STUDY ON THE SITUATION OF THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IN THE TOWN OF FLOREȘTI, CLUJ COUNTY

In the context of the development of the real estate market in the metropolitan area of Cluj-Napoca, the paper aims at an analysis of the sale value of the buildings in this area. Thus, in order to carry out the analysis, a residential real estate property located in Floresti, Floresti commune, Cluj County, was studied, being composed of: intravilan land with an area of 600 sqm and Family building with a height regime of P+E, having the following description in the land book: Family construction, with a height regime P+E, built in 2014, with a surface built on the ground of 130 sqm,  developed area of 230 sqm and usable area of 190 sqm. The construction is divided as follows: on the ground floor - vestibule, living room, hallway, G.S., office, 2 storage spaces, kitchen, room, C.T., garage; upstairs - 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 dressing rooms, hallway + staircase. The approach applied to the valuation of this property was: the direct comparison approach (through the market). Following the application of this method and the results according to the valuation report, the estimation of the market value of the property is 227,000 Euro equivalent to 1,118,000 Ron. The amount was taken over as a result of the direct comparison method because the purpose of this valuation is to estimate the value with a view to the sale of the property. At the time of the evaluation (10.05.2021) it is noticed that the zonal supply is quite high, and the demand is also increasing, thus being an active market. &nbsp

STUDIES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF THE INTEGRATION OF QUALITY SCHEMES FOR AGRI-FOOD PRODUCTS

Quality systems established at Union or national level, including farm certification schemes for agricultural and food products, provide consumers with assurances about the quality and characteristics of the products or the production process used as a result of farmers' participation in these schemes, confer added value to the products concerned and increase their market opportunities.Until June 2022, Romania received, from the European Union, the proof of registration in the Register of Protected Designations of Origin and Protected Geographical Indications of the product "Telemea de Ibăneşti", as well as of the wines "Insuraței" and "Adamclisi" as products with the Designation of Protected Origin (PDO). Also, the products registered as PGI were: "Salam de Sibiu", "Cârnaţi de Pleșcoi", "Magiun de prune Topoloveni", "Novacafumat din Tara Bârsei", "Scrumbie de Dunăreafumată" and "Salad with pike roe from Tulcea". The only product registered as STG was the product "Salată cu icre de știucă de Tulcea".In Romania until June 2022, five documents were published in the eAmbrosia database for the registration of 5 food products that come from 3 classes, respectively: Class 1.2. Meat products (boiled, salted, smoked) - "Salinate de Turda"; Class 2.3. Bakery products, pastry products, confectionery products, biscuits - "Pita de Pecica"; Wines - "Drăgășani", "Bohotin", "Terasele Dunării"

DETERMINATION OF ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN PEPPER FRUITS FERTILIZED WITH NATURAL BIOSTIMULATORS FORMED FROM SPORES AND MICHELIA OF TRICHODERMA ATROVIRIDE NON-GENETICALLY MODIFIED AND FULVIC ACID

The aim of this study was to determine the role of fertigation with Trichoderma atroviride and fulvic acid at 6 varieties and a hybrid of long pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) var. longum. For this purpose, determinations were made on the content of totalpolyphenols, ascorbic acid and antioxidant activity of peppers that have reached physiological maturity.The determinations were made by the Folin-Cicâlteu method, by titration and the DPPH method. The results obtained in the samples fertigated with Trichoderma atroviride are superior to the samplesfoliarly fertilized with fulvic acid. Although there is a difference between them, we believe that it is appropriate to use both biostimulators in pepper culture

SOIL QUALITY OF HIGH NATURAL VALUE FARMLAND BY SUCEAVA AREA

HNV agricultural systems were first described as agricultural systems of predominantly low intensity which imply a relatively complex relation with the environment. They preserve important habitats on both cultivated and grazed land and they include diverse landscape elements such as hedgerows, fruit trees, or lakes/ponds. In the European Union Strategy framework of mitigating climate change, protecting the environment, and ensuring public health, following researches that undertook the task to build the first national soil data base from the high natural value areas (HNV). One of the eligible area for HNV compensatory payments, where was analyzed the fertility state of soils is located in the Suceava area. It was studied in six depth profiles and six adjacent agrochemical samples collected from the 0-20 cm layer. Chemical analyses showed that the soils prove to be rather poor, but within the limits frequently encountered in such areas, with an acceptable level of fertility and good conditions for characteristic plants growth. Cationic exchange capacity is generally low. Excessive nitrates quantities were determined in the upper horizon of two of the analyzed profiles. Both of these profiles belong to the HNV administered territory therefore; compliance with the set of rules regarding HNV eligibility should be more attentively monitored

REVIEW OF METHODS FROM AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL PRACTICE USED IN PROJECTS RELATED TO THE RESTORATION OF NATURAL HABITATS

Review of methods from agricultural and horticultural practice used in projects related to the restoration of natural habitats. Ecological restoration supports the reconstruction of degraded, damaged or destroyed natural habitats. Restoration activities lead to an increased demand for seeds or seedlings of plant species characteristic of different habitats. This creates a demand that cannot be met by the supply of wild plant seeds. In order to ensure sufficient quantities of seeds for restoration activities, methods typical of agricultural production are increasingly applied. Often, seeds intended for ecological restoration are obtained under natural conditions from natural populations that reflect the genetic diversity of the given species. Obtaining seeds in this way is a labour-intensive and expensive process and does not meet the requirements for large-scale restoration activities required by practice. In this case, to improve seed production and to reduce costs, different wild seed production systems are integrated that are based on agricultural or horticultural production methods (Pedrini et al. 2020), providing a new intersection between habitat restoration and agriculture. Both the classic selection methods and the methods of modern selection science are applied in the restoration practice. Restoration ecology in its application combines selection, agricultural seed production and plant physiology. Some of the reviewed methods were applied in practice during the implementation of a project related to the restoration of natural habitat 62С0* Ponto-Sarmatian steppes in Bulgaria

