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Root Adhesion Mechanisms

Root Adhesion Mechanisms is a biological process that mediates the attachment of plant roots to soil particles through the secretion of mucilaginous polysaccharides and the action of root cap cells, distinguishing it from other root-soil interaction processes by its specific role in initiating and stabilizing physical contact at the root-soil interface.

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120

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74

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2017–2026

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38

Root cohesion of forest species in the Italian Alps

Gian Battista Bischetti, Enrico Antonio Chiaradia, T. Epis et al. · Plant and Soil · 2009 · 247 citations

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Quantifying the Binding and Bonding Effects of Plant Roots on Soil Detachment by Overland Flow in 10 Typical Grasslands on the Loess Plateau

Bing Wang, Guanghui Zhang · Soil Science Society of America Journal · 2017 · 160 citations

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Root hairs aid soil penetration by anchoring the root surface to pore walls

A. Glyn Bengough, Kenneth Loades, Blair M. McKenzie · Journal of Experimental Botany · 2016 · 118 citations · Full text

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Adhesion of fungal zoospores to root surfaces is mediated by carbohydrate determinants of the root slime

Jillian M. Hinch, Adrienne E. Clarke · Physiological Plant Pathology · 1980 · 97 citations

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The attachment strategy of English ivy: a complex mechanism acting on several hierarchical levels

B Melzer, Tina Steinbrecher, Robin Seidel et al. · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 2010 · 90 citations

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Authors

120

  1. ME
    M. E. McCully

    Carleton University, Canada

    2 publications · 64 citations

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  2. AG
    A. Glyn Bengough

    University of Dundee, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 138 citations

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  3. FG
    Filippo Giadrossich

    University of Sassari, Italy

    1 publications · 83 citations

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  4. MM
    M. Mańka

    University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  5. AR
    Anı́bal R. Lodeiro

    Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular, Argentina

    1 publications · 11 citations

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Institutions

74

  1. University of Dundee

    Dundee, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    151 citations

  2. University of Sassari

    Sassari, Italy

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    147 citations

  3. Institute of Soil and Water Conservation

    Yangling, China

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    443 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    133 citations

  5. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

    Birmensdorf, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    83 citations

  6. Minia University

    Minya, Egypt

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  7. Universidad Nacional de La Plata

    La Plata, Argentina

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    33 citations

  8. Battelle

    Geneva, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    83 citations

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Venues

  1. Plant and Soil

    5 publications · 451 citations

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  2. Soil and Tillage Research

    2 publications · 80 citations

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  3. New Phytologist

    2 publications · 53 citations

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  4. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

    MPMI · 2 publications · 71 citations

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  5. Physiologia Plantarum

    2 publications · 69 citations

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