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which are thinned by adverse climatic, soil, and disease factors.
These spreading alfalfas are being evaluated for their reaction to diseases, productivity, survival when grown with grass, quality, hardness, and adaptability—as well as effectiveness in spreading and persistence under grazing.
None of the recent types of spreading alfalfa are productive
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