RELATIONS AMONG GROWTH TRAITS IN NATIVE AND EXOTIC
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RELATIONS AMONG GROWTH TRAITS IN NATIVE AND EXOTIC
RELATIONS AMONG GROWTH TRAITS IN NATIVE AND EXOTIC FOREST SPECIES Fernanda Cristina dos Santos Oliveira1, Raoni Ribeiro Guedes Fonseca Costa 2* ABSTRACT: The knowledge about the relations among growth traits in native forest species is paramount in forest recovery programs, mainly when characteristics of easy measurement present high and positive correlation with characteristics of difficult measurement. The natural environment’s edaphoclimatic characteristics are not homogeneous. Plants respond to this variation of environmental conditions by changing the resources allocation rate among the distinct parts of their body. The objective of this study was to estimate the phenotypic correlation among growth traits and to compare the performance among the different native and exotic species in an area under forest recovery. Growth traits, such as the plant height, stem diameter at ground and the relation height/stem diameter in 12 native species and an exotic one were evaluated. The correlations among the studied characteristics ranged among the species, but all of them presented significant and positive correlation coefficients. The species that presented the best performance was Clitoria fairchildiana R.A. Howard. The soil heterogeneity did not influence in the development of the evaluated species. Keywords: Phenotypic correlation, determination coefficient, forest recovery. RELAÇÕES ENTRE CARACTERES DE CRESCIMENTO EM ESPÉCIES FLORESTAIS NATIVAS E EXÓTICAS RESUMO: O conhecimento sobre as relações entre caracteres de crescimento em espécies florestais é de suma importância em programas de recuperação florestal, principalmente, quando características de fácil mensuração possuem correlação alta e positiva com características de difícil mensuração. Os ambientes naturais não são homogêneos em suas características edafoclimáticas. As plantas respondem às variações das condições ambientais, alterando a taxa de alocação dos recursos entre as distintas partes de seu corpo. O objetivo deste estudo foi estimar as relações fenotípicas entre caracteres de crescimento e comparar o desempenho entre as diferentes espécies nativas e exóticas, em uma área em recuperação florestal no município de Quirinópolis – GO, Brasil. Foram avaliadas características de crescimento, como altura da planta, diâmetro do caule à altura do solo e relação altura/diâmetro do caule em 12 espécies nativas e uma exótica. As correlações entre as características estudadas variaram entre as espécies, porém, todos apresentaram coeficientes de correlação significativos e positivos. A espécie que apresentou o melhor desempenho foi Clitoria fairchildiana R.A. Howard. A heterogeneidade do solo não influenciou no desenvolvimento das espécies avaliadas. Palavras-chave: Correlação fenotípica, coeficiente de determinação, recuperação florestal. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Academica de Biologia da Universidade Estadual de Goias, Unidade Quirinopolis Laboratorio de Botanica. Doutorando em Ciencias Agrarias - Agronomia pelo IF goiano Campus Rio Verde. Mestre em Genetica e Mlehotramento de Plantas (Area de atuação – genética quantitativa). Professor e pesquisadoir do Curso de Ciencias Biologicas da UEG, unidade Quirinopolis. Area de atuação Melhoramento florestal. *E-mail: [email protected]. Autor para correspondência. 2 Recebido em: 19/10/2013.Aprovado em: 25/08/2014. Gl. Sci Technol, Rio Verde, v. 07, n. 02, p.86 – 97, maio/ago. 2014. F. C. dos S. Oliveira & R. R. G. F. Costa INTRODUCTION The natural habitats are not homogeneous in their edaphoclimatic characteristics, being most of times descripted by average values of precipitation, nutrients, luminosity and temperature. Nevertheless, variations of these resources can go unnoticed when they are not properly analysed, giving the fake idea of homegeneity in the resources’ availability in a particular environment (ARAÚJO et al., 2007). Plants present optimal points of exigency for each one of these environmental variables, wheter they’re chemical, physical or biological, whereas values above or below the one required by plants can limitate their development and growth, what results in stress, and consequently affect the natural populations’ dynamics (ARAÚJO, 2005). In this way, growth is considered a integrated response to numerous continuous and intermitten stresses, which the plant is subjected to during its cicle of life (KOZLOWSKI et al. 1991; LAWSON; POETHIG, 1995). Plants respond to the variation of the