Root zone

Root zone

That depth of soil which plant roots readily penetrate and in which the predominant root activity occurs. The area where a low-angle thrust fault steepens and descends into the crust.

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Category: Civil engineering
Government Agency: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
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