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… in new traits such as higher yields, and drought or disease resistance. Any individual landrace is thus the … agricultural crops by selecting the most productive and disease-resistant naturally-occurring genotypes, and then … to new environments, and to decrease vulnerability to disease. Traditional farmers are thus continually seeking new …

… that the variety carries genes that are resistant to many disease causing fungi. It has since been used as a source of … of resistance to rhizomania, a devastating sugar-beet root disease. Meanwhile, it was found that the collections also … local conditions and that exhibit resistances to blast disease were multiplied and distributed to over 1000 …

… crop varieties that promote productivity and resistance to disease that can only be maintained with the continuous input …