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Five percent is the percentage of organic matter that soil contains before amendment. The number may be less or more, depending upon whether the soil is nutrient-retentive clay or loam or nutrient-percolated sand. For example, sandy soils in Florida tend to contain one to three percent organic matter, according to the findings of Amy L. Shober and Gurpal S. Toor in a publication released in October 2008, revised in January 2009 and reviewed in January 2015 for University of Florida / Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension.

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