摘 要(英文):Plant caloric value is termed as heat emitted by plant materials after complete combustion of dry matter.It indicates capability of plants to fix solar radiation and therefore it is one of the characters of plant and an important index of primary production.Some aspects of plant caloric value study were reviewed in the paper,including changes of caloric value at organic,individual and community levels,spatial and temporal dynamics of plant caloric value,effects of components,ash contents and some environmental factors on caloric value of plant materials.