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Vol No Agricultural Research in the Arid Areas Mar doi j cnki F A Comparisons on variations in qualities of arable lands in northwestern China WANG Fengjiao YANG Yanzheng SHANGGUAN Zhouping State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau Northwest AF University Yangling Shaanxi China College of Forestry Northwest AF University Yangling Shaanxi China Abstract In order to evaluate the distribution characteristics of the arable lands in Northwest China and its status in the whole country based on the accomplishments of cultivated land classification at the national level for the five provinces in Northwest China the quantitative and grade and spatial distribution characteristics of the arable lands were analyzed in Northwest China as well as the influential factors on land qualities The results showed that medium and low grade lands were broadly distributed up to of the area The average arable grade was lower than the national average level The distribution of arable land natural quality and utilization grade were roughly the same in Northwest China Highgrade arable lands were mainly in Shaanxi mediumgrade arable lands were mainly in Xin jiang and lowgrade arable lands were mainly in Gansu and Shaanxi Arable land area in Qinghai and Ningxia were small majority of which was medium or lowgrade In addition the di