Glyn Bengough

Publications

Journals

• Marin, M.; Hallett, P.; Feeney, D.; Brown, L.; Naveed, M.; Koebernick, N.; Ruiz, S.; Bengough, G.; Roose, T.; George, T. (2022) Impact of root hairs on microscale soil physical properties in the field, Plant and Soil, 476, 491-509
• Loades, K.; Boldrin, D.; Bengough, A. G.; Ekeoma, E. C (2021) Drying of fibrous roots strengthens the negative power relation between biomechanical properties and diameter., Plant Soil, 469, 321-334
• Vanhees, D.; Schneider, H.M.; Singh Sidhu, J.; Loades, K.; Bengough, A.G.; Bennett, M.; Pandey, B.K.; Brown, K.; Mooney, S.; Lynch, J.P. (2021) Soil penetration by maize roots is negatively related to ethyleneinduced thickening., Plant, Cell and Emvironment, 45, 789-804
• Vanhees, D.J; Loades, K.; Bengough, A.G.; Mooney, S.J.; Lynch, J. (2021) The ability of maize roots to grow through compacted soil is not dependent on the amount of roots formed, Field Crops Research, 264, Art. 108013
• Boldrin, D.; Bengough, A.G.; Lin, Z.; Loades, K.W. (2021) Root age influences failure location in grass species during mechanical testing, Plant and Soil, 461, 457-469
• Bull, D.J.; Smethurst, J.A.; Sinclair, I.; Pierron, F.; Roose, T.; Powrie, W.; Bengough, A.G. (2020) Mechanisms of root reinforcement in soils: an experimental methodology using four-dimensional X-ray computed tomography and digital volume correlation., Proceedings of the Royal Society A – Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, 476, Article No. 20190838.
• Vanhees, D.J.; Loades, K.; Bengough, A.G.; Mooney, S.J.; Lynch, J.P. (2020) Root anatomical traits contribute to deeper rooting of maize under compacted field conditions, Journal of Experimental Botany, 71(14), 4243-4257
• Liang, T.; Knappett, J.A.; Leung, A.K.; Bengough, A.G. (2020) Modelling the seismic performance of root-reinforced slopes using the finite-element method., Geotechnique, 70, 375-391.
• Ruiz, S.; Koebernick, N.; Duncan, S.; McKay Fletcher, D.; Scotson, C.; Boghi, A.; Marin, M.; Bengough, A.G.; George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Hallett, P.D.; Roose, T. (2020) Significance of root hairs at the field scale – modelling root water and phosphorus uptake under different field conditions., Plant and Soil, 447, 281-304.
• Martins, A.D.; O’Callaghan, F.; Bengough, A.G.; Loades, K.W.; Pasqual, M.; Kolb, E.; Dupuy, L.X. (2020) The helical motions of roots are linked to avoidance of particle forces in soil., New Phytologist, 225, 2356-2367.
• Boldrin, D.; Leung, A.K.; Bengough, A.G.; Jones, H.G. (2019) Potential of thermal imaging in soil bioengineering to assess plant ability for soil water removal and air cooling., Ecological Engineering, 141, Article No. 105599.
• Naveed, M.; Ahmed, M.A.; Bernard, P.; Brown, L.K.; George, T.S.; Bengough, A.G.; Roose, T.; Koebernick, N.; Hallett, P.D (2019) Surface tension, rheology and hydrophobicity of rhizodeposits and seed mucilage influence soil water retention and hysteresis., Plant and Soil, 437, 65-81.
• Koebernick, N.; Daly, K.R.; Keyes, S.D.; Bengough, A.G.; Brown, L.K.; Cooper, L.J.; George, T.S.; Hallett, P.D.; Naveed, M.; Raffan, A.; Roose, T. (2019) Imaging microstructure of the barley rhizosphere: particle packing and root hair influences., New Phytologist, 221, 1878-1889.
• Meijer, G.J.; Wood, D.M.; Knappett, J.A.; Bengough, G.A.; Liang, T. (2019) Analysis of coupled axial and lateral deformation of roots in soil., International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 43, 684-707.