SYNTHETIC AMPHIDIPLOID WHEAT – A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF RAISING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

Synthetic wheat is from the genetic point of view an amphidiploid which combines the genome of parents. It often exhibits superior characteristics that contribute to the enlargement of genetic variation in breeding programs or in the development of new varieties. Breeding programs of NARDI Fundulea, the most important agricultural research unit in Romania began to increase genetic variability by incorporating wild genes to exploit the improvement of wheat through crosses with wild ancestors and succeeded in creating lines of synthetic wheat with some higher quality components. Experimented lines of these programs proved to be an efficient and beneficial source of new genes for common wheat quality from the southern area of Romania

PERFORMANCE OF SOME ROMANIAN WINTER WHEAT CULTIVARS UNDER ORGANIC AGRICULTURE CONDITIONS II. BREAD MAKING QUALITY INDICES

In order to explore genetic possibilities for producing wheat suitable to bread-making industry requirements, we tested 16 Romanian winter wheat cultivars in yield tests organized in South Romania at Fundulea, during 2019-2022. Grain protein concentration was generally low, only line FDL Amurg fulfilling on average, but not every year, the requirements for Grade 1 (in Romania, the requirements for organic wheat are the same as for conventional wheat, although the protein content is generally lower under organic conditions). Most tested cultivars belonged to Grade 3, with average grain protein content below 11%. A significant part of grain protein variation was associated with grain yield variation, but two genotypes (FDL Amurg and Voinic) showed positive deviations from the regression yield – grain protein content. Zeleny sedimentation and the alveograph W index were strongly correlated with grain protein percentage, suggesting that, in order to produce high quality wheat under organic agriculture, improving grain protein concentration, genetically or by crop management, is most important

THE PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS CONTENT AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS

In the present study, the infusions from six medicinal plants have been evaluated in terms of their polyphenols content and antioxidant activity. The plants selected for this study are the following: elder (Sambucusnigra), chamomile (Chamomillaegermanicaeflos), sage (Salvia officinale), mistletoe (Viscum album), lemon balm (Melissa oficinalis), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). The investigated samples show a wide variation in the values obtained both for the antioxidant capacity and for the content of total phenolic compounds. The values obtained for the content of phenolic compounds vary between 87.93 μg gallic acid equivalent/mL (mistletoe) and 984.33 μg gallic acid equivalent/mL (chamomile) and increase in the order of mistletoe < chamomile < lavender < sage <elder < lemon balm. All investigated samples show high values of antioxidant activity against the DPPH radical. The results indicate the highest antioxidant activity for lemon balm. The values vary between 1.05 and 14.63 μM Trolox equivalent /mL infusion and decrease in the order: lemon balm, sage, lavender, elder, chamomile, mistletoe. The high content of phenolic compounds of these medicinal plants can explain their use in the therapy of many disease

THE WEATHERING AS A MAIN PROCESS MODELLING THE SOIL VITAL ENVIRONMENT

The objectives of the paper had been to evaluate the level at which weathering, as the main process active in the studied soil, proceed to modelling the soil vital environment. The researches had been performed in Patranjeni area, located in The ApuseniMountains, on an AlosolRodic. The results pointed out that on the general background of an extremely anthropic polluted and acid soil (pH below 4.5), the micromorphological observation (on the oriented thin sections) had been reveal an intense weathered process of the skeleton grains (composed of greenish grey sandstones). Consequently, the soil matrix had been in situ enriched with large amounts of weathered products which kept the soil in a state of youth and gives mainly to the Bt2horizon the characteristics of a layer known as „alteration bed‟. The analytical data showed an extremely high level of total Fe, ranging between 14712 ppm and 23759 ppm, whereas the total Mn values are lower and ranged from 176 ppm to 743 ppm. The acidification directly influenced the soil life environment, by increasing: the weathering of the skeleton grains, the soil matrix debazification and the organic matter oxidation. In addition, the soil ecosystem being affected, the soil inhabitants (from macro- to micro-scale) had been also affected. On the other hand, the soil vital environment had been modelled mainly by the weathering that locally buffered the highly acidity and created a vital environment for the soil life

SUCCULENT PLANT SPECIES FROM THE CRASSULACEAE FAMILY PRESENT IN THE GREENHOUSES OF THE BOTANICAL GARDEN "AL. BUIA" FROM CRAIOVA

Dissemination of information regarding the existing plant collections in the Botanical Garden "Al. Buia" from Craiova is a necessity for knowing, understanding and appreciating its plant heritage at its fair value. Through the collections it holds, it can be said that the Botanical Garden effectively contributes to the conservation of plant diversity, as some rare and threatened species from Europe and other regions of the world are also present here. Also, an interesting group of plants grown in the greenhouses of the Craiova Botanical Garden is represented by succulent plants, with representatives from several families, of which species belonging to the Crassulaceae family are presented in this work. This family includes mostly herbaceous species, rarely frutescent plants with succulent leaves that grow spontaneously in dry, rocky, water-poor places in the warm and temperate regions of the globe. The Crassulaceae family is well represented in the greenhouse by species of the genera Adromischus, Aeonium, Aichryson, Bryophyllum, Crassula, Echeveria, Kalanchoe, Monanthes, Pachyphytum, Sedum, Sinocrassula, generally originating in the arid areas of South Africa. Some species are native to the Canary Islands, South America, Central America and Mexico, but all exhibit adaptations to xerophytism, such as covering with trichomes or a wax coating