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Effects of residue stoichiometric, biochemical and C functional features on soil aggregation during decomposition of eleven organic residues

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Different plant species exhibit contrasting root traits and penetration to variation in soil bulk density of clayey red soil

(2021) Yangbo He et al.   AGRONOMY JOURNAL

Do roots bind soil? Comparing the physical and biological role of plant roots in fluvial streambank erosion: A mini-JET study

(2020) Daniel J. Smith et al.   GEOMORPHOLOGY

Precrops alleviate soil physical limitations for soybean root growth in an Oxisol from southern Brazil

(2020) Altamir Mateus Bertollo et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Bio-tillage: A new perspective for sustainable agriculture

(2020) Zhongbin Zhang et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Effects of organic carbon and iron oxides on soil aggregate stability under different tillage systems in a rice–rape cropping system

(2019) Bin Xue et al.   CATENA

Shear strength of an unsaturated loam soil as affected by vetiver and polyacrylamide

(2019) Elham Amiri et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Increased soil aggregate stability is strongly correlated with root and soil properties along a gradient of secondary succession on the Loess Plateau

(2019) Lie Xiao et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Vegetation restoration and fine roots promote soil infiltrability in heavy-textured soils

(2019) Hao-xin Hao et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

The effects of varied soil properties induced by natural grassland succession on the process of soil detachment

(2018) Bing Wang et al.   CATENA

Impact of plant root functional traits and associated mycorrhizas on the aggregate stability of a tropical Ferralsol

(2018) Julien Demenois et al.   GEODERMA

Thirty-four years of no-tillage and cover crops improve soil quality and increase cotton yield in Alfisols, Southeastern USA

(2018) Amin Nouri et al.   GEODERMA

Effects of maize roots on aggregate stability and enzyme activities in soil

(2017) Amit Kumar et al.   GEODERMA

The effect of Bahiagrass roots on soil erosion resistance of Aquults in subtropical China

(2017) Chao Ye et al.   GEOMORPHOLOGY

Species and root traits impact macroaggregation in the rhizospheric soil of a Mediterranean common garden experiment

(2017) Vincent Poirier et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

The influence of soil drying- and tillage-induced penetration resistance on maize root growth in a clayey soil

(2016) Li-rong LIN et al.   Journal of Integrative Agriculture

Root growth dynamics inside and outside of soil biopores as affected by crop sequence determined with the profile wall method

(2015) Eusun Han et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Quantification of soil biopore density after perennial fodder cropping

(2015) Eusun Han et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

The decomposition of fine and coarse roots: their global patterns and controlling factors

(2015) Xinyue Zhang et al.   Scientific Reports

Effect of root architecture on structural stability and erodibility of topsoils during concentrated flow in hilly Loess Plateau

(2014) Qiang Li et al.   Chinese Geographical Science

Why fine tree roots are stronger than thicker roots: The role of cellulose and lignin in relation to slope stability

(2013) Chao-Bo Zhang et al.   GEOMORPHOLOGY

Mechanical properties and soil stability affected by fertilizer treatments for an Ultisol in subtropical China

(2012) Wei Yang et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Winter Annual Cover Crop Impacts on No-Till Soil Physical Properties and Organic Matter

(2012) M.K. Steele et al.   SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL

Quantitative estimates of root densities at minirhizotrons differ from those in the bulk soil

(2011) Rose-Marie Rytter et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Contributions of biotic and abiotic factors to soil aggregation across a land use gradient

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Penetration of cover crop roots through compacted soils

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