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Effect of Boron and Molybdenum Fertilizers on Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum)

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THE cultivation of berseem, a leguminous forage crop, is gaining in importance in India on account of its high yields of succulent fodder of excellent nutritive value. Phosphatic fertilization of this legume has been found to be very beneficial1.

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DATTA, N., GURUBASAVA RAJ, H. Effect of Boron and Molybdenum Fertilizers on Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum). Nature 171, 134–135 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171134b0

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