Treatment OM (%) EC (ds/cm) pH Available S (ppm) Available P (ppm) Soluble cations (meq/100g soil)
Ca+2+Mg+2 Na+ K+
NonSolarized 1.86 9.47 7.69 531 69.4 13.65 1.39 0.038
Solarized 1.44** 10.95* 7.61** 656** 90.88 ** 18.63** 2.01** 0.048**
- FMC 1.21 8.76 7.66 485 64.43 12.72 1.71 0.037
+FMC 2.09** 11.66 7.63* 702** 95.86** 19.56** 1.69 0.049**
-S 1.68 8 7.72 431 75.5 9.77 1.58 0.039
+S 1.62 12.42** 7.58** 756** 84.78** 22.51** 1.82** 0.047**
Umino 1.59 10.02 7.67 530 72.26 16 1.63 0.041
Ino 1.72 10.39 7.63** 657** 88.02** 16.28 1.77** 0.045
FMC=Filter Mud Cake, S=granuled elemental sulfur, Ino=inoculation with Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria (SOB), EC=ds/m at 25°C 1:1 soil extract, pH=1:1 soil suspension, *=significant (P<0.05) ** =high significant (p<0.01).
Table 3: Main effects of solarization, FMC and S addition, and inoculation with SOB on some properties of clay soil.