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The incidence of pest and disease has been a major factor causing instability and risk in crop production. According to Swaminathan (1980), uniformity within a crop leads to genetic vulnerability, and to reinstate genetic diversity is one of the most effective means of protecting the plant against epidemics.
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Singh, D.P. (1986). Stability and Vulnerability of Resistance. In: Breeding for Resistance to Diseases and Insect Pests. Crop Protection Monographs. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71512-9_8
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