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Grazing Experiments at Ukiriguru, Tanzania: III. A Comparison of Three Stocking Rates on The Productivity and Botanical Composition of Natural Pastures of Hardpan Soils

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Pages 245-255 | Received 25 Mar 1968, Published online: 11 Dec 2015

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