TABLE 1.
Nomenclature, land use, soil parameters, and bacterial abundance for the soils used in this study
| Soil sample no. | Land use | Texture | pH | Organic content (g · kg−1) |
C/N ratio | CECa | WHCb (%) | Cultivable bacterial community (CFU · g−1 of soil [107]) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | N | ||||||||
| 748 | Agricultural field | Silt loam | 8.2 | 9.80 | 1.0 | 9.8 | 13.2 | 18.5 | 5.1 |
| 749 | Agricultural field | Clay loam | 8.0 | 19.2 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 16.6 | 24.4 | 5.2 |
| 750 | Agricultural field | Clay | 8.0 | 26.4 | 2.8 | 9.4 | 37.8 | 42.3 | 3.1 |
| 907 | Prairie | Loam | 5.9 | 25.0 | 2.4 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 20.7 | 4.1 |
| 909 | Agricultural field | Silty clay | 8.1 | 27.5 | 2.8 | 9.8 | 29.5 | 34.2 | 10.0 |
| 911 | Prairie | Silty clay | 5.9 | 38.1 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 23.6 | 40.7 | 2.6 |
| 1003 | Forest | Silty clay | 7.5 | 33.4 | 2.3 | 14.5 | 27.3 | 36.1 | 4.4 |
| 1005 | Prairie | Clay | 6.7 | 35.3 | 3.9 | 9.1 | 31.4 | 46.6 | 6.0 |
| 1051 | Prairie | Sandy loam | 5.4 | 26.2 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 18.8 | 4.4 |
| 1224 | Agricultural field | Clay | 7.8 | 25.6 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 27.4 | 37.6 | 3.1 |
a
CEC, cation-exchange capacity.
b
WHC, water-holding capacity.