• Meijer, G.J.; Bengough, A.G.; Knappett, J.A.; Loades, K.W.; Nicoll, B.C. (2018) In situ measurement of root reinforcement using corkscrew extraction method., Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 55, 1372-1390.
• Cooper, L.J.; Daly, K.R.; Hallett, P.D.; Naveed, M.; Koebernick, N.; Bengough, A.G.; George, T.S.; Roose, T. (2018) The effect of root exudates on rhizosphere water dynamics, Proceeding of the Royal Society A, 474(2217), art.20180149
• de Moraes, M.T.; Bengough, A.G.; Debiasi, H.; Franchini, J.C.; Levien, R.; Schnepf, A.; Leitner, D. (2018) Mechanistic framework to link root growth models with weather and soil physical properties, including example applications to soybean growth in Brazil., Plant and Soil, 428, 67-92.
• Boldrin, D.; Leung, A.K.; Bengough, A.G. (2018) Hydrologic reinforcement induced by contrasting woody species during summer and winter., Plant and Soil, 427, 369-390.
• De La Fuente Canto, C.; Kalogiros, D.I.; Ptashnyk, M.; George, T.S.; Waugh, R.; Bengough, A.G.; Russell, J.; Dupuy, L.X. (2018) Morphological and genetic characterisation of the root system architecture of selected barley recombinant chromosome substitution lines using an integrated phenotyping approach., Journal of Theoretical Biology, 447, 84-97.
• Leung, A.K.; Boldrin, D.; Liang, T.; Wu, ZY; Kamchoom, V.; Bengough, A.G. (2018) Plant age effects on soil infiltration rate during early plant establishment, Geotechnique, 68(7), 646-652
• Meijer, G.; Bengough, A.G.; Knappett, J.A.; Loades, K.W.; Nicoll, B.C. (2018) In situ root identification through blade penetrometer testing – part 2: field testing., Geotechnique, 68, 320-331.
• Meijer, G.J.; Bengough, A.G.; Knappett, J.A.; Loades, K.W.; Nicoll, B.C.; Mukov, I.; Zhang, M. (2018) In situ root identification through blade penetrometer testing – part 1: interpretative models and laboratory testing., Geotechnique, 68, 303-319.
• Landl, M.; Schnepf, A.; Vanderborght, J.; Bengough, A.G.; Bauke, S.L.; Lobet, G.; Bol, R.; Vereecken, H. (2018) Measuring root system traits of wheat in 2D images to parameterize 3D root architecture models., Plant and Soil, 425, 457-477.
• Naveed, M.; Brown, L.K.; Raffan, A.C.; George, T.S.; Bengough, A.G.; Roose, T.; Sinclair, I.; Koebernick, N.; Cooper, L.; Hallett, P.D. (2018) Rhizosphere-scale quantification of hydraulic and mechanical properties of soil impacted by root and seed exudates., Vadose Zone Journal, 17, Article No. 170083.
• Young, I.M.; Bengough, A.G. (2018) The search for the meaning of life in soil: an opinion., European Journal of Soil Science, 69, 31-38.
• Cooper, L.J.; Daly, K.R.; Hallett, P.D.; Naveed, M.; Koebernick, N.; Bengough, A.G.; George, T.S.; Roose, T. (2017) Fluid flow in porous media using image-based modelling to parametrize Richards’ equation., Proceedings of the Royal Society A – Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, 473, Article No. 20170178.
• Koebernick, N.; Daly, K.R.; Keyes, S.D.; George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Raffan, A.; Cooper, L.J.; Naveed, M.; Bengough, A.G.; Sinclair, I.; Hallett, P.D.; Roose, T. (2017) High-resolution synchrotron imaging shows that root hairs influence rhizosphere soil structure formation., New Phytologist, 216, 124-135.
• Burr-Hersey, J.E.; Mooney, S.J.; Bengough, A.G.; Mairhofer,S.; Ritz, K. (2017) Developmental morphology of cover crop species exhibit contrasting behaviour to changes in soil bulk density, revealed by X-ray computed tomography., PLoS ONE 12, Article No. e0181872.
• Landl, M.; Huber, K.; Schnepf, A.; Vanderborght, J.; Javaux, M.; Bengough, A.G.; Vereecken, H. (2017) A new model for root growth in soil with macropores., Plant and Soil, 415, 99-116.
