| Ecological mitigation of hillslope instability: ten key issues facing researchers and practitioners A Stokes, GB Douglas, T Fourcaud, F Giadrossich, C Gillies, T Hubble, ... Plant and Soil 377, 1-23, 2014 | 365 | 2014 |
| Planting density influence on fibrous root reinforcement of soils KW Loades, AG Bengough, MF Bransby, PD Hallett Ecological engineering 36 (3), 276-284, 2010 | 252 | 2010 |
| Root anatomical phenes predict root penetration ability and biomechanical properties in maize (Zea Mays) JG Chimungu, KW Loades, JP Lynch Journal of Experimental Botany 66 (11), 3151-3162, 2015 | 202 | 2015 |
| Root hairs aid soil penetration by anchoring the root surface to pore walls AG Bengough, K Loades, BM McKenzie Journal of Experimental Botany 67 (4), 1071-1078, 2016 | 130 | 2016 |
| Improved soil fertility from compost amendment increases root growth and reinforcement of surface soil on slopes S Donn, RE Wheatley, BM McKenzie, KW Loades, PD Hallett Ecological Engineering 71, 458-465, 2014 | 129 | 2014 |
| Scaling of the reinforcement of soil slopes by living plants in a geotechnical centrifuge T Liang, AG Bengough, JA Knappett, D MuirWood, KW Loades, PD Hallett, ... Ecological Engineering 109, 207-227, 2017 | 113 | 2017 |
| Biomechanics of nodal, seminal and lateral roots of barley: effects of diameter, waterlogging and mechanical impedance KW Loades, AG Bengough, MF Bransby, PD Hallett Plant and Soil 370, 407-418, 2013 | 83 | 2013 |
| Root anatomical traits contribute to deeper rooting of maize under compacted field conditions DJ Vanhees, KW Loades, AG Bengough, SJ Mooney, JP Lynch Journal of experimental botany 71 (14), 4243-4257, 2020 | 71 | 2020 |
| Effect of root age on the biomechanics of seminal and nodal roots of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in contrasting soil environments KW Loades, AG Bengough, MF Bransby, PD Hallett Plant and Soil 395, 253-261, 2015 | 59 | 2015 |
| A method for automatic segmentation and splitting of hyperspectral images of raspberry plants collected in field conditions D Williams, A Britten, S McCallum, H Jones, M Aitkenhead, A Karley, ... Plant methods 13, 1-12, 2017 | 49 | 2017 |
| In situ measurement of root reinforcement using corkscrew extraction method GJ Meijer, AG Bengough, JA Knappett, KW Loades, BC Nicoll Canadian Geotechnical Journal 55 (10), 1372-1390, 2018 | 42 | 2018 |
| Soil penetration by maize roots is negatively related to ethylene‐induced thickening DJ Vanhees, HM Schneider, JS Sidhu, KW Loades, AG Bengough, ... Plant, Cell & Environment 45 (3), 789-804, 2022 | 40 | 2022 |
| New in situ techniques for measuring the properties of root-reinforced soil–laboratory evaluation GJ Meijer, AG Bengough, JA Knappett, KW Loades, BC Nicoll Géotechnique 66 (1), 27-40, 2016 | 40 | 2016 |
| Modifying soil properties with herbaceous plants for natural flood risk-reduction D Boldrin, JA Knappett, AK Leung, JL Brown, KW Loades, AG Bengough Ecological Engineering 180, 106668, 2022 | 28 | 2022 |
| A Maize Inbred Exhibits Resistance Against Western Corn Rootwoorm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera L Castano-Duque, KW Loades, JF Tooker, KM Brown, W Paul Williams, ... Journal of chemical ecology 43, 1109-1123, 2017 | 24 | 2017 |
| The ability of maize roots to grow through compacted soil is not dependent on the amount of roots formed DJ Vanhees, KW Loades, AG Bengough, SJ Mooney, JP Lynch Field Crops Research 264, 108013, 2021 | 23 | 2021 |
| UK food and nutrition security during and after the COVID‐19 pandemic M Rivington, R King, D Duckett, P Iannetta, TG Benton, PJ Burgess, ... Nutrition Bulletin 46 (1), 88-97, 2021 | 23 | 2021 |
| Effects of soil structure complexity to root growth of plants with contrasting root architecture LM Giuliani, PD Hallett, KW Loades Soil and Tillage Research 238, 106023, 2024 | 18 | 2024 |
| In situ root identification through blade penetrometer testing–part 2: field testing GJ Meijer, G Bengough, J Knappett, K Loades, B Nicoll Géotechnique 68 (4), 320-331, 2018 | 18 | 2018 |
| Assessment of the use of sediment fences for control of erosion and sediment phosphorus loss after potato harvesting on sloping land AJA Vinten, K Loades, S Addy, S Richards, M Stutter, Y Cook, H Watson, ... Science of the total environment 468, 93-103, 2014 | 18 | 2014 |