Influence of plant root system morphology and architectural traits on soil shear resistance

Plant and Soil

Volumn 377, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 43-61

  Ghestem, Murielle ^a   Veylon, Guillaume ^b   Bernard, Alain ^b   Vanel, Quentin ^c   Stokes, Alexia ^d  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d UMR AMAP   (France)

Author keywords

Jatropha curcas L.; Landslides; Rhus chinensis Miller; Ricinus communis L.; Shear strength; Slope stability; Soil reinforcement

Indexed keywords

CONFINING PRESSURE; DEFORMATION; LANDSLIDE; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT SYSTEM; SHEAR STRENGTH; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL REINFORCEMENT;

CHINA; YUNNAN;

HEDERA; JATROPHA CURCAS; RHUS CHINENSIS; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 84898057874     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1572-1     Document Type: Article

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