Ministry of Agriculture & Lands
Mushroom Production Guide: 2008-2009
Guide to Best Management Practices in British Columbia
This publication is intended for commercial producers and includes currently recommended practices for the production of mushrooms. It includes only products that are registered for use in Canada at the time of publication.
When planning a spray program, follow the integrated pest management (IPM) principles within this guide to avoid unnecessary pesticide sprays.
If the pesticide recommendations in this guide are followed, excessive residues on food crops will not occur. Exceeding recommended rates or decreasing the days before harvest can result in high pesticide residues. Crops found with high residues or residues of unregistered pesticides can be seized and destroyed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
Pesticide registrations and residue tolerances may vary in countries to which fresh or processed vegetables are exported. If the crop is to be exported, use products that have acceptable residue tolerances in the country of destination. Other products should not be used. Contact a BCMAL office for a listing of Canadian and foreign residue tolerances.
| CHAPTERS: Contents of the Guide are provided in PDF* format. |
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| Table of Contents | |
| Introduction | |
| Chapter 1 - Environmental Management | |
| Chapter 2 - Food Safety —Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) | |
| Chapter 3 - Pest Management | |
| Chapter 4 - Pesticide Regulations and Safety | |
| Chapter 5 - Sprayer Equipment | |
| Chapter 6 - Sprayer Calibration | |
| Appendix A - Definitions and Abbreviations | |
| Appendix B - Metric Conversion Factors | |
| Appendix C - Plant Diagnostic Lab Submission Form | |
| Contact Information: British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands and General | |
This guide is produced as a joint project between the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture and Lands (BCMAL). The technical portion is copyright by the BCMAL. This publication has been prepared by specialists of the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands. Cover Photo: Courtesy – Mushroom Industry Development Council. While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this publication is correct, the author and the publisher caution against the use of the information contained in this publication in any particular application and accept no responsibility or liability for errors, omissions, or representations, expressed or implied, contained herein or in any written or oral communication associated with this publication. Errors brought to the attention of the publisher will be corrected in periodic updates to this guide.*
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