environmental conditions by changing the rate of resource allocation among the distinct parts of their bodies, what results in variation of the rates of physiological processes, which tends to minimize the impact of the stresses over their growth, survival and reproduction (ARAÚJO; MARTINS; SANTOS, 2010). The size of the plant reflects its growth trait facing the environmental conditions to which it is subjected, as well as the genetic characteristics of the individual, so that the development of the plant, more precisely the relations height/diameter, can indicate a strategy to compensate the influence of stress factors (CRISTIANINI et al., 2004). It is due to this environmental heterogeneity that, in an efficient forest recovery program, it is important to choose appropriate species, and, for that, it is necessary to compare the performance of different species. The most evaluated traits are the stem diameter, the height and the survival rate. It is 87 noteworthy that it is possible to find individuals that detach themselves for their development in the same species. This variation, found in the answers of these individuals in front of a certain environmental condition, is called phenotype and it is due to genetic and environmental factors (CARVALHO et al., 2003). Thereby, we can select the upper genotypes (individuals) according to growth traits in order to use them as matrices to the supply of seed that will be used in the production of seedlings in forest recovery programs, reducing the necessary time to the forest recomposition and accelerating the process of ecological succession (KAGEYAMA et al., 1980). When dealing with forest species, the process of evaluation is generally expensive, first because of the necessity of evaluating a considerable quantity of individuals, and, second, because of the necessity of evaluating the height and the stem diameter, a toilsome process, mainly when the plants are adults. A way of reducing these evaluations is through the estimate of phenotypic correlation among growth traits. This estimate shows the grade of association between two variables. When the correlation among the traits is high and positive, it indicates that it is possible to perform the indirect selection in a trait by the direct selection in another one, in order to choose upper genotypes (CRUZ; REGAZZI, 2001; CARVALHO et al., 2003). Many traits are measured in the same individual they will be affected by the environmental conditions under which the individual has developed. Therefore, the environment’s variations, in a group of plants, can cause positive and negative correlation among traits, of genetic and/or environmental nature. It is evident that knowing the phenotypic correlation is not enough, as it is commonly masquerade by the environment effects. However, this is the correlation we are able to visualize directly at level of experiment (VENCOVSKY; BARRIGA, 1992).The objectives of this study were to estimate the phenotypic relations among growth traits and to compare the performance among the dif- Gl. Sci Technol, Rio Verde, v. 07, n. 02, p.86 – 97, maio/ago. 2014. Relations among growth… 88 ferent native and exotic species in an area ferent species, primarily intermediate in sucunder forest recovery in the municipality of cessional processes, release propagules ranQuirinópolis - GO Brazil. domly (KAGEYAMA; GANDARA, 2004), pits with minimum dimensions of 30cm of diameter by 30cm of depth were made, MATERIAL AND METHODS spaced with 1,2m x 1,2m between them. The The experiment was performed in an seedlings were donated by São Francisco area of 2,22 ha, in the headboard of a stream Power Plant of Quirinópolis, being distributcalled Clemências, located in the municipali- ed in seven families, twelve native species ty of Quirinópolis (GO) and situated in the and an exotic one (Table 01). Microregion 18, Mesoregion Sul Goiana The experimental area was divided (CABRAL et al., 2011). The climate of the in layers, considering the differences in the region is of type Aw megathermic, according physical and chemical characteristics of the to Köppen’s classification, with a rainy sum- soil that were observed during the planting of mer and a relatively dry season in winter, seedlings. The following species are conwith an average annual temperature of 21°. tained in layer A (Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil) From May to August, there are lower temper- Ravenna (Malvaceae), Clitoria fairchildiana atures, from 18°C to 20°C, being the average R.A. Howard (Fabaceae), Enterolobium of the minimum temperatures between 11°C contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong (Fabaceae). and 15°C. The absolute minimum tempera- Layer B presents the species Anadenanthera tures are registered in July. In the hottest colubrina (Vell.) Brenan (Fabaceae), months – from September to February – the Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Cecropiaceae maximum averages are elevated – from 29°C ), Psidiumguajava L. (Myrtaceae), Inga to 31°C – and an absolute maximum of 40°C edulis Mart. (Fabaceae), Tabebuia aurea is not rare (SOUZA; SANTOS, 2008). The (Silva Manso) Benth. & Hook. f. ex S. Moore annual rainfall is around 1.400mm, concen- (Bignoniaceae), Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels trated mainly in the period between Novem- (Myrtaceae), Jacaranda cuspidifolia Mart. ber and February, months of great excess of (Anacardiaceae), Myrsine gardneriana Miq. water in soil, more than 400mm. From May (Mysinaceae), Enterolobium contortisiliquum to September, rain is scarce, but the water (Vell.) Morong (Fabaceae). Layer C has the deficits are not elevated, about 150mm. species (Schinustere binthifolius Raddi The planting of seedlings was per- (Anacardiaceae), Cecropiapa chystachya formed in December 20th, 2010, following Trécul (Urticaceae), Psidium guajava L. the randomly model, which uses species (Myrtaceae), Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart. without following any order or pre- ex Hayne e Enterolobium contortisiliquum established arrangement. Assuming that dif- (Vell.) Morong (Fabaceae). Gl. Sci Technol, Rio Verde, v. 07, n. 02, p.86 – 97, maio/ago. 2014. F. C. dos S. Oliveira & R. R. G. F. Costa 89 Table 01. List of species evaluated in the headboard of a stream Clemências, Quirinópolis GO – Brazil Family Species Common Name Aroeira-vermelha Anacardiaceae Schinustere binthifolius Raddi Jacaranda cuspidifolia Mart. Jacarandá Tabebuia aurea (Silva Manso) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Ipê-amarelo S. Moore Bignoniaceae Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan Angico Clitoria fairchildiana R.A.Howard Sombreiro Fabaceae Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong Tamboril Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart. ex Hayne Jatobá Inga edulis Mart. Ingá-de-metro Ceibaspeciosa (A.St.-Hil.) Ravenna Paineira Malvaceae Myrsine gardneriana Miq. Capororoca Mysinaceae Psidiumguajava L. Goiaba Myrtaceae *Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels Jambolão Cecropia pachystachya Trécul Embaúba Urticaceae * exotic The data collection was performed in October, 2011, drought. A hundred and eighty-one plants were marked with numbered labels. The criterion of choice of the individuals in field was unsystematic. The specimens were analyzed considering the growth of the diameter at ground in centimeters (D), the height in meters (H) and the relation plant height by diameter at ground (H/D). The performance of the species in relation to the soil type was also compared (Table 02). For this, three soil compound samples were taken, considering the differences of the soil color and texture, dividing the area of the experiment in three layers: A (clayey), B (intermediate) and C (pasture) (Figure 01). These samples were sent and analyzed in the Laboratory of Soil and Leafs Analysis of FESURV- University of Rio Verde. Its results are described in Table 02. Table 02. Chemical characteristics of the soil in the different layers of the experimental area Layer Depth pH Ca+Mg Ca K Mg Al H+A K CTC 2 (cm) (CaCl ) ......................................(mg/dm³)....................................... A 0-20 cm 3,8 0,57 0,36 0,42 0,21 1,10 1,56 164 6,6 B 0-20 cm 4,5 1,25 0,97 0,69 0,29 0,01 3,6 270 5,58 C 0-20 cm 4,4 2,31 1,73 0,74 0,58 0,05 2,6 290 5,61 Gl. Sci Technol, Rio Verde, v. 07, n. 02, p.86 – 97, maio/ago. 2014. Relations among growth… 90 C B A Figure 01. Layering of the area according to the physical and chemical characteristics of the soil, in the headboard of a stream Clemências in Quirinópolis - GO - Brazil. A tape and a caliper rule were used in the metering of the total height (m) and of the stem diameter at ground (cm), respectively. The estimate of the relation between the plant height by diameter at ground (H/D) was obtained through the division of the value of the plant height by the value of the stem diameter at ground. The analyses of variance for height and stem diameter were performed individually through the statistical analysis according to the model proposed by Callegari-Jacques, 2003, ANOVA, which analyzes the data of a completely randomized design. The estimates of phenotypic correlation among traits were obtained through the software Genes (CRUZ, 2003). