Varietal mixtures: A viable strategy for sustainable productivity in subsistence agriculture

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 127-158

  Smithson, J B ^a   Lenne J M ^a,b,c  

^a Chatham Maritime ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

Author keywords

disease; diversity; interaction; stability; subsistence agriculture; sustainable productivity; Varietal mixtures; yield

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY; CROP DIVERSITY; CROP VARIETY; SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; TROPICS; VARIETAL CHOICE;

EID: 0029659578     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1996.tb07096.x     Document Type: Article

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