Xuefei Li, Frederick Leo Sossah, Yonglan Tuo, Jiajun Hu, Qian Wei, Shiyu Li, Na Rong, Michael Wiafe-Kwagyan, Changtian Li, Bo Zhang, Xiao Li, Yu Li
Green mold disease, caused by spp., is one of the most devastating diseases of mushrooms in China. The application of fungicides remains one of the important control methods among the integrated pest management tools for disease management in mushroom farms. This study aimed to identify spp., isolated from fruiting bodies displaying green mold symptoms collected from mushroom farms in Zhejiang, Hubei, and Jilin Province, China, and evaluate their in vitro sensitivity to six fungicides. A total of 47 isolates were obtained and classified into nine spp. namely, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , and , through morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of concatenated sequences of translation elongation factor 1-alpha (TEF) and DNA-dependent RNA polymerase II subunit (RPB2) genes. The pathogenicity test was repeated two times, and re-isolation of the nine spp. from the fruiting bodies of fulfilled Koch's postulates. Prochloraz manganese showed the best performance against most species. This research contributes to our understanding of green mold disease, reveals the phylogenetic relationships among species, and expands our knowledge of species diversity associated with green mold disease in .