• Boldrin, D.; Leung, A. K.; Bengough, A.G. (2017) Root biomechanical properties during establishment of woody perennials., Ecological Engineering, 109, 196-206.

Books / chapters

• George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Bengough, A.G. (2021) Advances in understanding plant root hairs in relation to nutrient acquisition and crop root function, In: Gregory, P. (ed.). Understanding and Improving Crop Root Function. Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science. Cambridge: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Chapter 5, pp 127-162
• Whalley, W.R.; Bengough, A.G. (2013) Soil mechanical resistance and root growth and function., In: Eshel, A. & Beechman, T. (eds.). Plant Roots: The Hidden Half. 4th edition, CRC Press, Chapter 37.
• Hallett, P.; Bengough, A.G. (2013) Managing the soil physical environment for plants., In: Gregory, P.J. & Nortcliff, S. (eds.). Russell’s Soil Conditions and Plant Growth. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK, 12th edition, Chapter 8, pp238-268.
• Gregory, P.J.; Bengough, A.G.; George, T.S.; Hallett, P.D. (2013) Rhizosphere engineering by plants: quantifying soil-root interactions., In: Timlin, D., Ahuja, L. (eds.) Enhancing Understanding and Quantification of Soil-Root Growth Interactions. American Society of Agronomy, Madison, USA.
• Gregory, P.J.; George, T.S.; Hallett, P.D.; Bengough, A.G. (2012) Advances in rhizosphere effects on soil-root growth interactions., In: Advances in Modeling Agricultural Systems: Trans-disciplinary Research, Synthesize, Modeling, and Applications (eds. Dennis Timlin and Laj Ahuja). ASA-SSSA-CSSA, Madison, WI.
• Loades, K.W.; Bengough, A.G.; Bransby, M.F.; Hallett, P.D. (2012) Reinforcement of soil by fibrous roots., In: Advances in Modeling Agricultural Systems: Trans-disciplinary Research, Synthesize, Modeling, and Applications. Vol 3. Enhancing Understanding and Quantification of soil-Root Growth Interactions (eds. Dennis Timlin and Laj Ahuja). ASA-SSSA-CSSA, Madison, WI
• Bengough, A.G. (2010) Root responses to soil physical limitations., In: Glinski, J., Horabik, J. & Lipiec, J. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Agrophysics, 709-712.
• White, P.J.; Bengough, A.G.; Bingham, I.J.; George, T.S.; Karley, A.J.; Valentine, T.A. (2009) Induced mutations affecting root architecture and mineral acquisition in barley., In: Shu, Q.Y. (ed.). Induced Plant Mutations in the Genomics Era. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, pp381-384
• Hinsinger, P.; Bengough, A.G.; Vetterlein, D.; Young, I.M. (2009) Rhizosphere: biophysics, biogeochemistry and ecological relevance., In: Dessaux, Y., Hinsinger, P. & Lemancean, P. (eds.). Rhizosphere, Achievement and Challenges. Springer Verlag, 117-152.
• Hamza, O.; Bengough, A.G.; Bransby, M.F.; Davies, M.C.R.; Halpin, C.; Hallett, P.D. (2007) Novel biomechanical analysis of plant roots., In: Stokes, A., Spanos, I., Norris, J.E. & Cammeraat, E. (eds.). Eco- and Ground Bio-Engineering: The Use of Vegetation to Improve Slope Stability. Springer, Dordrecht, 213-221. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, 103, pp13-20.
• Hamza, O.; Bengough, A.G.; Bransby, F.; Davies, M.C.R.; Hallett, P.D. (2007) Mechanics of root-pullout from soil: a novel image and stress analysis procedure., In: Stokes, A., Spanos, I., Norris, J.E. & Cammeraat, E. (eds.). Eco- and Ground Bio-Engineering: The Use of Vegetation to Improve Slope Stability. Springer, Dordrecht, 213-221. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, 103, pp213-221.
