Assessment of land use change and its effect on soil carbon stock using multitemporal satellite data in semiarid region of Rajasthan, India

Ecological Processes

Table 3 Relative stock change factors (FLU, FMG, and FI) (over 20 years) for different management activities on cropland

Factor value type	Level	Temperature regime	Moisture regime	GPG revised default
Land use (FLU)	Long-term cultivated	Temperate	Dry	0.82
		Temperate	Wet	0.71
		Tropical	Dry	0.69
		Tropical	Wet	0.58
Land use (FLU)	Paddy rice	Temperate and tropical	Dry and wet	1.1
Land use (FLU)	Set aside (< 20 years)	Temperate and tropical	Dry	0.93
Land use (FLU)	Set aside (< 20 years)	Temperate and tropical	Wet	0.82
Tillage (FMG)	Full	Temperate	Dry and wet	1.0
Tillage (FMG)	Full	Tropical	Dry and wet	1.0
Tillage (FMG)	Reduced	Temperate	Dry	1.03
		Temperate	Wet	1.09
		Tropical	Dry	1.10
		Tropical	Wet	1.16
Tillage (FMG)	No-till	Temperate	Dry	1.10
		Temperate	Wet	1.16
		Tropical	Dry	1.17
		Tropical	Wet	1.23
Input (FI)	Low	Temperate	Dry	0.92
		Temperate	Wet	0.91
		Tropical	Dry	0.92
		Tropical	Wet	0.91
Input (FI)	Medium	Temperate	Dry and wet	1.0
Input (FI)	Medium	Tropical	Dry and wet	1.0
Input (FI)	High–without manure	Temperate and tropical	Dry	1.07
Input (FI)	High–without manure	Temperate and tropical	Wet	1.11
Input (FI)	High–with manure	Temperate and tropical	Dry	1.34
Input (FI)	High–with manure	Temperate and tropical	Wet	1.38