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Evaluation of Native Legume Species for Forage Yield, Quality, and Seed Production

Robert L McGraw, Floyd W Shockley, John F Thompson and Craig A Roberts
Native Plants Journal, September 2004, 5 (2) 152-159; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2979/NPJ.2004.5.2.152
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