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A mixture of eight barley varieties and monocultures of each were grown in six successive years. The frequencies of the varieties in the mixture changed rapidly. Yield in monoculture of 7 of the 8 varieties appeared to be in agreement with their competitive ability in mixture.
The influence of competition in variety mixtures and multiline varieties, and in hybrid populations is discussed for the sake of breeding techniques.
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Blijenburg, J.G., Sneep, J. Natural selection in a mixture of eight barley varieties, grown in six successive years. 1. Competition between the varieties. Euphytica 24, 305–315 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00028195
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