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Alfalfa

Medicago sativa, commonly known as alfalfa (/ælˈfælfə/) in North America and lucerne (/luːˈsɜːrn/) in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae.

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Alfalfa

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Triples141
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related to history · 21
Alfalfa → According, AD, Arab, Arabic, Asia, Awwam, BC, Central Asia, Greece, Greek, Ibn, Iranian, It, Lisān, Median, Opus Agriculturae, Palladius, Persians, Pliny, Spain
related to Production · 15
Alfalfa → Africa, Argentina, Asia, Canada, China, During, Europe, In, Italy, North America, Oceania, Russia, South America, The US, Worldwide
related to Etymology · 13
Alfalfa → According, Arabic, English, Etymology Online, French, Iberian, Linguist Calvert Watkins, Lucerne, Merriam-Webster, Occitan, Old Iranian, Spanish, The French
related to Varieties · 13
Alfalfa → Arizona, Canada, Considerable, Mexico, Most, Nondormant, Northeast, Older, Private, Southern California, Upper Midwest, US, Vernal
related to Harvesting · 12
Alfalfa → After, Cattle, For, Ideally, In, Loose, Other, Several, Small, The, These, When
related to Pests and diseases · 11
Alfalfa → Australia, Delia, Diseases, Like, Peronospora, Phytophthora, Registered, Rhizoctonia, Some, Spotted, Texas
related to External links · 10
Alfalfa → Coburn, Cultivation, History, Media, Medicago, Merits, Wikimedia Commons Data, Wikispecies The, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2, WiktionaryThe Book
related to Modern cultivation · 7
Alfalfa → Dehydrated, Fresh, Humans, In, It, Its, When
related to Alfalfa and bees · 5
Alfalfa → Because, However, The, Western, When
related to Toxicity of canavanine · 4
Alfalfa → Canavanine, Much, Raw, Stopping

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medicago vassilcz used sativa us sprouts crop hay soil rra plant bees seed grown species cattle california varieties also forage

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cotton because it harbours predatoryinstance ofEcologyAlfalfa is considered an insectary plant and may help other crops0.80text
parasitic insects that would protect the other crop if the two were interplantedinstance ofEcologyAlfalfa is considered an insectary plant and may help other crops0.80text
ammoniainstance ofThe bacteroids fix atmospheric nitrogen into bioavailable forms0.80text
'Vernal' have been the standard for yearsinstance ofOlder cultivars0.80text
but many publicinstance ofOlder cultivars0.80text
private varieties better adapted to particular climates are availableinstance ofOlder cultivars0.80text
Mexicoinstance ofwith reduced growth in response to low temperatures and shorter days. 'Nondormant' varieties that grow through the winter are planted in long-season environments0.80text
Arizonainstance ofwith reduced growth in response to low temperatures and shorter days. 'Nondormant' varieties that grow through the winter are planted in long-season environments0.80text
and Southern Californiainstance ofwith reduced growth in response to low temperatures and shorter days. 'Nondormant' varieties that grow through the winter are planted in long-season environments0.80text
whereas 'dormant' varieties are planted in the Upper Midwestinstance ofwith reduced growth in response to low temperatures and shorter days. 'Nondormant' varieties that grow through the winter are planted in long-season environments0.80text
Canadainstance ofwith reduced growth in response to low temperatures and shorter days. 'Nondormant' varieties that grow through the winter are planted in long-season environments0.80text
and the Northeast. 'Nondormant' varieties can be higher-yieldinginstance ofwith reduced growth in response to low temperatures and shorter days. 'Nondormant' varieties that grow through the winter are planted in long-season environments0.80text

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