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MR. C. TURNBULL'S scheme (NATURE, July 20, p. 422) for artificially heating the soil, if feasible, would tend to encourage the insect pest. As all farmers and fruit-growers are aware, this has of recent years increased to an alarming extent. But for the seasonal lowering of the soil temperature it would become more serious still.
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CARUS-WILSON, C. The Utilisation of Waste Heat for Agriculture. Nature 97, 442 (1916). https://doi.org/10.1038/097442c0
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