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The analysis of variance, data for height traits (H) and stem diameter at ground (D), showed that there were significant differences at 0.05 of probability by the F test, indicating that the species presented a differentiated behavior regarding growth, what enables the selection of species that are better adapted to these environmental conditions (Table 03). Tabela 03. ANOVA of the variables: plant height (H) and stem diameter at ground (D) among the evaluated species. FV GL QM F D H Species 0.472602 0.209691 24.969*(D) 12 Inside 0.016529 0.007424 28.246*(H) 45 Total 57 Overall average 0.8761(D) Overall average 0.4747 (H) *Significative at 0,05 of probability by the F test. NS not significant. Gl. Sci Technol, Rio Verde, v. 07, n. 02, p.86 – 97, maio/ago. 2014. F. C. dos S. Oliveira & R. R. G. F. Costa The species that presented the highest height growth was Clitoria fairchildiana (Fabaceae), with an average of 1.05 m, followed Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae), with an average of 0.60 m. The lowest development was presented by Schinus terebinthifolius (Anacardiaceae), with an average height of 0.21 m. For the characteristic diameter at ground, the species that presented the highest average was Clitoria fairchildiana (Fabaceae), 91 with an average diameter of 1.62 cm, followed by Tabebuia aurea (Bignoniaceae), with and average diameter of 1.13 cm and by Cecropia pachystachya (Urticaceae), with an average diameter of 1.04 cm. The species that presented the lowest performance for this characteristic was Schinus terebinthifolius (Anacardiaceae), with and average diameter of 0.44 cm (Figure 02). Graph of the species’ performance 1,8 1,6 1,4 1,2 1 H 0,8 D 0,6 0,4 0,2 0 Figure 02. Graph of the species performance for the characteristics H and D, in the headboard of a stream Clemências in Quirinópolis - GO – Brazil. The results of the performance among the species found in this research corroborate with the results found by Cabral et al. (2011) that verified a higher growth in plant height in a descending order in the species Alibertia edulis, Clitoria fairchildiana, Anadenanthera colubrine, Enterolobium contortisiliquum and Cecropia pachystachya. For the characteristic stem diameter at ground, the species that presented the best performance, also in a descending order, were Clitorea fairchildiana, Alibertia edulis, Enterolobium contortisiliquum, Bauhinia variegata and Anadenanthera colubrine. These authors comment that a limiting factor to the development of these species is the water stress during drought. Duarte et al. (2010) found in Clitorea fairchildiana the highest performance for stem diameter. According to Scalon et al. (2008), this species is featured for presenting a quick growth, being able to exceed 2m in only two years. It is important to emphasize that the plants must present quick growth and high survival rate, so that a forest recovery program be efficient. By comparing the growth performance of the species in different soil types, layers A and B presented a higher growth in D and H than layer C, as it can be observed in the Figures 2 and 3. The characteristics height and stem diameter are frequently used to describe the structure of the populations Gl. Sci Technol, Rio Verde, v. 07, n. 02, p.86 – 97, maio/ago. 2014. Relations among growth… (AMORIM; SAMPAIO; ARAUJO, 2005; ANDRADE et al., 2009). These populations have an influence in the environmental variation more important than the physiological aspects of an individual. Therefore, growth is considered an integrated response to many continuous or intermittent stresses which the plant is subjected to during its cycle of life (LAWSON; POETHIG, 1995). The species Enterolobium contortisiliquum is the only one which was observed in the three types of soil layers and did not present significant difference (at 0,05 of probability) for the D and H characteristics, as well as for the correlation stem diameter with the variable H/D (relation plant height and stem diameter). Despite not significant, the layer A presented the highest value for the relation H/D, with 128.57%, followed by layer B, with 100%, and layer C with 85.71%. The highest value for this relation indicates that there is a higher allocation of resources for the height feature than for the diameter in the layers A and B than in layer C (Figures 03 a and b ). However, whereas no differences in the performance of the species among the sampling areas were observed, it is possible to assume that the soil types exert similar effects over them. 92 This result