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ASPHC Baner

Vol. 24 No. 3 (2025)

Articles

Effect of casing soil type and humidity on ginger blotch development in mushroom cultivation

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24326/asphc.2025.5508
Submitted: 10 March 2025
Published: 30.06.2025

Abstract

Pseudomonas ‘gingeri’ is the cause of ginger blotch disease of the white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus). The occurrence of the disease in the cultivation results in the appearance of ginger discolouration on the mushroom caps. Currently, there is no effective method of protecting the mushroom from bacterial infection. Therefore, the selection of appropriate substrates for mushroom cultivation and environmental cultivation conditions, such as relative humidity, are of high importance in controlling the disease. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect, on the development of ginger blotch, of two types of peat-based casing soil, with different water holding capacity, and two different air relative humidities inside the mushroom growing chamber. The cultivation trials were artificially infected with two P. ‘gingeri’ isolates, at two different inoculation doses. The blotch disease incidence on the heavy casing soil, which characterised lower water holding capacity, was significantly higher than on the medium one, regardless of the number of bacterial cells and bacterial isolate. The results also demonstrated a significant correlation between higher levels of air humidity (90% in the cultivation chamber) and the ginger blotch prevalence. It was determined that the type of casing soil and the level of air humidity in the mushroom growing room are of crucial importance for efficient mushroom cultivation. These factors can also play a significant role in preventing against bacterial disease development.

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