焼しょう土ど

noun

burning earth; soil sterilization by fire

Refers to the practice of burning soil, often for agricultural sterilization or converting compost. A technical or agricultural term.

• 焼しょう土どは土ど壌じょうの病びょう原げん菌きんを減へらす伝でん統とう的てきな方ほう法ほうだ。

  Burning earth is a traditional method to reduce soil pathogens.

• 農のう家かは堆たい肥ひを作つくるために焼しょう土どを行おこなうことがある。

  Farmers sometimes perform soil burning to make compost.