Soil 308: Fever

You probably thought this post was about hemorrhagic fever or some other phyrogenic virus. In the human body, even a fraction of a dead virus or bacteria can cause a fever response. These fractions are called pyrogens. Many years ago, I worked on an implantable cardiac stent and pyrogens were was a big deal.

In soil, elevated temperature typically occurs when we don't have adequate residue on the surface of the soil.