High-yielding varieties significantly outperform traditional varieties in the presence of adequate irrigation, pesticides, and fertilizers. In the absence of these inputs, traditional varieties may outperform high-yielding varieties. Therefore, several authors have challenged the apparent superiority of high-yielding varieties not only compared to the traditional varieties alone, but by contrasting the monocultural system associated with high-yielding varieties with the polycultural system associated with traditional ones.
High-yielding varieties significantly outperform traditional varieties in the presence of adequate irrigation pesticides and fertilizers In the absence of these inputs traditional varieties may outperform high-yielding varieties Therefore several authors have challenged the apparent superiority of high-yielding varieties not only compared to the traditional varieties alone but by contrasting the monocultural system associated with high-yielding varieties with the polycultural system associated with traditional ones