Effects of Soil Properties and Tree Species on Root–Soil Anchorage Characteristics

Root anchoring provides nonnegligible assistance to prevent soil erosion and stabilize slopes. The anchoring ability of plants suffers a tremendous impact from the soil conditions and the root characteristics. To reveal the root reinforcement effect, a group of pullout tests was conducted on five di...

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Main Authors: Ji, X. (Author), Liu, S. (Author), Zhang, X. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2022
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