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Breeding Forage Crops

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The breeding and use of improved forage varieties have progressed rapidly in the last few decades, but this has not always been so. In the United States, the breeding of forage varieties did not receive the same attention in the early part of this century as the breeding of cereal varieties. As late as 1950, seed of many forage species was sold without identity of variety because improved varieties were not available. There are several reasons for the late start in forage breeding research in the United States.

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