Sustainable Management of Wet Bubble Disease (Mycogone Perniciosa) in Button Mushroom (Agaricus Bisporus) using Botanicals Agents under Temperate Conditions Kakraliya Sardar Singh*, Paswal Shazia Division of Plant Pathology, Sher-e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Main Campus, Chatha, Jammu-180 001, India *E-mail: sardarchoudhary70@gmail.com
Online Published on 20 February, 2024. Abstract Agaricus bisporus (Lange) Imbach is the most widely cultivated mushroom globally. Wet bubble disease, mainly caused by Mycogone perniciosa, is a major threat to A. bisporus production worldwide. In the current study, it was expected to select safe plant extracts that can successfully control wet bubble disease on mushroom due to the biological similarity of M. perniciosa. Seven antifungal potentials of some plant extracts namely, Azadirachta indica, Azadirachta indica (seed kernel), Ocimum sanctum, Lanatana camara, Allium sativum, Azadirachta indica + lanatana camara and Aloe vera were evaluated for their efficacy against pathogen M. pernicosa , under in vitro conditions. The test botanicals were highly effective at 3 per cent concentrations. The ethanol extract of Azadirachta indica and Azadirachta indica + lanatana camara behaved in a similar way. M. perniciosa , Azadirachta indica and Azadirachta indica + lanatana camara showed highly inhibitory against the pathogen with over all mean mycelium inhibition of 59.35 and 57.37 per cent respectively. The least inhibition of M. perniciosa was exhibited by Allium sativum. Under in vivo conditions, use of Azadirachta indica and Azadirachta indica + lanatana camara in different concentration resulted in a maximum yield of button mushroom of 401.11g and 360.26g/kg compost. Top Keywords Agaricus bisporus, Compost, Disease control, Mycogone perniciosa. Top |