overcropped
Soil nutrients depleted
Overcropped describes land that has been farmed too intensively, depleting soil nutrients and reducing fertility.
Continuous planting without rotation or rest exhausts the ground: The overcropped fields yielded less each year.
The term applies to agricultural mismanagement where short-term production undermines long-term productivity.
Utterly depleted of energy
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- infertileUnable to produce offspring
- barrenUnable to produce
unproductive · fallow · overfarmed · overused · overharvested · degraded · worn-out
Channels carved by erosion
- rillVery small stream
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- runoffExcess water drainage
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
Unplanted field recovering
- rotationTurning on an axis
- terracingCutting slopes into steps
- mulchingCovering soil protectively
- compostingDecomposing organic matter deliberately
exhausted
Utterly depleted of energy
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- infertileUnable to produce offspring
barren · unproductive · fallow · overfarmed · overused · overharvested · degraded · worn-out
gullies
Channels carved by erosion
compaction · siltation · hardpan · crusting · washout
fallow
Unplanted field recovering
composting · intercropping · agroforestry · no-till · regenerative
overcroppedfallow
Unplanted field recovering
rested · uncultivated · set-aside · idle · untilled
overcroppedfertile
Able to reproduce abundantly
rejuvenated · replenished · regenerated · restored · enriched