Abstract:The soil nutrient content and stoichiometry characteristics of 2nd year alfalfa(Medicago sativa) pasture in Horqin sandy land were studied by using the natural grassland as the control.Soil samples in 0~100 cm soil layer were collected to measure the soil AN,AP,AK,SOC,TN and TP contents and calculate the C,N and P stoichiometry.The result showed that the ranges of soil AN,AP,AK,SOC,TN,and TP contents were 38.58~78.1 mg/kg,23.01~46.08 mg/kg,60.66~119.74 mg/kg,3.136~8.878 g/kg,0.253~0.953 g/kg and 0.476~0.783 g/kg respectively.And their average values increased by 62.55%,-6.57%,19.68%,48.3%,100.805% and 40.503% compared to the natural grassland respectively.The contents of soil AN,AP,AK,SOC,TN and TP in 0~10 cm layer reduced by 53.91%,16.12%,50.09%,66.76%,70.806% and 37.653%;In 10~100 cm layer,the soil nutrient contents (except AP) increased;The soil C/N,C/P and N/P were lower,with average values of 9.602,0.992,and 9.189,respectively,and the deficiency ranking of C,N and P was C>N>P;Soil C/N and N/P were mainly controlled by soil total nitrogen content and C/P was mainly controlled by soil organic carbon content.