This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant no.41401299);the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant no.2007CB407201);the USDA-ARS Grazinglands Research Laboratory.The authors would like to thank Dr.Römkens M.J.M.,Dr.Xiangming Xiao,the editors and anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions.
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