1. The Temporal Dynamics of Cynodon Dactylon Soil - Root System in Soil Conservation and Slope Reinforcement
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Jin Xia Zhang, Fang Qing Chen, and Miao Zhang
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geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Resistance (ecology) ,biology ,General Engineering ,Root system ,Cynodon dactylon ,biology.organism_classification ,Agronomy ,Ultimate tensile strength ,Environmental science ,Geotechnical engineering ,Soil conservation ,Reinforcement ,Shear strength (discontinuity) ,Riparian zone - Abstract
Cynodon dactylon has become a dominant riparian species in the reservoir region after the Three Gorges project was finished. In order to determine the effect of the species in soil conservation and slope reinforcement and the variation over time, the soil erosion resistance and shear strength of plants soil-root systems were tested during different seasons in a year through control experiment. Results showed that C. dactylon roots enhanced significantly soil conservation and slope reinforcement. The tensile strength of C. dactylon roots reached from 65.34 to 91.22Kpa/mm2 after three to twelve month growth, so did the soil erosion resistance coefficient from 0.34 to 0.86, shear strength from 20.82 to 25.98Kpa increasing by 39.62%, 154.90% and 24.74% respectively. We conclude that the temporal dynamics of C. dactylon roots influenced the performance of soil-root system in soil conservation and slope reinforcement.
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- 2013
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