Activities

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Additional information

In order to support growers on these pests, MushTV project provides some guiding material on disease prevention, recognition and treatment. Some of their recommendations for the farmers are:

* Pay attention to potential sources of infection and maintain surroundings of the farm clean (e.g. avoiding the accumulation of organic matter). Recommended also to clean and disinfect concrete areas around the growing rooms daily.

* Keep installations in good conditions, specially the growing rooms. There, be sure that door seals, walls and/or ceilings meet correctly, keeping the area well isolated. Every three years deep revision of the coatings is advisable.

* Early detection and treatment is the best strategy, so inspect mushroom beds regularly for disease, mainly before watering or picking. Take into account that watering over untreated disease is a major cause of infection spread.

* Apart from those general advises, there are dedicated measures to be adopted for each fungus: Thus, if Cobweb is present, stop air circulation when treating or when watering the rooms, to minimise dispersion of the fungus spores. In case of Dry Bubble, strictly control the fly populations as they are a main vector of transmission for the disease.

http://www.mushtv.eu/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_sssfgajg0&feature=youtu.be&t=346

http://www.hdc.org.uk/sites/default/files/04_15%20Fungal%20diseases%20o…