Resistance of the cultivated mushroom Pleurotus sajor caju to Aphelenchoides agarici

Abstract

Out of three commercially grown mushroom species, viz. Agaricus bisporus, Agaricus bitorquis and Pleurotus sajor caju in India, only Pleurotus sajor caju showed resistance against the myceliophagous nematode Aphelenchoides agarici.