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common names for medicago sativa include lucerne, purple medic and trefoil. it also is known as buffalo grass, buffalo herb, and chilean clover, and as zi mu in chinese (longe ). alfalfa is widely cultivated for hay and pasture for livestock, but also is used as source of food for people and as a medicinal
pollination purposes. for humans, alfalfa is a very important agricultural plant, being used to feed livestock ( cattle , horses , sheep , etc.), and used in crop rotation to replenish nitrogen and other nutrients in the soil. in terms of human consumption, alfalfa sprouts are used as a salad ingredient...
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