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The wealth of natural grasses which are native to subhumid and semi-arid regions constitutes one of the world’s great treasures. Grasses mantle the soil, thereby retarding run-off, promoting its infiltration into the soil, and both preventing and healing erosion. Grasses’ root systems are usually fairly shallow, but sufficiently ramified to anchor the plants firmly, improve soil structure, and extract the modest amounts of moisture and nutrients needed by most natural grasses. Decaying roots enrich the soil.
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Whitmore, J.S. (2000). Forage Grasses for Drought-Prone Areas. In: Drought Management on Farmland. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 35. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9562-9_25
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