Surface tension, rheology and hydrophobicity of rhizodeposits and seed mucilage influence soil water retention and hysteresis

Rhizosphere-Scale Quantification of Hydraulic and Mechanical Properties of Soil Impacted by Root and Seed Exudates

(2018) M. Naveed et al.   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

Plant exudates may stabilize or weaken soil depending on species, origin and time

(2017) M. Naveed et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Biohydrogel induced soil-water interactions: how to untangle the gel effect? A review

(2017) Mathilde Brax et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

Rhizodeposition under drought is controlled by root growth rate and rhizosphere water content

(2017) Maire Holz et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Response-based selection of barley cultivars and legume species for complementarity: Root morphology and exudation in relation to nutrient source

(2017) Courtney D. Giles et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Rhizosphere hydrophobicity: A positive trait in the competition for water

(2017) Thorsten Zeppenfeld et al.   PLoS One

Biophysical rhizosphere processes affecting root water uptake

(2016) A. Carminati et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

A Modified Osmotic Diaphragmatic Oedometer for Investigating the Hydro-Mechanical Response of Unsaturated Soils

(2016) M. Ajdari et al.   GEOTECHNICAL TESTING JOURNAL

An efficient method for the collection of root mucilage from different plant species-A case study on the effect of mucilage on soil water repellency

(2016) Ina-Maria Zickenrott et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE

Simulation of root water uptake under consideration of nonequilibrium dynamics in the rhizosphere

(2016) Eva Kroener et al.   WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

Mechanisms for Soil-Water Retention and Hysteresis at High Suction Range

(2015) Ning Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Drying of mucilage causes water repellency in the rhizosphere of maize: measurements and modelling

(2015) Mutez Ali Ahmed et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Mucilage exudation facilitates root water uptake in dry soils

(2014) Mutez A. Ahmed et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Growth Responses of Maize Plants Cultivated in Sandy Soil Amended by Different Superabsorbant Hydrogels

(2014) Ahmed Mohammed Mazen et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION

The effect of natural seed coatings of Capsella bursa-pastoris L. Medik. (shepherd’s purse) on soil-water retention, stability and hydraulic conductivity

(2014) Wenni Deng et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Nonequilibrium water dynamics in the rhizosphere: How mucilage affects water flow in soils

(2014) Eva Kroener et al.   WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

Root Exudate Enhanced Contaminant Desorption: An Abiotic Contribution to the Rhizosphere Effect

(2013) Gregory H. LeFevre et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Interplay between soil drying and root exudation in rhizosheath development

(2013) Ammar A. Albalasmeh et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Plasticity of rhizosphere hydraulic properties as a key for efficient utilization of scarce resources

(2012) Andrea Carminati et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Surface tension of viscous biopolymer solutions measured using the du Nouy ring method and the drop weight methods

(2012) Boon-Beng Lee et al.   POLYMER BULLETIN

Is the Rhizosphere Temporarily Water Repellent?

(2012) Ahmad B. Moradi et al.   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

Three-dimensional visualization and quantification of water content in the rhizosphere

(2011) Ahmad B. Moradi et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

How the Rhizosphere May Favor Water Availability to Roots

(2011) Andrea Carminati et al.   VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL

Physicochemical and Rheological Characterization of Gum Tragacanth Exudates from Six Species of Iranian Astragalus

(2010) Sima Balaghi et al.   Food Biophysics

Root elongation, water stress, and mechanical impedance: a review of limiting stresses and beneficial root tip traits

(2010) A. Glyn Bengough et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Dynamics of soil water content in the rhizosphere

(2010) Andrea Carminati et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Rhizosphere: biophysics, biogeochemistry and ecological relevance

(2009) Philippe Hinsinger et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Carbon flow in the rhizosphere: carbon trading at the soil–root interface

(2009) D. L. Jones et al.   PLANT AND SOIL