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Efficacy of Microbes in Soil Salinity Reduction

Summary: A simple experiment was initiated to determine the effectiveness of three strains of bacteria claimed to be salt accumulating microorganisms. Some microorganisms are known to accumulate salts from the environment. These organisms might be used to reduce the salinity of soils provided the organisms are capable of accumulating and sequestering the salts effectively. The results described below indicate that the microorganisms evaluated in this study did not reduce soil salinity.

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Principal Investigator: Larry Stowell, Ph.D.

Cooperator: Don Parsons, Old Ranch Country Club

Sponsors: Old Ranch Country Club and PACE Consulting

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