soil-depleting

It has since been replaced by non-edible, non-fibrous, soil-depleting tobacco, which is grown in soil fertilized with radioactive materials.

Large extensions of native forest have been cut down and replaced by rapid-growing and soil-depleting eucalyptus and pine trees.

George Washington Carver studied crop rotation methods in the United States, teaching southern farmers to rotate soil-depleting crops like cotton with soil-enriching crops like peanuts and peas.