中文摘要： 本研究執行期間自1997年7月1日至1998年6月30日，為期一年。 自然植被係人類游獵採集、棲息住居之依賴，而農業墾殖則是生命維繫、聚落發展之基礎。 在牧水社、巴達岡社、布洛灣社的農業方面，本研究對歷史文獻多所徵引，藉此三社的沿革、土地利用、產業狀況的原始紀錄，獲得更全面性、普遍性的瞭解。接著，再針對現今農地的位置、農作種類與休耕輪作方式進行多次的田野訪談工作。 在自然植被方面，本研究針對錐麓山植物的垂直分布暨大斷崖植物的水平分布作了縝密且連續之樣區調查。前述基礎知識已有一番認識後，再展開民族植物的訪談，將栽培植物與野生植物的語音逐一登錄整理，並對文化意義多所著墨。 提出經營管理的建議如下： 一、關於太魯閣族的植物語音，宜有更深入、更完整的採訪與研究。 二、廣泛蒐集不同品系的作物，藉以永續保存遺傳基因的豐富性。 三、 建議以苗圃或花圃型式，在布洛灣遊憩區或未來之合流自然教育中心展示這些富有文化意義的栽培植物與野生植物，作為生態與人文教育之活體教材。 英文摘要：Abstract A Study on the Agriculture and Plant Utilization along Chui-lu Historic Trail,Taroko This study lasts one year,from July l,1997 to June 30,1998. As natural vegetation is what humans depend on for hunting and habitation,so agricuture is a material basis on which human lives sustain and grow. On studying the agriculture conditions of Bokusui,Batagan, and Bulowan, the rich imformation from the old documents helps us understand more throughly and profoundly the land resources and crop products of the three important communities located seperately along Chui-lu Historic Trail. With this,we then proceed to the fieldwork investigating the more complicated subjects,such as the inheritance and sharing of land,the choice of crops for rotation ,the decision of planting time a year round,etc. . As to natural vegetation,this study has used a careful and successive plot method calculating and analyzing the vertical distribution of the plants on Mt. Chui-lu and the horizontal distribution of those on the big broken ridge,Duanyai.Based on this are the individual inquiring work among the Atayal Tribe, recording and sorting the names of cultivated crops as well as wild plants in the Atayal language,and also the explanation of their significance in culture. The suggestions drawn from this study for the future management are as follows: 1.Plan for a more complete research on the names of the plants in the Atayal Tribe. 2.Collect from all sources as many as possible the plants of different cultivar in order to maintain the biodiversity of genes. 3.Build a garden where the cultivated crops and wild plants rich in cultural significance are grown and displayed as living materials for education.The suggested site is the Bulowan Recreation Area or the scheduled Holiu Natural Education Center.