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

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

Plate 12.6<br />

Irrigated ryegrass pastures (Lolium multiflorum ) near Fort Nottingham, KwaZulu-<br />

Natal, South Africa .<br />

Plate 12.7<br />

Pennisetum purpureum .<br />

Trifolium alex<strong>and</strong>rinum (Plate 12.9), is <strong>the</strong> major winter fodder, with coarse cereals<br />

in summer .<br />

Cold, semi -arid Patagonia has little l<strong>and</strong> suited to fodder production, <strong>and</strong><br />

irrigated l<strong>and</strong>s are reserved for cash crops . The main production systems <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Campos also rely on year-round grazing . In <strong>the</strong> Gran Chaco , alfalfa is grown<br />

S.G. REYNOLDS<br />

S.G. REYNOLDS

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