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Root Channel Formation

Root Channel Formation is a morphopedological process denoting the development of preferential pathways in compacted soil layers through the physical penetration and decay of plant roots, distinguished by its role in ameliorating soil structure and enhancing subsurface drainage and aeration.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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The Influence of Plant Root Systems on Subsurface Flow: Implications for Slope Stability

Murielle Ghestem, Roy C. Sidle, Alexia Stokes · BioScience · 2011 · 525 citations

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Root Channels and Roots in Forest Soils

R. N. Gaiser · Soil Science Society of America Journal · 1952 · 72 citations

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Tropical forest structure and understorey determine subsurface flow through biopores formed by plant roots

Luis Merino‐Martín, Yogan Monnier, Diane Bouchet et al. · CATENA · 2019 · 57 citations · Full text

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Constricted growth of grass roots through rigid pores

D. Scholefield, David Hall · Plant and Soil · 1985 · 54 citations

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Formation and environmental significance of late Quaternary calcareous root tubes in the deserts of the Alashan Plateau, northwest China

Zhuolun Li, Nai’ang Wang, Hongyi Cheng et al. · Quaternary International · 2014 · 46 citations

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Authors

29

  1. RC
    Roy C. Sidle

    Kyoto University, Japan

    2 publications · 582 citations

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  2. AS
    Alexia Stokes

    UMR Botanique et Modélisation de l’Architecture des Plantes et des végétations, France

    2 publications · 582 citations

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  3. KC
    Kun‐Fang Cao

    Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, China

    1 publications · 57 citations

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  4. KN
    Kai Ning

    Lanzhou University, China

    1 publications · 46 citations

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  5. JS
    John Schiefelbein

    University of Michigan, United States

    1 publications · 31 citations

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Institutions

15

  1. Centre d'Écologie Fonctionnelle et Évolutive

    Montpellier, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    57 citations

  2. Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    9 publications

    513 citations

  3. Central Soil and Materials Research Station

    New Delhi, India

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    72 citations

  4. RWTH Aachen University

    Aachen, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  5. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    1 h-index

    9 publications

    513 citations

  6. Guangxi University

    Nanning, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    57 citations

  7. UMR Botanique et Modélisation de l’Architecture des Plantes et des végétations

    Montpellier, France

    1 h-index

    9 publications

    513 citations

  8. Lanzhou University

    Lanzhou, China

    1 h-index

    6 publications

    276 citations

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Venues

  1. Annals of Botany

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  2. BioScience

    1 publications · 525 citations

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  3. Quaternary International

    1 publications · 46 citations

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  4. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  5. CATENA

    1 publications · 57 citations

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