地ち力りょく

noun

fertility (of soil); natural productivity (of land)

Refers to the inherent ability of soil or land to produce crops, often contrasted with added fertilizers or human effort.

• この土と地ちは地ち力りょくが高たかいので、化か学がく肥ひ料りょうをあまり使つかわなくてもよく育そだつ。

  This land has high natural fertility, so crops grow well without using much chemical fertilizer.

• 連れん作さくで地ち力りょくが落おちてしまった。

  The soil's fertility has declined due to continuous cropping.