PhD theses in a nutshell

PhD theses in a nutshellStrips If you grow maize or grass next to potatoes, your spuds are less affected by the dreaded fungus Phytophthora infestans.Zohralyn Homulle demonstrated this in her strip cropping experiments on campus.Having grass as an adjoining crop creates a drier microclimate locally, whereas maize helps shield the potato plants from the pathogenic spores of the fungus.But strip cropping is not a miracle cure, says Homulle.Sustainable agriculture requires structural changes in the power relations in the food system.rk Disease suppression in intercropping systems.