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Agaricus Green Mould
The cause of Trichoderma green mould disease of the white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus). An epidemic began in Northern Ireland in 1985 and spread across Europe, and a separate form appeared in North America. It grows aggressively through compost and casing, leaving little or no mushroom mycelium in heavily colonized areas. It has been found only in association with mushroom farms.
Not edible; a crop pathogen. Affected compost yields little or no crop.
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