Performance of elite and heritage germplasm in barley genotype mixtures: effects on yield and disease under diverse management scenarios - Agronomy for Sustainable Development Genotype mixtures are multiple crop lines grown together to improve yield, stability, and disease control by utilizing different genetic and morphological traits. Incorporating heritage germplasm may ...

Cope, J.E., Newton, A.C. Performance of elite and heritage germplasm in barley genotype mixtures: effects on yield and disease under diverse management scenarios. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 45, 52 (2025).
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