Treatment OM (%) EC (ds/cm) pH Available S (ppm) Available P (ppm) Soluble cation  (meq/100g soil) Ca+2+Mg+2 Na+ K+ NoSolarized -FMC 0.38 4.55 7.59 373 27.79 4.34 3.22 0.153 +FMC 1.08 7.28 7.4 633 85.3 5.81 2.24 0.221 Solarized -FMC 0.22 5.94 7.41 553 67.18 5.63 5.69 0.232 +FMC 0.81 7.98 7.22 848 77.93 7.14 4.42 0.331 LSD 1% NS 0.12 NS 15 2.71 NS NS NS NoSolarized. -S 0.76 4.97 7.51 295 53.53 4.38 2.1 0.17 +S 0.71 6.85 7.48 711 59.55 5.78 3.37 0.203 Solarized -S 0.56 6.27 7.48 572 61.85 5.93 4.83 0.265 +S 0.45 7.66 7.16 829 83.26 6.84 5.28 0.298 LSD 1% NS 0.19 0.11 11 3.01 0.3 NS NS NoSolarized Unino 0.77 5.11 7.51 453 52.47 5.04 2.7 0.176 Ino 0.7 6.71 7.48 553 60.61 5.12 2.76 0.197 Solarized Unino 0.48 6.4 7.32 595 63.26 6.36 4.86 0.278 Ino 0.54 7.53 7.32 806 81.85 6.41 5.25 0.284 LSD 1% NS 0.14 NS 11 3.11 NS NS NS

Table 7: The interaction 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.