Asian Grasslands May Hold Global Promise To Restore Grasslands In Arid Areas
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 - 19:07
in Biology & Nature
Grazinglands in the Asian steppes and the rangelands in the western United States share similar climates, vegetation, land-use practices and problems. So an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist joined a search in Asia to find and preserve native forage plants--and to see if these plants can be used to sustain and restore arid grasslands in other parts of the world.
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