The study found that Chinese agricultural fertilizer consumption increment mainly from the high intensity of horticultural crops, instead of Daejeon food crops. Therefore, China's grain farming in the traditional understanding of the excessive application of chemical fertilizer, it is worth re-examine. 

10 years between 1998 to 2008, our agricultural fertilizers consumption increased by 12.013 million tons, including horticultural crops, vegetables and fruits, the contribution rate of 71.6%. Consumption accounted for more than 10 years of food crops, fertilizer consumption decreased from 71.0% to 57.8%, and horticultural crops increased from 19.3% to 30.8%. 

From a regional point of view, the central and western regions of the fertilizer application rate of increase is significantly above the national average, the extent of 18.9 percentage points, while the eastern region is 18.9 percent below the national level, the center of gravity of agricultural fertilizer consumption in the Midwest . The larger provinces of the growth rate of food crops, fertilizer application rate is mainly concentrated in the north, northeast and central provinces, Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia provinces (regions) for the most. 

Between 1998 and 2008, the reduction in food crops, fertilizer consumption in China is mainly due to the plantings narrow lead; vegetable crop fertilizer consumption increased mainly due to the expansion of the sown area; orchard of chemical fertilizer to increase is by the application rate per unit area increased and the area increased by two factors. (Xiangling)