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UNESCO defines grassland as “land covered with herbaceous plants with less than 10 percent tree and shrub cover”. In many cases, grassland is grazing land.
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Reheul, D., De Cauwer, B., Cougnon, M. (2010). The Role of Forage Crops in Multifunctional Agriculture. In: Boller, B., Posselt, U.K., Veronesi, F. (eds) Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses. Handbook of Plant Breeding, vol 5. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0760-8_1
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