Treatment OM (%) EC  (ds/m) PH Available S (ppm) Available P (ppm) Soluble cation  (meq/100g soil) Ca+2+Mg+2 Na+ K+ -FMC -S 0.34 4.48 7.54 322 41.9 4.02 3.84 0.187 +S 0.26 6.01 7.47 604 53.07 6.01 5.07 0.197 +FMC -S 0.98 6.76 7.45 545 73.48 6.15 3.09 0.247 +S 0.91 8.51 7.17 936 89.75 6.86 3.58 0.304 LSD 1% NS NS 0.11 11 3.01 0.33 NS NS -FMC Unino 0.31 4.47 7.48 377 42.13 4.65 4.2 0.19 Ino 0.29 6.02 7.52 549 52.84 5.38 4.71 0.194 +FMC Unino 0.93 7.04 7.34 670 73.6 5.92 3.36 0.264 Ino 0.95 8.22 7.28 810 89.63 7.09 3.31 0.287 LSD 1% NS 0.14 NS 11 3.11 0.35 NS NS -S Unino 0.67 5.12 7.5 363 51.12 4.41 3.41 0.215 Ino 0.64 6.12 7.49 504 64.26 5.76 3.51 0.22 +S Unino 0.57 6.39 7.33 685 64.61 6.16 4.15 0.239 Ino 0.6 8.12 7.31 855 78.21 6.71 4.5 0.262 LSD 1% NS 0.14 NS 11 NS NS NS NS

Table 8: The interaction effects of application of FMC, S, and inoculation with SOB on some sandy soil properties. 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.