Abstract:Discussed the nutrient properties in the soils of typical degraded hilly land in south China. Degraded hilly lands are caused by long-term intensive human disturbance. They are now partly cultivated mainly as fruit farms and partly abandoned with little disturbance as a result of economic development in rural areas. In this study, 6 small catchments, each approximately 5~8 hm2, were sampled. One or 2 soil profiles in each catchment were dug up to 1 m depth and soils were taken across the profiles. Each catc...