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FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Dry matter yield and nutritive quality of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars grown in sub-humid areas in Ethiopia

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Article: 2154854 | Received 28 Apr 2022, Accepted 30 Nov 2022, Published online: 12 Dec 2022

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