This paper aimed to use ecological risk analysis method to assess ecological degradation risk of cultivated land in Houhu Farm of Jianghan Plain in China. The results indicated that the pollution degrees of single factor followed the order of Cd>As>Cu>Zn>Dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT)>Hg>Cr>Pb>Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH). Eight plots were slightly polluted by these pollutants, especially Cd was the primary heavy metal pollutant and DDT was the primary organic pesticide in this area. Of cultivated land 3.81% was slightly polluted and 15.59% was at the warning level. Based on the degrada...