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Halbritter AH, Vandvik V, Cotner SH, Farfan-Rios W, Maitner BS, Michaletz ST, Oliveras Menor I, Telford RJ, Ccahuana A, Cruz R, Sallo-Bravo J, Santos-Andrade PE, Vilca-Bustamante LL, Castorena M, Chacón-Labella J, Christiansen CT, Duran SM, Egelkraut DD, Gya R, Haugum SV, Seltzer L, Silman MR, Strydom T, Spiegel MP, Barros A, Birkeli K, Boakye M, Chiappero F, Chmurzynski A, Garen JC, Gaudard J, Gauthier TLJ, Geange SR, Gonzales FN, Henn JJ, Hošková K, Isaksen A, Jessup LH, Johnson W, Kusch E, Lepley K, Lift M, Martyn TE, Muñoz Mazon M, Middleton SL, Quinteros Casaverde NL, Navarro J, Zepeda V, Ocampo-Zuleta K, Palomino-Cardenas AC, Pastor Ploskonka S, Pierfederici ME, Pinelli V, Rickenback J, Roos RE, Rui HS, Sanchez Diaz E, Sánchez-Tapia A, Smith A, Urquiaga-Flores E, von Oppen J, Enquist BJ. Plant trait and vegetation data along a 1314 m elevation gradient with fire history in Puna grasslands, Perú. Sci Data 2024; 11:225. [PMID: 38383609 PMCID: PMC10881584 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-02980-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Alpine grassland vegetation supports globally important biodiversity and ecosystems that are increasingly threatened by climate warming and other environmental changes. Trait-based approaches can support understanding of vegetation responses to global change drivers and consequences for ecosystem functioning. In six sites along a 1314 m elevational gradient in Puna grasslands in the Peruvian Andes, we collected datasets on vascular plant composition, plant functional traits, biomass, ecosystem fluxes, and climate data over three years. The data were collected in the wet and dry season and from plots with different fire histories. We selected traits associated with plant resource use, growth, and life history strategies (leaf area, leaf dry/wet mass, leaf thickness, specific leaf area, leaf dry matter content, leaf C, N, P content, C and N isotopes). The trait dataset contains 3,665 plant records from 145 taxa, 54,036 trait measurements (increasing the trait data coverage of the regional flora by 420%) covering 14 traits and 121 plant taxa (ca. 40% of which have no previous publicly available trait data) across 33 families.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aud H Halbritter
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biology and Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- AMAP, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Perú
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- Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Perú
- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Fort Collins, CO, USA
- Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Biology and Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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- School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología y Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales, CONICET y Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología y Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales, CONICET y Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Botany, Charles University in Prague, Praha, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- School of Geography, Development & Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias mención Ecología y Evolución, Universidad Austral de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Departamento de Ecología y Gestión Ambiental, Universidad de la República, Maldonado, Uruguay
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- School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Tropical Diversity, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología y Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales, CONICET y Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru, Lima, Perú
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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Vandvik V, Halbritter AH, Althuizen IHJ, Christiansen CT, Henn JJ, Jónsdóttir IS, Klanderud K, Macias-Fauria M, Malhi Y, Maitner BS, Michaletz S, Roos RE, Telford RJ, Bass P, Björnsdóttir K, Bustamante LLV, Chmurzynski A, Chen S, Haugum SV, Kemppinen J, Lepley K, Li Y, Linabury M, Matos IS, Neto-Bradley BM, Ng M, Niittynen P, Östman S, Pánková K, Roth N, Castorena M, Spiegel M, Thomson E, Vågenes AS, Enquist BJ. Plant traits and associated data from a warming experiment, a seabird colony, and along elevation in Svalbard. Sci Data 2023; 10:578. [PMID: 37666874 PMCID: PMC10477187 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02467-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The Arctic is warming at a rate four times the global average, while also being exposed to other global environmental changes, resulting in widespread vegetation and ecosystem change. Integrating functional trait-based approaches with multi-level vegetation, ecosystem, and landscape data enables a holistic understanding of the drivers and consequences of these changes. In two High Arctic study systems near Longyearbyen, Svalbard, a 20-year ITEX warming experiment and elevational gradients with and without nutrient input from nesting seabirds, we collected data on vegetation composition and structure, plant functional traits, ecosystem fluxes, multispectral remote sensing, and microclimate. The dataset contains 1,962 plant records and 16,160 trait measurements from 34 vascular plant taxa, for 9 of which these are the first published trait data. By integrating these comprehensive data, we bridge knowledge gaps and expand trait data coverage, including on intraspecific trait variation. These data can offer insights into ecosystem functioning and provide baselines to assess climate and environmental change impacts. Such knowledge is crucial for effective conservation and management in these vulnerable regions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Vigdis Vandvik
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- NORCE, Norwegian Research Centre AS, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, USA
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
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- Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Ethnobotany, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- School of Geography, Development and Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
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- Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, USA
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- Section of Botany, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Botany, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
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- School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA.
