Increase in the fracture toughness and bond energy of clay by a root exudate

European Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 855-862

  Zhang, B ^a   Hallett, P D ^b   Zhang, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY SOIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; EXUDATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; KAOLINITE; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT SYSTEM; THERMOELASTICITY;

EID: 51749101941     PISSN: 13510754     EISSN: 13652389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.2008.01045.x     Document Type: Article

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