Abstract:The seasonal dynamics of soil enzyme activity in alfalfa field with different planting ages in LoessPlateau were studied.The activity change of soil urease,alkaline phosphatase,invertase and catalase were measuredin alfalfa fields with 1,2,4,11 and 16 planting ages.The results showed that the soil enzyme activitychanged seasonally with different planting ages,the activity of soil urease,alkaline phosphatase and catalase wasthe highest in June,the invertase activity was the highest in March;the soil enzyme activity when alfalfa wasplanted for 4 years increased obviously,and it significantly decreased in 16 years.The activity of soil invertase,urease and phosphatase in 0~5 cm soil layer was 1 to 3 times higher than that in 5 to 10 cm,while catalase activitydid not significantly change between 0~5 cm and 5~10 cm layer.