Stabilization of soil aggregates by the root systems of ryegrass
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by CSIRO Publishing in Soil Research
- Vol. 17 (3) , 429-441
- https://doi.org/10.1071/sr9790429
Abstract
The root system of ryegrass was more efficient than that of white clover in stabilizing aggregates of Lemnos loam because ryegrass supported a larger population of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae in the soil. Electron micrographs show that the hyphae were covered with a layer of amorphous material, probably polysaccharide, to which clay particles appear firmly attached.Keywords
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