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Roadsides (n = 12) | Natural areas (n = 12) | Abandoned plots (n = 12) | ||
Biomass |
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Above Ground biomass | gm | 44.8 ± 3.1 | 36.0 ± 4.2 | 35.4 ± 3.6 |
Vegetative biomass | gm | 34.9 ± 2.9 | 34.8 ± 4.3 | 33.9 ± 3.5 |
Reproductive biomass | gm | 9.9a ± 2.6 | 1.2b ± 0.5 | 1.5b ± 0.5 |
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Population height | cm | 5.1 ± 0.5 | 4.5 ± 0.1 | 6.2 ± 0.8 |
Average species richness | Number | 2.08 ± 0.3 | 2.83 ± 0.2 | 5.25 ± 0.4 |
Vegetative traits |
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Leaf surface Area (LA) | mm2 | 2937.3a ± 524.6 | 1701.1b ± 184.4 | 2033.7 ab ± 250.9 |
Specific Leaf Area (SLA) | mm2∙g−1 | 12362.2 ± 1838.9 | 14854.9 ± 1510.5 | 11753.3 ± 1140.2 |
Leaf Dry Matter Content (LDMC) | mg∙g−1 | 0.18a ± 0.01 | 0.15b ± 0.01 | 0.17 ab ± 0.01 |
Proline | n∙mol∙g−1∙FW | 12.2a ± 2.1 | 19.2a ± 4.4 | 5.4b ± 1.2 |
Vegetative N | % N∙mg−1 | 1.96 ± 0.2 | 1.99 ± 0.3 | 1.76 ± 0.2 |
Laminar N area−1 | % N∙mm−2 | 0.19 ± 0.03 | 0.26 ± 0.03 | 0.24 ± 0.04 |
Laminar P area−1 | mg∙kg−1∙mm−2 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.03 ± 0.01 |
Laminar K area−1 | mg∙kg−1∙mm−2 | 25.1a ± 4.5 | 90.9b ± 12.8 | 41.1a ± 8.6 |
Reproductive traits |
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Reproductive N | % N∙mg−1 | 2.2a ± 0.2 | 2.1ab ± 0.2 | 1.6b ± 0.03 |
Seed weight | gm | 0.0077 ± 0.001 | 0.0059 ± 0.0002 | 0.0086 ± 0.0012 |
Final Germination Percentage | % | 71.8 ± 3.5 | 82.2 ± 4.2 | 81.0 ± 3.2 |
Mean Germination Time (MGT) | Days | 5.1a ± 0.5 | 4.5a ± 0.1 | 6.2b ± 0.8 |
Median Germination Time (T50) | Days | 5.0 ± 0.22 | 4.0 | 5.0 ± 0.18 |