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Occurrence of Verticillium fungicola var. fungicola on Agaricus bitorquis Mushroom Crops in Spain
Author(s) -
Gea F. J.,
Tello J. C.,
Navarro M. J.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of phytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1439-0434
pISSN - 0931-1785
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0434.2003.00687.x
Subject(s) - agaricus bisporus , mushroom , biology , verticillium , agaricus , horticulture , botany
Diseased fruit bodies of Agaricus bitorquis , with similar symptoms to those caused by dry bubble on Agaricus bisporus , were observed in some Spanish crops during summer 1999. Isolates of Verticillium fungicola from A. bitorquis and A. bisporus were submitted to different temperatures and to prochloraz–Mn sensitivity tests. All the isolates collected from A. bitorquis and A. bisporus were identified as V. fungicola var. fungicola . Artificial infections of A. bisporus and A. bitorquis with V. fungicola var. fungicola are also described in the present study. The appearance of natural infections of V. fungicola var. fungicola in A. bitorquis crops could well be due to the growing temperatures used in Spain, which are considerably below those used in other countries.