What are the common disease control methods for shaggy ink cap mushrooms?
The scientific name of the shaggy ink cap mushroom is Coprinus comatus; it is named shaggy ink cap because its shape resembles a chicken leg and its flesh resembles shredded chicken. It is rich in nutrients, delicious in taste, and extremely high in nutritional value. The shaggy ink cap has strong adaptability, and in addition its economic benefits remain good, attracting many people to cultivate it, but during cultivation, disease is the main factor harming shaggy ink cap production. Below, follow the editor to take a look at the control methods for common diseases of the shaggy ink cap.
1. Chicken-claw fungus
Chicken-claw fungus is a parasitic pathogenic fungus that causes relatively serious harm. It mainly occurs during the fruiting body formation and growth period of the shaggy ink cap, and is named because its fruiting body closely resembles a chicken claw. When the shaggy ink cap mycelium grows, it is invaded by pathogenic mycelium in the soil, and the two grow together, producing chicken-claw mushrooms. When it occurs, the chicken-claw fungus is dark brown and connected to the base of the shaggy ink cap; the mycelium will compete with the shaggy ink cap for nutrients and will transplant the growth of the shaggy ink cap, causing severe yield reduction or even total crop failure, generally occurring in dark, damp environments with poor ventilation.
Control methods: choose high-quality spawn, and the culture material must be dry, fresh, and free of mildew. A low-concentration carbendazim solution can be added to the culture material, which can inhibit the growth of miscellaneous fungi. Once chicken-claw fungus is found, it must be dug out promptly to prevent the pathogen from continuing to spread, and drug treatment should be done well at the infected site.
2. Rot disease
Rot disease is a common bacterial disease that mainly harms the fruiting body. When it occurs in the early stage of fruiting body formation, the fruiting body turns brown, and later the cap turns black and rots, leaving only the stipe. This disease is easily triggered in environments with high temperature and high humidity and poor ventilation. In addition, off-season cultivation in summer is also prone to infection by this disease.
Control methods: before cultivation, use lime water, bleaching powder, or Jinxing disinfectant to thoroughly disinfect and sterilize the mushroom shed, control air humidity and the water content of the casing soil well, and when the disease occurs, agricultural streptomycin can be used for control, and diseased mushrooms should be pulled out promptly to avoid infecting other mushrooms.
3. Brown spot disease
Brown spot disease mainly harms the surface tissue of the fruiting body and does not penetrate deep into the flesh. When it occurs, brown diseased spots appear on the cap or stipe of the fruiting body, and as the disease develops they gradually expand, finally turning the entire fruiting body brown. In humid environments, the mushroom surface has mucus. This disease is easily induced in high-humidity environments or when contaminated water is sprayed during fruiting body formation, and off-season cultivation in summer is also prone to inducing this disease.
Control methods: during mushroom emergence, control the water content of the casing soil, with the soil preferably not sticking to the hand and the surface soil showing white. When air humidity is relatively high, strengthen ventilation to reduce humidity, and avoid spraying water onto the fruiting bodies during mushroom emergence. After diseased mushrooms are found, remove them promptly and take them out of the mushroom house for harmless treatment, and spray chemical agents for control.
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