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. 2006 Feb;72(2):1476–1486. doi: 10.1128/AEM.72.2.1476-1486.2006

TABLE 1.

Soil characteristics

Soil Depth (cm) pH C (%) Clay (%) Silt (%) Sand (%) WHCa (% [vol/vol])
Topsoil 10-25 6.9 2.4 5 3 92 19.25
Subsoil 35-50 6.1 1.0 5 1 94 17.76
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WHC, water-holding capacity, measured at a −log water potential of 2.0 cm.