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Effect of the Germinating Seed Environment on Crop Yields. I. Effect of Soil Acidity at Germination on Yields of Sweet Clover and Alfalfa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

E. Haller
E. Haller
Affiliation:
Estonian Agricultural Academy, Riia 12, Tartu, Estonia, USSR
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Summary

The dependence of yields of sweet clover and alfalfa on environmental conditions, including soil acidity, at the germination stage has been studied over a period of 28 years. Results have been dramatic: sweet clover and alfalfa can grow well and produce large yields even on strongly acid soils (pHKCl 4.0) providing that the process of germination starts in a neutral medium.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , January 1983 , pp. 55 - 66
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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