Identification and characterization of the rhizosphere phosphate-solubilizing bacterium Pseudomonas frederiksbergensis JW-SD2, and its plant growth-promoting effects on poplar seedlings

Table 1 Basic characteristics of the soil for plant cultivation

Collecting site	Soil type^a	Soil bulk density (kg/L)	Soil nutrient content (mg/kg)							pH
Collecting site	Soil type^a	Soil bulk density (kg/L)	Organic matter	Total N	P	K	Ca	Fe	Mg	pH
Purple Mountain, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China	Yellow brown soil / Cambisols	1.2	53.0	3.2	75.9	163.0	425.3	624.7	120.6	6.4

^aThe soil type is defined based on the China Soil Classification System and the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (Zhang et al. 2014)

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