Root Tensile Resistance of Selected Pennisetum Species and Shear Strength of Root-Permeated Soil

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Plant species</td><td class="align_center" colspan="3">Tensile force, <i>T</i><sub><i>f</i></sub> (N)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">Minimum</td><td class="align_center">Maximum</td><td class="align_center">Mean</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PPl</td><td class="align_center">1.06</td><td class="align_center">9.33</td><td class="align_center">4.88</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PPd</td><td class="align_center">1.14</td><td class="align_center">8.51</td><td class="align_center">4.57</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Tensile forces of the studied species.</div>

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Table 4

Table 4: Root Tensile Resistance of Selected Pennisetum Species and Shear Strength of Root-Permeated Soil 