Abstract: Urban ecological footprint can quantitatively reflect the stress and the effects of human activities on urban ecosystem, by which, the health situation of urban ecosystem could be judged. Taking Taizhou City as a case, its ecological footprint in 2002 was calculated. The results showed that in 2002, Taizhou City had an average ecological footprint of 1.33084 hm² and a per capita available ecological carrying capacity of 0.25800 hm², with an ecological deficit of 1.07284 hm², which suggested that the carrying capacity of the urban ecosystem in Taizhou was under great pressure. To make Taizhou City step toward eco-city and achieve sustainable development, policymakers should make efforts on improving resources use efficiency, calling for saving-pattern production and consumption, and trying lessening ecological footprint in the future ecological construction.

Key words: Spring-sown wheat, Grain quality, Growing period, Climatic conditions