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Thursday, 08 January 2009 06:12 |
 An international effort in
Mongolia has identified over one hundred plant species that can be used
to replenish grazing areas throughout the world.
An Agricultural Research Service
(ARS) plant physiologist, Doug Johnson of the United States, worked
with Mongolian and Chinese scientists in Mongolia from 1994 to 1998.
From that work, these scientists identified 1,373 plants, including
323 different genera and 581 species.
Next the group created a list
of the most promising plants for re-vegetating abandoned croplands and
restoring post-mining landscapes and even abandoned urban areas.
Scientists hope to introduce
these Mongolian plants into grazing lands in the United States to assist
in the rebirth of grazing lands for cattle.
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