Data descriptor: A global experimental dataset for assessing grain legume production

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  Cernay, Charles ^a   Pelzer, Elise ^a   Makowski, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

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DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2016.84     Document Type: Article

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