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Heat and Disinfectants Fight Green Mold in Button Mushroom Farms

Heat and Disinfectants Fight Green Mold in Button Mushroom Farms

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What they found

Heat up to 120 °C and disinfectants like hydrogen peroxide and formaldehyde helped prevent Trichoderma contamination in button mushroom crops.

Heat up to 120 °C and disinfectants like hydrogen peroxide and formaldehyde helped prevent Trichoderma contamination in button mushroom crops.

The number

heat up to 120 °C

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Cultivation trial

Cultivation trial

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Trichoderma

Trichoderma

Published in

Phytoparasitica

Phytoparasitica

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GROWING GOURMET

GROWING GOURMET

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Beware the Mean Green

Beware the Mean Green

Trichoderma mold can devastate button mushroom yields. Researchers found heat up to 120 °C and disinfectants like hydrogen peroxide and formaldehyde helped stave off trichoderma contamination.

Trichoderma mold can devastate button mushroom yields. Researchers found heat up to 120 °C and disinfectants like hydrogen peroxide and formaldehyde helped stave off trichoderma contamination.

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