• Feeney, D.S.; Bengough, A.G.; Hallett, P.D.; Rodger, S.; White, N.; Young, I.M. (2006) Assessing the impact of biological exudates associated with soil water repellency., In: Soil Management for Sustainability (eds. R. Horn, H. Fleige, S. Peth, and X. Peng). Catena Verlag, Reiskrichen, Germany. Advances in Geoecology, 38, pp475-483.
• Bengough, A.G.; Campbell, D.J.; O’Sullivan, M.F. (2001) Penetrometer techniques in relation to soil compaction and root growth., In: Soil Analysis: Physical Methods (eds. K.A. Smith and C.E. Mullins). Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, pp377-403.
• Noordwijk, M.; Brouwer, G.; Meijboom, F.; Oliveira, C.M.G.; Bengough, A.G. (2000) Trench profile techniques and core break methods., In: Root Research: A Handbook of Methods (eds. Smit, A.L.; Bengough, A.G.; Engels, C.; Van Noordwijk, M.). Springer Verlag, pp211-234
• Bengough, A.G.; Castrignano, A.; Pages, L.; Van Noordwijk, M. (2000) Sampling strategies, scaling and statistics., In: Root Research: A Handbook of Methods (eds. Smit, A.L.; Bengough, A.G.; Engels, C.; Van Noordwijk, M.). Springer Verlag, pp147-174
• Smit, A.L.; Bengough, A.G.; Engels, C.; Van Noordwijk, M.; Pellerin, S.; van de Geijn, S. (2000) Root Research: A Handbook of Methods., Springer Verlag, Heidleberg 587pp.

Technical / contract reports

• Hough, R.L.; Bengough, A.G.; Chapman, S.J.; Daniell, T.; Matthews, R.; Squire, G.; Towers, W.; White, P.J. (2014) Heat in the soil form (NIA-NGGT0017)., Interim Report for National Grid.
• Bengough, A.G.; Hallett, P.D.; Loades, K.W.; McKenzie, B.M.; Wheatley, R.E. (2011) Green engineering for sustainable environmental solutions., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2010, pp12-13.
• Valentine, T.A.; Bengough, A.G.; Hallett, P.D.; McKenzie, B.M. (2010) Root traits for a changing physical environment., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2009, pp13-14.
• Bengough, A.G.; Hallett, P.D.; McKenzie, B.M.; Valentine, T.A.; Wuyts, N. (2006) Dynamics of root-soil systems., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2006, pp40-41.
• Bengough, A.G.; Bransby, M.F.; Davies, M.C.R.; Hallett, P.D.; Wilson, A. (2005) Monitoring of vegetated rail embankment slopes. Part 1 – Desk Study., Commissioned Report for Network Rail.
• Bengough, A.G.; Barlow, P.W.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Griffiths, B.S.; Humphris, S.N.; Iijima, M.; Killham, K.; Rodger, S.; Stubbs, V.; Valentine, T.A.; Young, I.M. (2004) Root border cells in plant-soil interactions., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2003/2004, 160-161.
• Newton, A.C.; Bengough, A.G. ;Begg, G.S.; Swanston, J.S.; Hawes, C. (2003) The role and importance of canopy heterogeneity., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2002/2003, pp125-127.
• Forster, B.P.; Bengough, A.G.; Ellis, R.P.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Clark, S.; Gordon, D.C.; El-Meniae, R.; Keith, R.; Waugh, R.; Hedley, P.E.; Daniell, T.J. (2002) Genomics of the root-soil interface., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2001/2002, pp153-154.
• Young, I.M.; Bengough, A.G.; Chessell, J.M.; Crawford, J.W.; Deeks, L.; Zhang, X. (1999) Environmental Flows., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 1998/99, pp162-164.
• Bengough, A.G.; Croser, C.; Kirby, J.M.; Young, I.M.; Pritchard, J.; McKenzie, B.M. (1998) Physics and physiology of root growth in soil., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 1997/98, pp134-135.

Conference papers

• Hallett, P.D.; Marin, M.; Oleghe, E.; Naveed, M.; George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Bengough, A.G.; Roose, T.; Cooper, L.; Koebernick, N.; Ruiz, S. (2019) Contrasting impacts of rhizodeposits on the physical formation and functioning of the rhizosphere., Rhizosphere 5, Saskatoon, Canada, 7-11 July 2019.
