Test your knowledge about Green Mold Trichoderma
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Learning resources to pass this quiz: Green mold contamination aka Trichoderma
Questions covered in this Quiz
Speed of growth and maturity - Imagine you spotted white Trichoderma. When will it turn green?
Possible answers:
- Within 1 hour
- Within 2-3 hours
- Within 8-24 hours
- 2-3 days
- 1 week
- 10 days
Trichoderma and other green molds - Which mold species are green?
Possible answers:
- Trichoderma
- Penicillium
- Aspergillus
- Cladosporium
- Cobwed mold
- Verticillium
- Bruising
- Overlay
Trichoderma and its smell - What does Trichoderma smell like?
Possible answers:
- Rotten smell
- Ammonia
- Fermented
- Citrus
- Earthy
- Coconut
How to detect Trichoderma - The easiest test for quick mold detection on mushroom cake
Possible answers:
- Rapid lab test
- Microscope examination
- Q-tip test aka Swab Test
- Bite test
Soil pH for Trichoderma - Pick the most favourable for Trichoderma pH level of substrate
Possible answers:
- pH 2.0 - 4.0
- pH 3.0 - 5.0
- pH 4.0 - 6.0
- pH 6.0 - 8.0
Trichoderma management - What to do with mushroom cake contaminated by Trichoderma?
Possible answers:
- Toss the cake immediately
- Burn the cake
- Bury cake in the garden
- Cut contaminated area
- Spray H2O2 on the contaminated area
- Spray alcohol on the contaminated area
- Make a salt/soda application on the green area
Trichoderma treatment - There are white signs of early mold on the mushroom cake. What to do?
Possible answers:
- Q-tip aka Swab test
- Cut contaminated area
- Toss the cake
- Burn the cake
- Bury cake in the garden
- Spray H2O2 on the contaminated area
- Spray alcohol on the contaminated area
- Make a salt/soda application
- Make H2O2 application
- Don't touch and let it turn green
Case study - Take a look! What do you think this is?
Possible answers:
- Mycelium bruising
- Mold contamination
Case study - "This area (and some patches around) looks white-green. It definitely didn’t look this way yesterday morning". What do you see here? Try to identify it and help the grower!
Possible answers:
- Early green mold contamination (slowly turning green)
- Healthy mycelium, just different types and patterns of growth
- Mycelium bruising
Case study - Take a look! What do you think this is (discoloration in the centre of the mushroom cake)?
Possible answers:
- Mycelium bruising
- Green mold contamination
Case study - Can you identify what’s happening on this mushroom cake?
Possible answers:
- Mycelium bruising
- Green mold contamination
Case study - Spot the issue! What is it?
Possible answers:
- Green mold contamination
- Mycelium bruising
Case study - What do you see here?
Possible answers:
- Absolutely healthy mycelium, just different types and patterns of growth
- Mycelium bruising with blue-greenish tint
- Early stage of mold contamination, as it begins to turn green
Case study - Mold or Bruising? Try to identify!
Possible answers:
- Mold contamination
- Mycelium bruising
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