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Grasslands of the World.pdf - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP

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Plate 7.5<br />

Wheat was once grown over much larger areas in Mongolia .<br />

Plate 7.6<br />

Mountain <strong>and</strong> steppe with negdel complex in background – Tuv.<br />

<strong>Grassl<strong>and</strong>s</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world<br />

involved <strong>and</strong> harvest can be difficult if a dull summer delays ripening or <strong>the</strong>re is<br />

early frost or snow. Cropping is not attractive to smallholders. Production was<br />

highly mechanized , <strong>and</strong> field sizes large – over a square kilometre. Harvesting<br />

was by combine harvester, <strong>of</strong>ten with assisted drying. Straw was recovered as<br />

feed <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>led mechanically – some straw was ground up as a component <strong>of</strong><br />

S.G. REYNOLDS<br />

J.M. SUTTIE

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