corroborate with the one found by Cristianini et al. (2004) after comparing Savannah plants in two environmental conditions in the municipality of Itirapina SP. For Mesquita et al. (2004), the importance of evaluating the stem diameter is in the property of this variable of being able to express the plant vigor, due to the importance of the growth of the vascular cambium, which is responsible for the formation of new layers of phloem and xylem and for the increment of the stem and branch diameter. According to Alves and Santos (2002), growth strategies in tree species of the Atlantic Rainforest, considering height and stem diameter, vary depending on the layer occupied by them, as well as on their ontogenetic stage. The poor Savannah soil and disturbances such as fire are limiting factors more important than luminosity, considering their effects in the plant’s growth (CRISTIANINI et al., 2004). The suboptimal conditions cause a differentiated response in the plants, concerning the allocation of resources among their distinct body parts, what results in variation in the growth rates, diameter, survival and reproduction (ARAÚJO et al., 2010). Graphic of development in diameter by Soil Type (Soil A , Soil B and Soil C ) 3 Diameter (mm) 2,5 2 Soil A 1,5 Soil B Soil C 1 0,5 0 Individuals Genotypes Gl. Sci Technol, Rio Verde, v. 07, n. 02, p.86 – 97, maio/ago. 2014. F. C. dos S. Oliveira & R. R. G. F. Costa 93 Graphic of development in height by Soil Type (Soil A,Soil B andSoil C H) 120 Plant height (m) 100 80 Soil A 60 Soil B Soil C 40 20 0 Individuals (Genótypes) Figures 03 a) and b). Performance graph of the species in the distinct soil types for the characteristic stem diameter at ground (cm) D and for the characteristic plant height (m) H. The estimate of linear correlation shows the grade o association between two variables. There was a tendency of positive influence between height (H) and stem diameter at ground (D) in all species. The highest values of correlation between these traits were observed in Jacaranda cuspidifolia Mart., with 0,82, followed by Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart. Ex Hayne, with a correla- tion of 0.81; Clitoria fairchildiana, with 0.74 and Syzugium cumini, with a moderate correlation of 0.63. In this way, it is possible to perform the indirect selection of a character through the direct selection of another one. The lowest estimate for this parameter was 0.053ns, observed in Enterolobium gummiferum (Table 04). Table 04. Estimates of linear correlation (rxy) and determination coefficients (r2xy) between diameter at ground (D) and height (H) and correlation between stem diameter at ground (D), with the relation plant height and stem diameter at ground (H/D) of native and exotic plants rxy r2xy (H/D) Species Scientific name Common name Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil.) Paineira 0.1018 0.01038 -0.2739 Ravenna Tabebuia aurea (Silva Manso) Ipê Amarelo 0.0771 0.006 -0.0471 Benth. & Hook. f. ex S. Moore 1 Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels Jambolão 0.63603 0.4045 -0.0701 Myrsine gardneriana Miq. Pororoca 0.38176 0.1457 -0.5262 Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart. Jatobá 0.80896 0.65442 -0.1688 ex Hayne Enterolobium contortisili- Tamboril 0.053ns 0.0028 -0.5983 quum (Vell.) Morong Clitoria fairchildiana R. A. Sombreiro 0.7403 0.5480 -0.6042 Howard Gl. Sci Technol, Rio Verde, v. 07, n. 02, p.86 – 97, maio/ago. 2014. Relations among growth… Psidium guajava L. Jacaranda cuspidifolia Mart. Anadenanthera colubrina (Vell.) Brenan Inga edulis Mart. Cecropia pachystachya Trécul Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi 94 Goiabeira Caroba Angico 0.2011 0.8223 0.4916 0.0404 0.6762 0.2416 -0.4065 0.2619 -0.2031 Ingá de Metro Embaúba Aroeira 0.457 0.3301 0.6314 0.2088 0.1089 0.3987 -0.5496 -0.7680 -0.3765 **, *: Significant at 1 and 5 % of probability through the F ns: not significant through the T. 1 Exotic plant. High and positive correlations between the characteristics height and diameter were found by Tavares et al. (2011), who obtained correlation of 0.78 after evaluating progenies of dwarf cashew tree in Tocantins. Similar values were verified by Ramos et al. (2009) in banana tree’s genotypes (0.51). Freitas et al. (2007) found positive but lower correlations than the ones found in this work (0.177), in Coffea arabica L. Ferreira et al. (2012) also found positive correlations for these characters in papaya trees. Sebbenn et al. (2008) found phenotypic correlations of 0.53 in Pinus elliottii var. elliottii. According to these authors, the selection of a character