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. 2000 Jan;66(1):290–296. doi: 10.1128/aem.66.1.290-296.2000

TABLE 1.

Characteristics of the soils used

Soil pHa Textureb Composition (%)
Sand Silt Clay Organic matterc
Brazito 8.5 Sandy loam 76 12 12 1.1
Bear Canyon 6.1 Sandy loam 68 22 10 11.4
Rose Canyon 5.4 Sandy loam 74 18 8 17.1
Madera Canyon 6.5 Sandy loam 78 16 6 3.3
a

Determined by using a soil-water (1:1) extract. 

b

Determined by the hydrometer method. 

c

Determined by the Walkley-Black method (2).