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Yield Potential of Newly Introduced Energy and Fodder Crop Galega orientalis Lam. on Marginal Heavy Soils under Moderate Central European Continental climate Cover

Yield Potential of Newly Introduced Energy and Fodder Crop Galega orientalis Lam. on Marginal Heavy Soils under Moderate Central European Continental climate

By: Štefan Tóth  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agri-2024-0010 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4376 | Journal ISSN: 0551-3677
Language: English
Page range: 133 - 150
Submitted on: Feb 3, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 10, 2025
Published on: Jun 26, 2025
Published by: National Agricultural and Food Centre
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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