Alfalfa and grass (IMAGE)

American Society of Agronomy

Alfalfa and grass

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Some of the research pastures included warm-season old world bluestem grass (left) mixed with legumes including alfalfa (purple blooms, center) and yellow sweetclover (yellow blooms, lower left). The legumes provide an organic source of nitrogen to the grasses and microbes, as well as a source of protein for grazing cattle in the pastures.

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Lindsey Slaughter

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