First Report of Syzygites megalocarpus (Mucorales) Web Mold on the Commercial Portabella Button Mushroom Agaricus bisporus in North America

• Published in: Plant disease Vol. 97; no. 1; p. 142
• Main Authors: Beyer, D M, O'Donnell, K, Paley, K, Wach, M P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2013

Agaricus bisporus (Lange) Imbach mushrooms, which are cultivated commercially under environmentally controlled conditions, are the most valuable crop in Pennsylvania. In August 2011, we first observed a mucoraceous mold colonizing primordia and mature basidiocarps of a new brown portabella strain of...