Woman farmer in her garden. Maize, peanuts, taro, cassava, bananas, and squash are grown in her garden. (Picture courtesy of Edward Glass).
Multiple Cropping
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It is difficult to generalize with any degree of accuracy
about disease management through the use of multiple cropping. Recommendations
on multiple cropping should be thoroughly tested, and site-specific
recommendations will often be necessary. Time tested local practices should
serve as the first guide to recommendations. Nevertheless, most of the literature
indicates that there is less disease in most types of crop associations than
in monoculture.
Woman farmer in her garden. Maize, peanuts, taro, cassava, bananas, and squash are grown in her garden. (Picture courtesy of Edward Glass).
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 Maize, beans, and squash in Paraiso, Mexico. Note mulch. |
| Multiple Cropping in the Highlands of Ecuador (maize, squash, mustard, horse bean) (Courtesy of Roger Kirkby) |
More traditional agricultural methods :
| Mulching |
| Slash/Mulch | Frijol Tapado / Web Blight |
| Manipulating Shade | Burning | Flooding |
| Multiple Cropping | Using Organic Amendments |
| Rotations | Fallow | Raised Beds |
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