Commodity PRA for Agaricus bisporus - Defra

Commodity PRA for Mushrooms
CSL/Warwick HRI, December 18th 2007; revised 24 February 2009
CSL Registered File No. PPP 12011A
Weed mould Synonym Notes on worldwide
distribution
Notes on UK distribution Reference
Trichoderma pseudokoningii Appears to have a
Present, several occurrences in BMS (undated); Farr et
cosmopolitan distribution on mushroom compost. Present on al. (undated); Samuels
a range of hosts and
habitats. Likely to occur
wherever mushrooms are
grown.
other hosts.
(2006);
Trichoderma virens Gliocladium virens,
Cosmopolitan on a range of Present in the UK on a range of CABI (undated); BMS
Hypocrea virens
hosts and habitats, few hosts/habitats. Recently (undated); C. Lane
reports of it causing
recorded as a weed mould in UK (CSL, 2007, Personal
economic loss as a weed causing economic loss.
Communication); Singh
mould in mushroom
production. Reported to be a
weed mould in edible
mushroom production in
India.
et al. (2006)
Trichoderma viride
Hypocrea rufa
Cosmopolitan, on a wide Present on a wide range of Fletcher et al. (1994);
(green mould)
Hypocrea rufa f. sterilis range of hosts. Possibly hosts in the UK. Also relatively BMS (undated); Farr et
Hypocrea rufa var. rufa occurs wherever mushrooms common in mushroom compost. al. (undated); Seaby
Pyrenium lignorum
are grown. Presence However, in the last decade this (1996)
Sphaeria rufa
indicates poor composting. species is considered to only
Trichoderma lignorum Green mould outbreaks have caused very minor
originally attributed to be this
species might have actually
been T. aggressivum.
problems.
Trichophaea abundans Anthracobia humillima, Appears to be cosmopolitan, Present in a range of hosts and Coetzee & Eicker
Dichobotrys abundans, probably occurs on a wide habitats in the UK but no (1994); BMS (undated)
Lachnea abundans,
range of habitats and present records for mushroom compost.
Patella abundans
in mushroom compost
wherever mushrooms are
grown. Reported to occur in
mushrooms in South Africa.
Trichothecium roseum Cephalothecium roseum, Appears to be cosmopolitan, Present in a range of hosts and Beyer (2002); Farr et al.
(Plaster or Flour moulds) Hyphelia rosea, Hyphoderma probably occurs on a wide habitats in the UK but no (undated); BMS
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