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A Skeleton in the crop: the story of skeleton weed (chondrilla juncea) in Australia

Australia, 1969
film

Ever since Skeleton Weed was first discovered in Australia in the early 1900’s, farmers and scientists have been searching for a way to stop it spreadin..

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