Treatment OM (%) EC (ds/cm) pH (1:1) Available S (ppm) Available P (ppm) Soluble cations (meq/100g soil)
Ca+2+Mg+2 Na+ K+
No solarized 0.73 5.91 7.49 503 56.54 5.08 2.73 0.187
Solarized 0.51** 7.12** 7.32** 700** 72.56** 6.38** 5.05** 0.281*
-FMC 0.3 5.25 7.5 463 47.48 4.99 4.45 0.192
+FMC 0.94** 7.63** 7.31** 740** 81.61** 6.48** 3.33** 0.276**
- S 0.66 5.62 7.5 433 57.69 5.16 3.46 0.217
+S 0.59** 7.25** 7.32** 770** 71.41** 6.31** 4.32** 0.251*
Unino 0.62 5.76 7.41 524 57.86 5.7 3.78 0.227
Ino 0.62 6.96** 7.4 680** 71.23** 5.76 4.01 0.241
Table 4: Main effects of solarization, FMC and S application, and inoculation with SOB on some properties of sandy soil. 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).