Intercropping influenced the occurrence of stripe rust and powdery mildew in wheat

The intercropping of three susceptible winter wheat varieties, Lantian 13, Lantian 6, and Tian 94-3, with potato, chili, maize, sunflower, benne or soybean was tested for efficacy in controlling stripe rust and powdery mildew and increasing yields in the field under different ecological conditions in Tianshui, Gansu Province, China, from 2007 to 2009. The relative control efficacies of the intercropping between wheat and maize were 16.7%–45.7%...