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Effects of root dehydration on biomechanical properties of woody roots of Ulex europaeus by Boldrin, D., Leung, Anthony K., Bengough, A. G.

“…Aims Effects of root water status on root tensile strength and Young's modulus were studied in relation to root reinforcement of slopes. Methods Biomechanical…”
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Correlating hydrologic reinforcement of vegetated soil with plant traits during establishment of woody perennials by Boldrin, D., Leung, Anthony K., Bengough, A. G.

“…Background and aims Vegetation stabilizes slopes via root mechanical reinforcement and hydrologie reinforcement induced by transpiration. Most studies have…”
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Surface tension, rheology and hydrophobicity of rhizodeposits and seed mucilage influence soil water retention and hysteresis by Naveed, M., Ahmed, M. A., Benard, P., Brown, L. K., George, T. S., Bengough, A. G., Roose, T., Koebernick, N., Hallett, P. D.

“…Aims Rhizodeposits collected from hydroponic solutions with roots of maize and barley, and seed mucilage washed from chia, were added to soil to measure their…”
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Hydrologic reinforcement induced by contrasting woody species during summer and winter by Boldrin, D., Leung, A. K., Bengough, A. G.

“…Aims Vegetation can improve slope stability by transpiration-induced suction (hydrologie reinforcement). However, hydrologie reinforcement varies with seasons,…”
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Drying of fibrous roots strengthens the negative power relation between biomechanical properties and diameter by Ekeoma, E. C., Boldrin, D., Loades, K. W., Bengough, A. G.

“…Aims Test the effects of root drying on biomechanical properties of fibrous roots. Methods Tensile strength and Young’s modulus of Festuca arundinacea roots…”
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Impact of root hairs on microscale soil physical properties in the field by Marin, M., Hallett, P. D., Feeney, D. S., Brown, L. K., Naveed, M., Koebernick, N., Ruiz, S., Bengough, A. G., Roose, T., George, T. S.

“…Aims Recent laboratory studies revealed that root hairs may alter soil physical behaviour, influencing soil porosity and water retention on the small scale…”
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Effect of root age on the biomechanics of seminal and nodal roots of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in contrasting soil environments by Loades, K. W, Bengough, A. G, Bransby, M. F, Hallett, P. D

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The biomechanics of root systems influence plant lodging resistance and soil structural stabilisation. Tissue age has the potential to…”
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Biomechanics of nodal, seminal and lateral roots of barley: effects of diameter, waterlogging and mechanical impedance by Loades, K. W., Bengough, A. G., Bransby, M. F., Hallett, P. D.

“…Background and aims Biomechanical properties of cereal root systems largely control both resistance to root lodging and their ability to stabilise soil…”
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Estimating root-soil contact from 3D X-ray microtomographs by Schmidt, S., Bengough, A. G., Gregory, P. J., Grinev, D. V., Otten, W.

“…Adequate contact with the soil is essential for water and nutrient adsorption by plant roots, but the determination of root–soil contact is a challenging task…”
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Centrifuge modelling of soil slopes containing model plant roots by SONNENBERG, R, BRANSBY, M. F, BENGOUGH, A. G, HALLETT, P. D, DAVIES, M. C. R

“…A series of centrifuge model tests were conducted to investigate the contribution of root reinforcement to slope stability. A compacted sandy clay slope,…”
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Plant Roots Release Phospholipid Surfactants That Modify the Physical and Chemical Properties of Soil by Read, D. B., Bengough, A. G., Gregory, P. J., Crawford, J. W., Robinson, D., Scrimgeour, C. M., Young, I. M., Zhang, K., Zhang, X.

“…• Plant root mucilages contain powerful surfactants that will alter the interaction of soil solids with water and ions, and the rates of microbial processes. •…”
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Root- and microbial-derived mucilages affect soil structure and water transport by Czarnes, S., Hallett, P. D., Bengough, A. G., Young, I. M.

“…Summary The production of exudates by plant roots and microbes in the rhizosphere, together with intense wetting and drying cycles due to evapotranspiration,…”
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Centrifuge modelling of soil slopes reinforced with vegetation by Sonnenberg, R, Bransby, M. F, Hallett, P. D, Bengough, A. G, Mickovski, S. B, Davies, M. C.R

“…This paper reports a series of geotechnical centrifuge model tests conducted to investigate the mechanical reinforcement of slopes by vegetation. Some of the…”
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Gel observation chamber for rapid screening of root traits in cereal seedlings by Bengough, A.G, Gordon, D.C, Al-Menaie, H, Ellis, R.P, Allan, D, Keith, R, Thomas, W.T.B, Forster, B.P

“…A simple gel chamber is described for measurement of seedling root traits. Seedlings are located between two closely spaced flat layers of transparent gel, on…”
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Predicting Penetrometer Resistance from the Compression Characteristic of Soil by Gao, W, Ren, T, Bengough, A.G, Auneau, L, Watts, C.W, Whalley, W.R

“…Soil compaction is a serious issue that affects the growth of crop roots. Penetrometer resistance is often used as an indicator of the resistance of soil to…”
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Plant Influence on Rhizosphere Hydraulic Properties: Direct Measurements Using a Miniaturized Infiltrometer by Hallett, P. D., Gordon, D. C., Bengough, A. G.

“…• An infiltrometer device, 0.4 mm in radius was designed specifically to measure the hydraulic characteristics of rhizosphere soil. Its testing and application…”
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Significance of root hairs for plant performance under contrasting field conditions and water deficit by Marin, M, Feeney, D S, Brown, L K, Naveed, M, Ruiz, S, Koebernick, N, Bengough, A G, Hallett, P D, Roose, T, Puértolas, J, Dodd, I C, George, T S

“…Abstract Background and Aims Previous laboratory studies have suggested selection for root hair traits in future crop breeding to improve resource use…”
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Plant exudates may stabilize or weaken soil depending on species, origin and time by Naveed, M., Brown, L. K., Raffan, A. C., George, T. S., Bengough, A. G., Roose, T., Sinclair, I., Koebernick, N., Cooper, L., Hackett, C. A., Hallett, P. D.

“…Summary We hypothesized that plant exudates could either gel or disperse soil depending on their chemical characteristics. Barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv…”
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Resistance of simple plant root systems to uplift loads by Mickovski, S. B, Bransby, M. F, Bengough, A. G, Davies, M. C.R, Hallett, P. D

“…Plant root systems frequently permeate both natural and engineered soil slopes, influencing slope stability via mechanical reinforcement and soil drying. These…”
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Significance of root hairs at the field scale – modelling root water and phosphorus uptake under different field conditions by Ruiz, S., Koebernick, N., Duncan, S., Fletcher, D. McKay, Scotson, C., Boghi, A., Marin, M., Bengough, A. G., George, T. S., Brown, L. K., Hallett, P. D., Roose, T.

“…Background and aims Root hairs play a significant role in phosphorus (P) extraction at the pore scale. However, their importance at the field scale remains…”
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