A literature search was carried out covering the evolution of the Chinese name for alfalfa
and the names for related species, the introduction of alfalfa into China and distribution …

Alfalfa is not only an excellent forage worldwide, but is also a symbol of the cultural
exchange between China and western regions, being regarded as a dazzling bright pearl …

The Qing Dynasty (1616-1911) was the last feudal dynasty in China. It was a period of
relatively developed agricultural economy. In this period, practices for the cultivation and …

Alfalfa was recorded in many classical publications including Jiuhuang Bencao, Bencao
Gangmu, Qunfang Pu, Nongzheng Quanshu, Emperor Chronicles from the Ming Dynasty …

Local chronicles provide valuable historical data. Some chronicles list alfalfa as an important
product resource between the Ming and Qing dynasties. These records have great …

采用文献考证法, 对两汉魏晋南北朝时期的苜蓿名称与名实, 苜蓿引种与种植分布,
种植管理与利用等进行了考证. 结果表明, 自张骞通西域汉使引入苜蓿, 其初名的文字不是现在“ …

Utilising records of alfalfa botany in ancient texts, this research investigated alfalfa textology
in ancient China. Alfalfa was introduced to China during the Han dynasty. The distribution …

Based on the investigation of alfalfa records in Chinese ancient books and Chinese local
records, it is found that the adoption of alfalfa across China shows two totally different faces …

苜蓿不仅是世界性优良牧草, 而且也是中西科技文化交流的象征, 更是丝绸之路上的一颗耀眼的
明珠. 虽然苜蓿在我国已有2000 多年的栽培史, 但是苜蓿是什么时间传入我国的 …

汉代输入苜蓿是确定无疑的, 但是不是由张骞引入的在认识上还有分歧. 本文在前人研究的基础
上, 采用考证归纳方法, 从张骞通西域的背景, 动机目的, 乃至经历与影响, 以及张骞带归苜蓿种子 …