Abstract:The effect of three planting patterns (alfalfa single-sowing,perennial ryegrass single-sowing,alfalfaand perennial ryegrass mixed-sowing) on the contents of carbon,nitrogen and enzymes activities of sandy soilwas studied through 6 years' fixed test in northern Henan province.And the relationship among tested indexeswas analyzed.The results showed that compared with sandy bare land,the contents of carbon and nitrogen in 0~40 cm soil layer increased at different degrees under three planting patterns.Among them,the highest value ofsoil organic carbon was occurred in alfalfa and perennial ryegrass mixed-sowing (9.17 g/kg).The highest valuesof total nitrogen and available nitrogen were appeared in alfalfa and perennial ryegrass mixed-sowing and alfalfasingle-sowing,and there was no significant difference between them (P >0.05).The highest values of soil enzymesactivities were obtained in alfalfa and perennial ryegrass mixed-sowing.Compared with sandy bare land,the activities of urease,protease,sucrase,amylase and cellulase increased by 266.80%,87.79%,49.96%,433.26% and 232.38%,respectively.Correlation analysis showed that soil organic carbon was positively correlatedwith sucrase (P <0.01) and amylase (P <0.05),and soil available nitrogen was positively correlated with urease(P <0.05).The contents of carbon,nitrogen and related enzymes activities were effectively increased aftersix years of forage growing,and alfalfa and perennial ryegrass mixed-sowing was the best.