Root morphology and effects on soil reinforcement and slope stability of young vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides) plants grown in semi-arid climate

Plant and Soil

Volumn 324, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-56

  Mickovski, S B ^a   van Beek, L P H ^b  

^a Jacobs UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eco engineering; Roots; Shear; Slope stability; Terraces; Vetiver

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; LAND EVALUATION; MARL; MONOCOTYLEDON; MORPHOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PLANTATION; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT SYSTEM; SALINE SOIL; SEMIARID REGION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY; SLOPE STABILIZATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TERRACE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

VETIVERIA; VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES;

EID: 70350602532     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-0130-y     Document Type: Article

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