J. Fletcher – Mushroom Pest and Disease Control

Автор: J. Fletcher
Название книги: Mushroom Pest and Disease Control
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Биологические науки
Страницы: 193
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

The production of mushrooms (Agaricus bisporous) is a major, world-wide, highly mechanized process. Healthy crops are essential if yields, quality and profitability are to be maintained. This book covers the recognition, biology, and control of pests and diseases which are a major cause of crop losses. Up-to-date and intensely illustrated, Mushroom and Disease Control fully explores the important aspects of pest and disease control. From changes in the management of pest and pathogen populations and new methods of crop production to the more effective use of environmental controls and environmental protection, this book provides an essential guide for crop grower and all those closely connected with the culture of the crops. Check lists for pest and disease control and hygiene applications provide practical applications for readers as well.
Contents:
Mushroom Growing.
Introduction.
Culture.
Mushroom growing systems.
Buildings.
Disorders: Symptoms, Causes, and Identification.
Introduction.
Names of disorders.
Causes of disorders.
Symptoms in relation to crop development.
Biotic factors responsible for disorders.
Abiotic factors responsible for disorders.
Identification of disorders.
Effective Pest and Disease Control.
Introduction.
Pest and pathogen management.
Practices and operations.
Farm design.
Chemical control.
Cultural and environmental control.
Action points during compost production and cropping.
Genetic resistance.
Organic production.
Fungal Diseases.
Introduction.
Wet bubble or Mycogone.
Dry bubble or Verticillium.
Cobweb or Dactylium.
False truffle.
Trichoderma diseases.
Aphanocladium cap spotting.
Other diseases.
Bacterial Diseases.
Introduction.
Blotch, Bacterial blotch or Brown blotch.
Ginger blotch.
Mummy disease.
Pit.
Drippy gill.
Bacterial soft rot.
Internal stalk necrosis.
Post-harvest browning.
Viral Diseases.
Introduction.
Names of mushroom virus diseases.
Epidemiology of mushroom virus diseases.
La France disease.
Mushroom virus X disease.
Vesicle virus.
Moulds that Compete with Mushrooms.
Introduction.
Trichoderma compost mould.
Penicillium mould.
Smoky mould (Penicillium implicatum, P. chermesinum, and possibly P. fellutanum).
Pythium – black compost.
Other moulds.
Action points for control of mushroom moulds.
Pests.
Introduction.
Mushroom flies.
Sciarids or fungus gnats.
Phorids.
Cecids.
Other flies.
Mushroom mites.
Nematodes.
Minor pests.
Abiotic Disorders.
Introduction.
Pinning disorders.
Whole mushroom distortion.
Mushroom stems.
Mushroom caps.
Mushrooms at harvest and post-harvest.
Further Reading.
Glossary.
Appendix. Registered Pesticides.
Appendix. Checking the Chlorine Content of a Hypochlorite Disinfectant.
Appendix. Some Useful Conversions.