Pascal Benard

Liquid bridges at the root-soil interface

Andrea Carminati, Pascal Benard, Mutez Ali Ahmed et al. · Plant and Soil · 2017 · 142 citations

Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering, Civil Engineering +4

Microhydrological Niches in Soils: How Mucilage and EPS Alter the Biophysical Properties of the Rhizosphere and Other Biological Hotspots

Pascal Benard, Mohsen Zarebanadkouki, Mathilde Brax et al. · Vadose Zone Journal · 2019 · 127 citations · Full text

Soil Mechanic, Soil Property, Biogeochemistry +15

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

Mutez Ali Ahmed, Eva Kroener, Pascal Benard et al. · Plant and Soil · 2015 · 104 citations

Engineering, Desiccation, Botany +6

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

Muhammad Naveed, Mutez Ali Ahmed, Pascal Benard et al. · Plant and Soil · 2019 · 94 citations · Full text

Biogels in Soils: Plant Mucilage as a Biofilm Matrix That Shapes the Rhizosphere Microbial Habitat

Meisam Nazari, Samuel Bickel, Pascal Benard et al. · Frontiers in Plant Science · 2022 · 59 citations · Full text

Biopolymer Gel, Mucilage Shares, Biofilm Matrix +9