Cultivated land is one of the most fundamental resources for human beings to survive on. Cultivated land quality is closely related to soil, plant or animal productivity, atmosphere and water quality, human health as well as food security. Cultivated land quality evaluation is a significant component for cultivated land quality sustainable development. The paper, based on the research conductes in China, the authors summarizes the mainstream evaluation type, cultivated land quality indicators, cultivated land quantitative methods and cultivated land quantity protection. It discusses the problems in cultivated land quality at evaluation factors, evaluation methods, evaluation system and evaluation criteria, and their solutions. This paper also puts forward the prospects for domestic study of cultivated land quality.%耕地是人类赖以生存的根本资源．耕地质量涉及到土壤、动植物生产力、大气、水的质量和人类的健康，关系到粮食安全，耕地质量评价工作是实现耕地可持续利用的一个重要方面．根据国内近年来的研究，总结了主要的评价类型、耕地质量指标、耕地质量的量化方法及耕地质量保护研究．提出目前耕地质量在评价因素、评价方法、评价体系及评价标准等方面存在的问题及解决措施，并对未来国内耕地质量研究进行了展望．
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