Material stiffness, branching pattern and soil matric potential affect the pullout resistance of model root systems

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1471-1481

  Mickovski, S B ^a,b,c   Bengough, A G ^b   Bransby, M F ^a   Davies, M C R ^a   Hallett, P D ^b   Sonnenberg, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Jacobs UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; MODELING; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL STRENGTH; STIFFNESS;

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EID: 36248949536     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2007.00953.x     Document Type: Article

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