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SPREADING ALFALFA ' Alfalfa growers may one day be able to plant high-producing strains of alfalfa that will spread, producing several new plants from each “mother” plant.
Researchers at VPI Agricultural Experiment Station, along with those in several other states, are testing several varieties of “creeping” alfalfa, which they hope may help replenish stands
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