Abstract:Litterfall is a structurally and functionally important component of agroforestry ecosystems and plays an essential role in supplying organic matter and nutrient for the soil and sustaining nutrient cycle in vegetation-soil system.Amount, composition and seasonal dynamics of litterfall were investigated in the poplar-crop agroforestry systems with different years of poplar plantation (4, 9, and 12 years)in Henan Eastern Plain.The results showed that annual litterfall was 11.18, 12.86 and 13.75 t·hm-2 in the three years agroforestry systems, respectively, with a similar seasonal change pattern in the order autumn > winter > summer > spring. Two monthly peaks of litterfall was found in August and in November in the three systems, respectively.. The present study provides important basis and scientific reference for further research on nutrient biogeochemical cycling, CO2 flux and carbon sequestration in agroforesty ecosystems.