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Sărățeanu V, Cotuna O, Paraschivu M, Cojocariu LL, Horablaga NM, Rechițean D, Mircov VD, Sălceanu C, Urlică AA, Copăcean L. Features of Natural Succession of Ex-Arable Forest Steppe Grassland (from Western Romania) under the Influence of Climate. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1204. [PMID: 36986892 PMCID: PMC10059065 DOI: 10.3390/plants12061204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Important land surfaces from hill and mountain areas from the northern hemisphere formerly used for cropping were abandoned. Often, the abandoned land evolved by natural succession to grassland, shrubland or even to forest. The main goal of this paper is to bring new datasets necessary for the understanding of the evolution of ex-arable grassland vegetation from the forest steppe area into relationship with climate. The researches were performed in the locality of Grădinari (Caraş-Severin County, Western Romania) on an ex-arable plot abandoned since 1995. The vegetation data were collected for 19 years (time interval 2003-2021). The analyzed vegetation features were floristic composition, biodiversity and pastoral value. The climate data considered were air temperature and rainfall amount. The vegetation and climate data were correlated statistically, with a view to highlighting the potential impact of the temperature and rainfalls during the evolution of succession process on the grassland's floristic composition, biodiversity and pastoral value. The pressure of the increased temperatures on the natural restoration process of the biodiversity and pastoral value of ex-arable forest steppe grassland could, at least partially, be mitigated by random grazing and mulching works.
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- Veronica Sărățeanu
- Agriculture Faculty, University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” from Timisoara Calea Aradului Street, No. 119, 300645 Timișoara, Romania
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- Agriculture Faculty, University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” from Timisoara Calea Aradului Street, No. 119, 300645 Timișoara, Romania
- Agricultural Research and Development Station Lovrin, Street Principală, No. 200, 307250 Lovrin, Romania
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- Faculty of Agronomy, Department of Agriculture and Forestry Technologies, University of Craiova, A.I. Cuza Street, No. 13, 200585 Craiova, Romania
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- Agriculture Faculty, University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” from Timisoara Calea Aradului Street, No. 119, 300645 Timișoara, Romania
- Agricultural Research and Development Station Lovrin, Street Principală, No. 200, 307250 Lovrin, Romania
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- Agriculture Faculty, University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” from Timisoara Calea Aradului Street, No. 119, 300645 Timișoara, Romania
- Agricultural Research and Development Station Lovrin, Street Principală, No. 200, 307250 Lovrin, Romania
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- Agricultural Research and Development Station Lovrin, Street Principală, No. 200, 307250 Lovrin, Romania
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- Agriculture Faculty, University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” from Timisoara Calea Aradului Street, No. 119, 300645 Timișoara, Romania
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- Faculty of Agronomy, Department of Agriculture and Forestry Technologies, University of Craiova, A.I. Cuza Street, No. 13, 200585 Craiova, Romania
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- Agriculture Faculty, University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” from Timisoara Calea Aradului Street, No. 119, 300645 Timișoara, Romania
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- Agriculture Faculty, University of Life Sciences “King Michael I” from Timisoara Calea Aradului Street, No. 119, 300645 Timișoara, Romania
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