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Can Sainfoin Improve Conditions for Establishment of Native Forbs in Crested Wheatgrass Stands?

Daniel L. Mummey and Philip W. Ramsey
Ecological Restoration, June 2017, 35 (2) 127-137; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.35.2.127
Daniel L. Mummey
(corresponding author), MPG Ranch, 19400 Lower Woodchuck Rd., Florence, MT, 59833, .
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