Table 3. Yields of crude DNA extracts from bulk and rhizosphere soil samples.


Sample

Methods

Sampling site 1

Sampling site 2

Sampling site 3

Bulk

Rh

Bulk

Rh

Bulk

Rh

 1.

Hot SDS

Medium

High

-

Low

Low

Medium

 2.

Bead beating

Medium

Medium

Low

Medium

Low

Low

 3.

Liquid N2

Low

Medium

-

Low

Low

Low

 4.

Hot SDS+bead
beating+liquid N2

High

High

Medium

High

High

High

Low: <1.0 μg.
Medium: 1.0 to 50 μg.
High: >50 μg.
 -: None detected.
Rh: Rhizosphere soils.


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