can bring indirect genetic benefits in the other. In other words, the selection of progenies with higher stem diameter averages can indirectly guarantee the selection of progenies with higher height. In this case, the selection must be performed with the DAS character, considering its higher precision and ease of measurement. It is important to note that information about phenotypic correlations among growth traits in native Savannah plants is still scarce, most likely due to its little use in commercial plantation. The determination coefficient of higher magnitude was found in Jacaranda cuspidifolia, with an value equal to 0.6762, followed by Hymenaea stigonocarpa with 0.6544. It appears that 67.62% of the variation in the plant height can be explained by the variation in the stem diameter. The lowest determination coefficient was verified in Tabebuia aurea, with 0.006. In other words, only 0.6% of the variation in the plant height is explained by the stem diameter at ground (Table 04). These values were already expected, considering that the phenotypic corre- lations were all positive and significant in most of the species. Similar value for this estimate was found by Silva et al. (2007) who found a determination coefficient value (R²) varying from 0.76 (Tamarindus indica and Leucaena leucocephala) to 0.92 (Prosopis juliflora and Azadirachta indica), after evaluating the growth of seven perennial species adapted to the Brazilian semiarid. Araújo et al. (2010) showed that the resource allocation pattern is complex and variable during the plant’s cycle of life. The determination coefficients registered by these authors were low if compared to the ones found in this research, being the highest value (0.55) observed in the juvenile stage for the populations of Croton sonderianus Müll.Arg. and Caesalpinia pyramidalis Tul. Silva (1998) also registered low values of the determination coefficient (11%) for the relation height/diameter in ten populations of Caatinga. Figueiredo et al. (2010), on the other hand, found determination coefficients of 0.98 – values that are higher than the ones found in this work. It was observed that the stem diameter had a correlation significantly negative with the variable H/D (relation plant height and stem diameter). The lowest value was found in Tabebuia aurea, with -0.0471. The species Jacaranda cuspidifolia Mart. presented low but significant correlation: 0.2619 (Table 04). A similar value was found by Tavares et al. (2011), who verified correlation of -0.0401 in dwarf cashew tree, what is expected because a high value for the relation H/D is not interesting, since it would mean plants with a thin stem and low vigor (Tavares et al., 2011). Gl. Sci Technol, Rio Verde, v. 07, n. 02, p.86 – 97, maio/ago. 2014. F. C. dos S. Oliveira & R. R. G. F. Costa According to Figueiredo et al. (2010), the plant height reflects its growth rate, which is subjected to the environmental conditions and to the genetic characteristics of the individual. The plant shape, considering the relation height/diameter, can be indicated as a visible strategy to compensate the influence of stress factors. Variations for these growth traits were also significant in the work of Figueiredo et al. (2011), comparing populations of Caatinga in environments with and without streams, where the species C. leucocephala presented differentiated behavior for plant height and stem diameted between both sites. Cristianini et al. (2004) verified that the diameter growth was proportionally higher in relation to the height growth, values that ranged 0.05 in Diospyros, and 0.03 in Aegiphilla, Dalbergia, Erythoxylum and Stryphnodendron, after comparing these species in different environmental disturbances in an area of the Savannah. For these authors, the phylogenetic factor had higher contribution to the plants growth, since no environmental influence was verified. Therefore, as the stem grows (increase in the plant’s diameter), the relation H/D decreases proportionally, what is confirmed by the negative correlation. A minor relation of this character contributes to the success of the plant’s adaptation, making it more resistant to the environmental conditions (SILVA et al., 2007; TAVARES et al., 2011; FIGUEIREDO et al., 2012). The relation among growth traits has been indicated as a way to evaluate the resources allocation strategies obtained by the plants. Thereby, differences in the development of the plant among the sites allow us to indicate strategies adopted by the vegetal in stress conditions, aiming at maximizing its performance. 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