DRYING OF THE ARNICA MONTANA FLOWER HEADS IN APUSENI MOUNTAINS, COUNTY GÂRDA

In sustainable view and given the new climate and demographic phenomena, the mountains must be a clean living environment, supplier of energy, biodiversity and food for humans and animals, adequate safety measures and good management, with continued compliance with the balance agroforestry and preventing human depopulation and agricultural traditions and cultural degradation. Oligotrophic grasslands from GÃ¢rda de Sus village was a subject ofÂ Arnica Project (2004-2007, www.arnica-montana.ro). This project aimed at sustainable exploitation ofÂ Arnica montana L. species benefit and welfare of local people. So, oligotrophic grasslands have managed so as to maintain the speciesÂ Arnica montana L. in abundance-dominance as possible. Following this project was set into remote exploit local speciesÂ Arnica montana L. and that capitalize on the international market as certified product. Interests of entrepreneurs are to maintain the existing flora in the oligotrophic meadows. The obiective of our study is to evaluate the effect of low-inputs on a grassland ofÂ Arnica montanaÂ Â L. from boreal floor, GÃ¢rda de Sus, Apuseni Mountains, Romania. In Apuseni Mountains, extensive grazing and extensive meadow management practices have been typically for subsistencebased or small-scale farming systems in areas of low agriculture productivity. However, longer term effects of these grasslands need to be investigated.

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Study of the Ecosystem of Arnica Montana L. from Bear Meadows

Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca Agriculture ◽

10.15835/buasvmcn-agr:6418 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 68 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Anca Dorina BOGDAN ◽

Ioan ROTAR ◽

Florin PACURAR ◽

Roxana VIDICAN ◽

Laura DALE

Keyword(s):

Significant Proportion ◽

Ecological Factors ◽

Apuseni Mountains ◽

Arnica Montana ◽

Intrinsic Values ◽

The Village ◽

Natural Grassland ◽

Evolution Of Vegetation

Biodiversity refers to all species of plants, animals and microorganisms existing in an ecosystem interact (Vandermeer and Perfecto, 1995). Phytodiversity of natural grassland systems are both important in terms of feed and other possible intrinsic values generated by the multitude of species (Rotar et all.,.2009). Such an ecosystem is present in the Apuseni Mountains where the species Arnica montana L. is found in a significant proportion (Stoie et all., 2001). The objectif of our paper is to identify and describe an ecosystems of Arnica montana L. in the Bear Meadows. The Bear Meadows pasture is located in the village of Gârda de Sus, Alba County, Apuseni Mountains at 1380 m elevation, with southern exhibition, slope about 5 % and the type of soil is districambosol. The paper presents a description of the species from Bear Meadows ecosystem and groups of plants: Poaceae, Fabaceae, Juncaceae and Cypercaeae and plants from other botanical families. Each species is analyzed in terms of its behaviour to ecological factors (light, temperature, moisture, nitrogen), which allowed defining exactly the type of lawn. Species are classified also in terms of their response to agronomic factors (suitability to mowing, to grazing and suitability to the stepp). The analysis thus allows predictions of the evolution of vegetation based on applied management to meadows.

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Study of Floristic Composition of Arnica Montana L. Grasslands Exploited Low-Input

Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca Agriculture ◽

10.15835/buasvmcn-agr:8696 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 69 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ioan ROTAR ◽

Florin PÄ‚CURAR ◽

Roxana VIDICAN ◽

Anca BOGDAN ◽

Denes DEAK ◽

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Keyword(s):

Management Practices ◽

Floristic Composition ◽

Farming Systems ◽

International Market ◽

Living Environment ◽

Small Scale ◽

Safety Measures ◽

Apuseni Mountains ◽

Arnica Montana ◽

Sustainable Exploitation

In sustainable view and given the new climate and demographic phenomena, the mountains must be a clean living environment, supplier of energy, biodiversity and food for humans and animals, adequate safety measures and good management, with continued compliance with the balance agroforestry and preventing human depopulation and agricultural traditions and cultural degradation. Oligotrophic grasslands from GÃ¢rda de Sus village was a subject ofÂ Arnica Project (2004-2007, www.arnica-montana.ro). This project aimed at sustainable exploitation ofÂ Arnica montana L. species benefit and welfare of local people. So, oligotrophic grasslands have managed so as to maintain the speciesÂ Arnica montana L. in abundance-dominance as possible. Following this project was set into remote exploit local speciesÂ Arnica montana L. and that capitalize on the international market as certified product. Interests of entrepreneurs are to maintain the existing flora in the oligotrophic meadows. The obiective of our study is to evaluate the effect of low-inputs on a grassland ofÂ Arnica montanaÂ Â L. from boreal floor, GÃ¢rda de Sus, Apuseni Mountains, Romania. In Apuseni Mountains, extensive grazing and extensive meadow management practices have been typically for subsistencebased or small-scale farming systems in areas of low agriculture productivity. However, longer term effects of these grasslands need to be investigated.

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