• Meijer, G.J.; Knappett, J.A.; Bengough, A.G.; Loades, K.W.; Nicoll, B.C. (2018) Effect of root spacing on interpretation of blade penetration tests-full-scale physical modelling., In: McNamara, A., Divall, S., Goodey, R., Taylor, N., Stallebrass, S. and Panchal, J. Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018). Volume 1, 425-430.
• Wang, K.; Brennan, A.J.; Knappett, J.A.; Robinson, S.; Bengough, A.G. (2018) Centrifuge modelling of remediation of liquefaction-induced pipeline uplift using model root systems., In: McNamara, A., Divall, S., Goodey, R., Taylor, N., Stallebrass, S. and Panchal, J. Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling Geotechnics (ICPMG 2018). Volume 2, 1265-1270.
• Liang, T.; Knappett, J.A.; Meijer, G.J.; Wood, D.M.; Bengough, A.G.; Loades, K.W.; Hallett, P.D. (2018) Scaling of plant roots for geotechnical centrifuge tests using juvenile live roots or 3D printed analogues., 9th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (ICPMG), University of London, 17-20 July 2018. Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 1, 401-406.
• Loades, K.; Bengough, A.G.; Brown, J.; Taylor, A. (2018) Assessing root contributions to soil stabilisation in remote locations., The James Hutton Annual Research Symposium 2018, Aberdeen, 29 November 2018.
• George, T.S.; Naveed, M.; Koebernick, N.; Brown, L.K.; Raffan, A.C.; Feeney, D.S.; Cooper, L.J.; Daly, K.R.; Bengough, A.G.; Roose, T.; Hallett, P.D. (2018) The roots of rhizosphere development., 10th Symposium of the International Society of Root Research Conference, (ISRR10), Yearn Hotel, Israel, 8-12 July 2018.
• Valentine, T.A.; Upton, C.; Binnie, K.; Dupuy, L.X.; Karley, A.J.; Schmidt, S.; White, P.; Bengough, G. (2015) Tools and techniques for phenotyping plant:soil interactions., Integrated Plant and Algal Phenomics (IPAP) Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic, 27-30 June 2015.
• Valentine, T.A.; Bengough, A.G.; Dupuy, L.X.; Hallett, P.; Karley, A.J.; McKenzie, B.M.; Newton, A.; Schmidt, S.; Stobart, R.; Squire, G.; Young, M.; Hawes, C. (2015) Evaluating interactions at the plant:soil interface., UK-India Initiative in Agroecology, Centre for Pollination Studies, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India, 21-23 February 2015.
• Valentine, T.A.; Upton, C.; Binnie, K.; Dupuy, L.X.; Karley, A.K.; Schmidt, S.; White, P.; Bengough, A.G. (2015) Tools and techniques for phenotyping plant:soil interactions. , International Plant and Algal Phenomics Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic, 27-30 June 2015.
• George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Ramsay, L.; Bengough, G.; Leiser, W.; Russell, J.R.; Hallett, P.D.; White, P.J. (2015) Understanding the biophysical formation and genetic control of the rhizosheath., ISRR R-9 Roots Down Under: Belowground Solutions to Global Challenges, 9th Symposium for the International Society of Root Research, Canberra, Australia, 6-9 October 2015.
• George, T.S., Brown, L.K.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Ramsay, L.; Bengough, G.; Leiser, W.; Russell, J.R.; Hallett, P.D., White, P.J. (2015) Understanding the biophysical formation and genetic control of the rhizosheath., Rhizosphere 4, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 21-25 June 2015.
• Bengough, A.G.; Hallett, P.D.; Huber, K.; Javaux, M.; McKenzie, B.M.; Schmidt, S.; Valentine, T.A.; Vanderborght, J. (2014) What limits growth in field soils?, Society for Experimental Biology (SEB), Annual Main Meeting, University of Manchester, 30 June – 4 July 2014.
• George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Thomas, W.T.B.; Ramsay, L.; Bengough, G.; Russell, J.; White, P.J. (2014) Understanding the genetic control of rhizosheath formation and impacts of multiple stress on phosphorus acquisition., Phosphorus in Soils and Plants, 5th International Symposium, 4th Sustainable Phosphorus Summit, Montpellier, France, 26 August to 3 September 2014.
