infecund
Definitions
Not producing or capable of producing offspring; infertile or sterile.
Not productive or fruitful; barren.
Examples
The harsh drought rendered the once-fertile valley completely infecund for several seasons.
Scientists studied the infecund soil to determine why the native flora had ceased to thrive.
Due to the chemical runoff, the local fish population became infecund, leading to a collapse in the ecosystem.
Synonyms
barren sterile unfruitful infertile unproductive childless desolate