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  • Agricultural Science
  • Plant Pathology
  • Ecology

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  • Biodiversity is crucial for ecological sustainability and agricultural disease management.
  • In-crop diversification strategies are gaining attention for mitigating plant diseases.
  • Optimal methods for structuring diverse host populations to control epidemics remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how genetic diversity in potato populations affects late blight epidemics.
  • To determine the best way to structure mixture populations for disease mitigation.
  • To understand the interaction between genetic diversity and host resistance traits.

Main Methods:

  • Created potato host populations by mixing varieties with varying resistance levels.
  • Recorded natural late blight disease incidence weekly.
  • Calculated percentage of disease reduction (PDR) by comparing mixtures to pure stands.

Main Results:

  • PDR increased with the number of potato varieties and the difference in host resistance (DHR).
  • The level of host resistance in individual varieties had minimal impact on PDR.
  • Optimal proportions in two-variety mixtures depended on DHR, favoring skewed proportions with increasing DHR.

Conclusions:

  • Mixing crop varieties is an effective strategy for reducing field disease epidemics.
  • Maximize the number of varieties in mixtures for best disease mitigation.
  • If using two varieties, prioritize those with a greater DHR.