• Valentine, T.A.; Upton, C.; Binnie, K.; Downie, H.; Schmidt, S.; Otten, W.; Dupuy, L.X.; Hawes, C.; Young, M.; Squire, G.; Bengough, A.G. (2014) Visualization and quantification of root responses to soil strength and pore structure., Plant Biology Europe FESPB/EPSO Congress 2014, Dublin, 22-26 June 2014.
• Dupuy, L.X.; Bengough, A.G.; Draye, X.; Kalogiros, D.; Ptashnyk, M. (2013) Density-based approaches to interface models and data in root biology., Annual Meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology, Valencia, Spain, 3-6 July 2013.
• Valentine, T.A.; Karley, A.J.; Squire, G.R.; Hawes, C.; Hallett, P.D.; Bengough, A.G. (2012) How does variation in root traits affect barley cultivar responses to agriculturally relevant soil physical constraints?., 8th Symposium of the International Society for Root Research, Dundee, 26-29 June 2012 (Invited talk).
• Hallett, P.D.; Barre, P.; Bengough, A.G.; Loades, K.W.; Duckett, N.R.; Knappett, J.A.; Paterson, E.; Daniell, T.; Caul, S.; Zhang, B. (2012) Influence of plant roots on the physical behaviour of soils., The 8th Symposium of the International Society of Root Research (ISRR); Roots to the Future, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, 26-29 June 2012.
• Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.L.; Aalders, I.H.; Towers, W.; Lilly, A.; Hallet, P.; Bengough, A.G.; McKenzie, B.M.; Ball, B. (2012) Assessing soil compaction risk using a Bayesian Belief Network., EUROSOIL 2012, Soil Science for the Benefit of Mankind and Environment, 4th International Congress of the European Confederation of Soil Science Societies (ECSSS), Bari, Italy, 2-6 July 2012. Oral presentation
• Dietrich, R.C.; Bengough, A.G.; Jones, H.G.; White, P.J. (2011) Can the size of a root system be estimated by its electrical capacitance?, 6th International Symposium on Root Development: Adventitious, Lateral and Primar Roots, Quebec, Canada, 7-11 August 2011.
• Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.L.; Aalders, I.; Towers, W.; Hallett, P.D.; Bengough, G.; McKenzie, B.M.; Ball, B. (2011) Quantification of soil compaction risk using Bayesian belief networks., Pedometrics 2011 – Innovations in Pedometrics (eds. O. Jaksik, A. Klement and L. Boruvka). Book of abstracts. Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, 30 August – 3 September 2011. ISBN:978-80-213-2195-3.
• Schmidt, S.; Gregory, P.J.; Bengough, A.G.; Grinev, D.V.; Young, I.M. (2009) New methods for examining the effects of matric potential and root-soil contact on crop root growth and function., International Symposium on Root Research and Applications (RootRAP), Boku, Vienna, Austria, 2-4 September 2009. 015-6.
• Bingham, I.J.; Rees, R.M.; Bengough, A.G. (2009) Influence of soil compaction on the dynamics of root growth and mortality in spring barley., 7th International Symposium of the Society for Root Research: Root Research and Applications, Vienna, Austria, 2-4 September 2009.
• Valentine, T.A.; Binnie, K.; Barnett, C.M.; McKenzie, B.M.; Bengough, A.G. (2009) Root responses to soil physical constraints: Quantitative gene expression analysis., 7th International Symposium of the Society for Root Research: Root Research and Applications, Vienna, Austria, 2-4 September 2009.
• Hallett, P.D.; Loades, K.W.; Mickovski, S.B.; Bengough, A.G.; Bransby, M.F.; Davies, M.C.R.; Sonnenberg, R. (2009) An assessment of models that predict soil reinforcement by plant roots., European Geosciences Union, Vienna, Austria, 18-22 April 2009.
• McKenzie, B.M.; Valentine, T.A.; Bengough, A.G.; Krol, M. (2009) Root plasticity to water and its relevance for drought tolerance., 7th International Symposium of the Society for Root Research: Root Research and Applications, Vienna, Austria, 2-4 September 2009.
