Shallow soils are highly vulnerable to the combined impacts of various factors, including vehicle loading, precipitation, and groundwater. The slope soil at the roadside is inevitably subjected to ...

Plant roots are important in ecological slope protection and reinforcement, significantly affecting soil’s water-holding characteristics and shear strength. The typical herb Festuca Arundinacea ...

Plants are able to modify their root hydraulics to maintain water status and strategically use soil water, according to a new study published today in the New Phytologist. When soils are drying, ...