In conventional farming, single varieties of crop plants are grown alone. But mixing varieties may be a better option: several rice strains, planted together on a large scale, are more resistant to a major fungal disease.
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Wolfe, M. Crop strength through diversity. Nature 406, 681–682 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35021152
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