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A 3- and 4-year study of sown and natural grassland in the foothills of the Carpathians demonstrates the enhancement of productivity by legumes. Over-sowing with bird’s-foot trefoil more than doubled dry matter yield and improved the botanical composition.
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Olifirovich, V., Makoviychuk, S., Kolenchuk, M., Cossack, G.V. (2014). Sown and Natural Grassland for Soil Protection and Productivity in the Forest Steppe of Ukraine. In: Dent, D. (eds) Soil as World Heritage. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6187-2_43
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