Briza Media Drought Resilience Data from Ancient and Young Grasslands

Experimental data supports a study on how grassland age and local adaptation shape drought resilience in the common grass Briza media. The dataset includes results from mesocosm experiments combining soils and genotypes from grasslands last cultivated 28–300 years ago. It was authored by Yuying Jing and last updated on 2026-04-19.

Use Cases

• Modeling drought resistance and recovery in grasses based on grassland age categories mentioned in the description
• Analyzing the role of soil fungal pathogen abundance in plant drought resilience
• Studying local adaptation by comparing plant productivity in 'home' versus 'away' soils
• Investigating the long-term legacy of agricultural history on soil microbial communities

Strengths

• Data supports a controlled mesocosm experiment with defined grassland age categories (young: 28–63 years, intermediate: 63–84 years, ancient: >84–300 years).
• Includes multiple file formats (R, TXT, CSV) for accessibility.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• The dataset is small (5.7 MB), which may limit the scope of analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Yuying Jing

Collection Method

Data generated from a reciprocal transplant mesocosm experiment subjecting Briza media to a drought event.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-19 14:03:59; freshness should be verified.