The development of symmetry, rigidity and anchorage in the structural root system of conifers

By M. Coutts, C. Nielsen, B. Nicoll. Plant and Soil, 2004

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The influences of forest stand management on biotic and abiotic risks of damage (2009, background): “Site preparation operations which provide even resources around trees for symmetrical development of tree roots may increase stand resistance to strong winds (Coutts et al., 1999), just as drainage and tilling can increase the effective rooting depth (Ni Dhubhain et al.”
Coarse root architecture of three boreal tree species growing in mixed stands (2008, methodology): “Fitter et al. (1991) showed, on the basis of correlation calculations between exploitation efficiency and architectural variables obtained from modelled root systems, that internode length is the dominant factor from the efficiency viewpoint.”
Modeling Soil Processes: Review, Key Challenges, and New Perspectives (2016, background): “The functional design of plant roots is optimized for sufficient anchorage to the ground (Coutts, 1983, 1986; Coutts et al., 1999).”
Distribution and tensile strength of Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) roots growing on slopes of Caspian Forests, Iran (2009, background): “Adaptive growth below ground may be even more important as a compensatory mechanism to self-loading, but there is only limited information on biomass allocation of roots (Canadell and Roda 1991; Nicoll and Ray 1996) within the structural root system of large forest trees (Coutts et al. 1999).”