The experiment on testing nitrate content of foliage vegetables and soil fertility was conducted in spring-summer season at vegetable base of Changsha, China. The results showed that the content of nitrate in soil was the main fertility factor that influenced the content of nitrate in foliage vegetables. The content of nitrate in Chinese cabbage was the highest and the average was 3 336±1 359 mg/kg (fresh weight) for all the tested foliage vegetables. The ratio that nitrate content exceeded the fourth degree of severe pollution of Chinese stan...