坡耕地是湖北省水土流失的主要策源地之一，坡耕地治理是小流域综合治理的重要组成部分。肯定了湖北目前采用最为广泛的坡耕地治理措施——坡改梯措施发挥的巨大作用，同时指出其存在的缺点。植物篱技术作为一种很有潜力的坡地持续利用技术，能把发挥坡地资源优势与防治坡地退化有机结合起来，在湖北坡耕地治理中应用前景广阔。

Sloping farmland is one of the major sources of soil erosion in Hubei Province, and also a important portion of minor watershed improvement. A slope modified to a terraced field, which is the most widely used sloping farmland measure in Hubei Province, has great advantages, and the shortcomings are also pointed out. The hedgerows technology, a potential technology for sustainable use of sloping farmland, organically combines resource dominance with degradation prevention of sloping farmland, and has bright application prospects in sloping farmland improvement of Hubei Province.