Stropharia rugosoannulata holds great resistance to unfavorable conditions and easy to be cultivated. However, troublesome sundry fungi, diseases and pests always emerge during the whole cultivation process. Sundry fungi usually cover coprinus, cup fungus, psilocybe and other competitive fungi. Coprinus is the most common one and always appears on fungi bed which owns poor growth trend or appears on the compost which are prepared with inferior straws.
Control method:
A. Straws should be fresh and dry, before the cultivation, expose them under the blazing sun for 2-3 days so as to kill coprinus and other sundry fungus spores.
B. Master appropriate water content on compost: the optimal range is 70%-75%, which is good for the growth of spawns.
C. When people find the sporocarps of coprinus and other sundry fungi, pull out at once.