Abstract: Based on the longterm practice of agriculture in China, and according to the character of agricultural resource utilization, this paper applies the research method of systematic theory, by firstly conducting a system analysis on the components and the hierarchy of agricultural resource use types and land unit. Then, according to the coupling of agricultural resource use types and land unit , this paper builds up the framework for the agricultural resource utilization pattern which includes three hierarchies, and also sets corresponding spatial scale for the hierarchies from land unit aspect and administrative region aspect which will benefit the practice of agricultural resource utilization pattern. Based on these, Taking the Plain of Hunan province and Hubei province as a case, the practical agricultural resource utilization patterns are constituted, and the application and development of the agricultural resource utilization pattern are discussed. The result will provide the practical method to realize agricultural resource utilization rationally and effectively.

Key words: agricultural resource utilization, pattern, hierarchy, plain