Can we manipulate root system architecture to control soil erosion?

Ola, A.; Dodd, I. C.; Quinton, J. N.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-603-2015

Articles | Volume 1, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-603-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-603-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 1, issue 2

Review article

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08 Sep 2015

Review article |

| 08 Sep 2015

Can we manipulate root system architecture to control soil erosion?

A. Ola, I. C. Dodd, and J. N. Quinton

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Final revised paper (published on 08 Sep 2015)
Preprint (discussion started on 26 Mar 2015)

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC C90: 'Review of 'Can we manipulate root system architecture to control soil erosion?'', Anonymous Referee #1, 27 Apr 2015
- AC C234: 'Response to reviewer 1', John Quinton, 08 Jun 2015
RC C133: 'review', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 May 2015
- AC C238: 'Response to reviewer 2', John Quinton, 08 Jun 2015

Peer-review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (24 Jun 2015) by Artemi Cerdà

AR by John Quinton on behalf of the Authors (31 Jul 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (review by Editor) (03 Aug 2015) by Artemi Cerdà

AR by John Quinton on behalf of the Authors (04 Aug 2015) Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (05 Aug 2015) by Artemi Cerdà

ED: Publish as is (05 Aug 2015) by Jorge Mataix-Solera (Executive editor)

AR by John Quinton on behalf of the Authors (01 Sep 2015) Manuscript

Short summary

Plant roots are crucial in soil erosion control. Moreover, some species respond to nutrient-rich patches by lateral root proliferation. At the soil surface dense mats of roots may block soil pores thereby limiting infiltration, enhancing runoff; whereas at depth local increases in shear strength may reinforce soils at the shear plane. This review considers the potential of manipulating plant roots to control erosion.