Detachment rate, soil erodibility, and soil strength as influenced by living plant roots part I: Laboratory study

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1167-1174

  Mamo, Mitiku ^a   Bubenzer, Gary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Living roots; Rill erosion; Shear strength; Soil detachment; Soil erodibility

Indexed keywords

EROSION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PIPE; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOILS; STABILITY;

SOIL DETACHMENT RATES;

AGRICULTURE;

LOAM; ROOT; SOIL EROSION; SOIL STRENGTH;

EID: 0035692464     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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