Mushrooms are an important food crop for many millions of people worldwide. The most
important edible mushroom is the button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus), an excellent …

Mycoparasites cause heavy losses in commercial mushroom farms worldwide. The negative
impact of fungal diseases such as dry bubble (Lecanicillium fungicola), cobweb …

Previously, severe green mould infections could be attributed mainly to Trichoderma
aggressivum Samuels & W. Gams, as well as T. pleuroti SH Yu & MS Park and T …

Mushroom-forming fungi establish mutual beneficial interactions with plants and degrade
organic waste. These fungi also play an important role in human societies to produce …

The casing material required in mushroom cultivation presents a very rich ecological niche,
which is inhabited by a diverse population of bacteria and fungi. In this work three different …

Agaricus bisporus is the most widely cultivated mushroom species in the world. Cultivation is
commenced by inoculating beds of semi-pasteurised composted organic substrate with a …

Diseases of edible fungi can lead to a reduction in quality and yield, thereby restricting the
development of the edible fungus industry. To facilitate the identification and control of …

Cobweb is a fungal disease of commercially cultivated mushrooms. Several members of the
ascomycete genus Cladobotryum sp. have been reported as causal agents. White button …

Dry bubble disease caused by Lecanicillium fungicola is a persistent problem in the
cultivation of the white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus). Because control is hampered …

Compost green mould and dry bubble are the most devastating diseases of the cultivated
white button mushroom. In search of efficient disease control, previously and newly isolated …