The Influence of Cellulose Content on Tensile Strength in Tree Roots

By M. Genet, Alexia Stokes, F. Salin, S. Mickovski, Thierry Fourcaud, J. Dumail, R. V. Beek. Plant and Soil, 2005

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Subfields: Mechanical Engineering, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Soil Science

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Material stiffness, branching pattern and soil matric potential affect the pullout resistance of model root systems (2007, background): “…complex behaviour and material properties due to different surface and frictional properties (root hairs, bark etc.; Bailey et al., 2002; Dupuy et al., 2005; Pradhan et al., 2006), and due to cell wall composition that is a function of root age (lignin, cellulose content, etc.; Genet et al., 2005).”
Root Pruning and Stability of Young Willow Oak (2008, unknown): “Genet et al. (2005) found significant differences in root strength among tree species with Fagus syl-vatica (cid:1) smaller diameter roots.”
Root reinforcement and slope bioengineering stabilization by Spanish Broom ( Spartium junceum L.) (2009, unknown): “…theSpartium junceum L. rooting system grown on slopes In general, the development of the root system is influenced by genetic and environmental factors, e.g. its lignin and cellulose content, soil structure and texture, temperature and water availability, seasons and altitude (Genet et al., 2005).”
Influence of root characteristics and soil variables on the uprooting mechanics of Avena sativa and Medicago sativa seedlings (2014, background): “Pullout and rupture tests have been conducted both in the laboratory (Ennos, 1989, 1990; Bailey et al., 2002; Genet et al., 2005; Mickovski et al., 2009; Schwarz et al., 2011) and in the field (Karrenberg et al.”
Simulation of direct shear tests on rooted and non-rooted soil using finite element analysis (2011, background): “Like real thin and fine roots (Genet et al., 2005; Mickovski et al., 2007), these elements only have axial stiffness along their length and locally add stiffness to the elements they are embedded in.”
Plant root traits affecting the resistance of soils to concentrated flow erosion (2012, background): “This relationship has been attributed to differences in root structure and in particular to higher cellulose concentrations in small roots (Genet et al., 2005).”
The role of fine and coarse roots in shallow slope stability and soil erosion control with a focus on root system architecture: a review (2007, background): “As tensile strength, usually expressed in MPa, increases with decreasing root diameter (Bischetti et al. 2005; Genet et al. 2005; O’Loughlin and Watson 1979; Operstein and Frydman 2000; Turmanina 1965; Wu 1976), a large number of fine roots would fix the soil more effectively than a small number of ”
Tree Roots Anchoring and Binding Soil: Reducing Landslide Risk in Indonesian Agroforestry (2020, background): “Root tensile strength, which is supposedly an intrinsic property that does not depend on the dimensions of the test specimen, can increase with decreasing root diameter, associated with a higher percentage of cellulose [40].”
Quantifying lateral root reinforcement in steep slopes – from a bundle of roots to tree stands (2010, background): “The dependency of stress–strain relationship on root diameter are attributed to variations in tissue density and cellulose content and are affected by branching order (Genet et al., 2005; Wang et al., 2006).”
An analytical fiber bundle model for pullout mechanics of root bundles (2011, background): “This behavior has been reported in one study [Ammann et al., 2009] and can be attributed to the loss of cellulose with aging leaving proportionally more of the stiff lignin behind [Genet et al., 2005].”
Engineering ecological protection against landslides in diverse mountain forests: Choosing cohesion models (2012, unknown): “As roots of different species have specific mechanical properties (Genet et al., 2005), the coefficients ̨ and ̌ (Eq.”
Root biomechanical properties during establishment of woody perennials (2017, unknown): “353 The post-peak decrease in tensile strength with increasing root diameter is in 354 agreement with most of the literature (Genet et al. 2005; Bischetti et al. 2009; Mickovski et 355 al.”
Root distribution of poplar at varying densities on pastoral hill country (2010, background): “Thin roots are the most resistant in tension, and their strength often increases sharply with a decrease in root diameter (Bischetti et al. 2005; Genet et al. 2005; Reubens et al. 2007), particularly < 1.0 mm diameter.”
Scaling of the reinforcement of soil slopes by living plants in a geotechnical centrifuge (2017, methodology): “A universal testing machine (INSTRON 5966, INSTRON, MA, USA) tted with a 50-N load cell accurate to 2 mN was used to apply ensile loading to each root sample with an axial extension rate f 2 mm/min (Genet et al., 2005).”
Distribution and tensile strength of Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) roots growing on slopes of Caspian Forests, Iran (2009, background): “Genet et al. (2005) stated that "as root morphology is affected by local environment and since root chemical composition also varies with root morphology, it may be possible that the local environment also influenced root cellulose content".”