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Agronomy

Chemical composition of ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and prairie grass (Bromus willdenowii Kunth) pastures

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Pages 461-468 | Received 08 May 1989, Accepted 01 Sep 1989, Published online: 21 Dec 2011

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