• Mickovski, S.B.; Hallett, P.D.; Bengough, A.G.; Bransby, M.F.; Davies, M.C.R.; Sonnenberg, R. (2008) The effect of willow roots on the shear strength of soil., 5th International Congress of the European Society for Soil Conservation “Soils changing in a changing World: the soils of tomorrow”, Palermo, Italy, 25-30 June 2007. Catena Verlag; Reiskirchen, Germany, pp247-262. ISBN: 978-3-923381-56-2
• Hallett, P.D.; Bengough, A.G.; Bransby, M.F.; Davies, M.C.R.; Loades, K.W.; Mickovski, S.B.; Sonnenberg, R. (2008) Ecoengineering soil by reinforcement with plant roots., Eurosoil 2008, Vienna, Austria, 25-29 August 2008.
• McKenzie, B.M.; Krol, M.; Binnie, K.; Bengough, A.G.; Hallett, P.D.; Valentine, T.A.; Lilly, A. (2008) Putting together measures of soil physical quality., Eurosoil 2008, Vienna, Austria, 25-29 August 2008.
• Sonnenberg, R.; Bransby, M.F.; Davies, M.C.R.; Hallett, P.D.; Bengough, A.G.; Mickovski, S.B.; Hudacsek, P. (2007) Centrifuge modelling of slope reinforcement by vegetation., 14th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Madrid, Spain, 24-27 September 2007.
• Bengough, A.G.; Roberts, T.J.; Wuyts, N.; Hans, J.; McKenna, S.J.; Valentine, T.A.; Bransby, M.F.; Dupuy, L.; Haseloff, J. (2007) Computer visualisation and modelling of plant morphogenesis: Motion analysis of time-lapse confocal microscopy images., BBSRC Joint Bioinformatics and e-Science, Proteomics and Cell Function Grantholders Workshop, Cheshire, 8-10 January 2007.

Conference posters / abstracts

• Marin, M.; Feeney, D.S.; Brown, L.K.; Naveed, M.; Ruiz, S.; Koebernick, N.; Bengough, A.G.; Hallett, P.D.; Roose, T.; Puértolas, J.; Dodd, I.C.; George, T.S. (2021) The effect of root hairs under drought in open field conditions, EGU General Assembly, Annual Meeting, 19-30 April 2021, Vienna, Austria (Online)
• Hallett, P.D.; Oleghe, E.; Naveed, M.; Brown, L.K.; George, T.S.; Cooper, L.; Koebernick, N.; Roose, T.; Bengough, A.G.; Baggs, E.M. (2019) Influence of contrasting plant exudate and mucilage compounds on soil water retention, hysteresis and transport., EGU General Assembly 2019, Vienna, Austria, 7-12 April 2019. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 21, EGU2019-11075.
• Koebernick, N.; Naveed, M.; Daly, K.; Cooper, L.; Bengough, G.; Hallett, P.; George, T.; Raffan, A.; Sinclair, I.; Roose, T. (2018) Root induced compaction alleviation by root hairs – visualization with synchroton imaging., European Geotechnical Union Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria, July 2018. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 20, EGU2018-8410.
• Pongrac, P.; Duncan, J.; Wishart, J.; Loades, K.; Dupuy, L.; Bengough, G.; Bingham, I.; Kelemen, M.; Vavpetic, P.; Pelicon, P.; Shelef, O.; White, P.J. (2017) The beauty of roots., CECHR Annual Symposium, West Park Conference Centre, Dundee, 22 February 2017.
• Hallett, P.D.; Naveed, M.; Raffan, A.; Bengough, A.G.; Feeney, D.; Brown, L.K.; George, T.S.; Cooper, L.; Daly, K.; Koebernick, N.; Sinclair, I.; Roose, T. (2017) Make the rhizosphere great again: microbes build walls in soil that roots pay for., European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2017 (EGU 2017), Vienna, Austria, 23-28 April 2017. EGU2017-18967 (Poster and Oral presentation).
• Koebernick, N.; Keyes, S.D.; Sinclair, I.; Hallett, P.; Bengough, A.G.; George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Roose, T. (2016) Rhizosphere by design: Root hair impact on soil structure formation in the rhizosphere., BSSS 2016 Annual Meeting – “Soil, Security and Society”, Reading, UK, 7-8 September 2016.
