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Table 1 Effects of land use types on carbon management index and stability ratio

From: Comparative analysis of soil organic matter fractions, lability, stability ratios, and carbon management index in various land use types within bharatpur catchment, Chitwan District, Nepal

Land use type

L

LI

CPI

CMI

SR

Organic farming

1.45

1.005

0.96

96.81

0.40

Fruit Orchard Land

1.80

0.91

0.80

73.83

0.35

Pasture Land

1.28

0.36

0.37

13.48

0.43

Small scale conv. Farming

2.25

0.83

0.68

56.97

0.30

Forest land

1.32

1

1

100

0.42

Large scale Conv. Farming

1.5

0.60

0.56

34.25

0.40

Alternative Fallow& conv. Farming

1.56

0.67

0.63

42.84

0.38

  1. CPI carbon pool index, LI lability index, L lability, CMI carbon management index, SR stability ratio