replaced by pure genotypes in modern agriculture to maximise …

Cropping system diversification through annual intercropping provides a pathway for
agricultural production with reduced inputs of fertilizer and pesticides. While several studies …

Glutinous rice cultivars were sown after every fourth row of a nonglutinous, hybrid cultivar in
an additive design. The glutinous cultivars were 35 to 40 cm taller and substantially more …

Crop variety mixtures have the potential to increase yield stability in highly variable and
unpredictable environments, yet knowledge of the specific mechanisms underlying …

Pathogens are associated with virtually all plant species, from a diverse array of habitats.
Although we know the most about diseases of economically important plants, the goal of this …