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Harvestable perennials may be in the future for Kansas
KU curator Craig Freeman surveys escaped prairie on a slope near the McGregor Herbarium and explains how tallgrass species like big bluestem and Indian grass survive outside the main prairie. He notes Kansas has lost about 70 percent of tallgrass prairie since settlement and discusses perennial crop ideas with Wes Jackson.
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Craig Freeman
Freeman
Kansas
Wes Jackson
Kansas Land Institute
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