
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Nair, NG 
T1  - Studies on the behaviour of mushroom spores in relation to the epidemiology of virus disease
JF  - Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
JO  - Aust. J.  Agric. Res.
Y1  - 1979
VL  - 30
IS  - 6
SP  - 1123
EP  - 1132
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9791123 
N2  - The Cholodny slide technique has been successfully used to study the behaviour of virus-infected spores in the casing on mushroom beds in relation to the epidemiology of virus disease. The results show that virus-infected spores can transmit the disease to mushroom mycelium in the casing through germination and anastomosis under a wide range of growing conditions such as levels of moisture, pH and salinity in the casing, type of casing material and cropping temperature. Peziza ostracoderma stimulated the germination of virus-infected mushroom spores, whereas Sporendonema purpurascens and Trichoderma sp. inhibited their germination. The significance of these fungal moulds on the epidemiology of mushroom virus disease is discussed. 
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