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Ratooning and stem cutting were compared with seeding in order to reduce the amount of seeds of Sesbania rostrata for green-manure growth. Both methods increased the biofertilizer yield highly significantly within a 6-week growth period.
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Becker, M., Ladha, J.K., Watanabe, I. et al. Seeding vs. vegetative propagations of the stem-nodulating green manure Sesbania rostrata . Biol Fert Soils 6, 279–281 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00261012
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00261012