• Cooper, J.; Daly, K.R.; Keyes, S.D.; Naveed, M.; Koebernick, N.; George, T.S.; Sinclair, I.; Bengough, A.G.; Roose, T.; Hallett, P.D. (2016) Rhizosphere by design: Parameterising Richards’ equation using image based modelling., BSSS 2016 Annual Meeting – “Soil, Security and Society”, Reading, UK, 7-8 September 2016.
• Koebernick, N.; Keyes, S.D.; Sinclair, I.; Hallett, P.; Bengough, A.G.; George, T.S.; Brown, L.K.; Roose, T. (2016) Root hair impact on soil structure formation in the rhizosphere., Kirkam Conference, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, 10-14 April 2016.
• Valentine, T.A.; Hallett, P.D.; Binnie, K.; Young, M.W.; Squire, G.R.; Hawes, C.; Bengough, A.G. (2014) Soil strength and pore structure interact to influence root elongation in many agricultural soils., Society of Experimental Biology (SEB) Annual Main Meeting, University of Manchester, 1-4 July 2014. (Poster)
• Dietrich, R.C.; Bengough, A.G.; Jones, H.G.; White, P.J. (2012) Can root electrical capacitance be used to predict root mass in soil?, International Society of Root Research Meeting, Dundee, 26-29 June 2012 (Poster, Talk).
• Loades, K.W.; Bengough, A.G.; Bransby, M.F.; Hallett, P.D. (2012) Root biomechanics: Effects of soil density, waterlogging and root type., Poster presentation.
• Valentine, T.A.; Karley, A.J.; Squire, G.R.; Hawes, C.; Hallett, P.D.; Bengough, A.G. (2011) Soil physical indicators: matching root traits to soil physical constraints., Rhizosphere 3 International Conference, Perth, Australia, 25-30 September 2011. (Poster)
• Dietrich, R.; Bengough, A.G.; Jones, H.G.; White, P.J. (2011) Can root system size be estimated from root electrical capacitance?, Annual Main Meeting of Society for Experimental Biology, Glasgow, 1-4 July 2011. (Poster)
• Dietrich, R.; Bengough, A.G.; Jones, H.G.; White, P.J. (2011) Can the size of a root be estimated by its electrical capacitence?, Association of Applied Biologists – Agricultural Ecology Research: It’s Role in Delivering Sustainable Farm Systems, Dundee, 15-16 June 2011 (Poster).
• Bengough, A.G.; White, P.J. (2011) Plant responses to below-ground stresses., Journal of Experimental Botany, 62, Article No. e1.
• Schmidt, S.; Gregory, P.J.; Bengough, A.G.; Grinev, D.V.; Young, I.M. (2010) Visualising and quantifying rhizosphere processes: Root-soil contact and water uptake., 19th World Congress of Soil Science, Brisbane, Australia, 1-6 August 2010 (Poster).
• Dietrich, R.; White, P.J.; Jones, H.G.; Bengough, A.G. (2010) Can root system size be estimated from root electrical capacitance?., SEB Annual Main Meeting 2010, Prague, Czech Republic, 30 June-3 July 2010 (Poster).
• Newton, A.C.; Bengough, A.G.; Guy, D.C.; McKenzie, B.M.; Hallett, P.D. (2010) Effects on yield and disease of interactions between barley culitvars and with soil tillage treatments., 9th Conference of the European Foundation for Plant Pathology, Evora, Portugal, 15-18 November 2010 (Abstract).
• Valentine, T.A.; Binnie, K.; Squire, G.R.; Hawes, C.; Hallett, P.D.; Bengough, A.G. (2010) Quantitative analysis of root response to multiple physical constraints: effects of soil pore structure., XVII Congress of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB), Valencia, Spain, 4-9 July 2010. (Poster)
• Gill, A.S.; Bengough, A.G.; Grinev, D.V.; Dupuy, L. (2009) Imaging the 3D kinematics of circummutation in maize roots., Society for Experimental Biology Annual Main Meeting, Glasgow, 28 June – 1 July 2009 (Poster).