David Beyer
Professor of Mushrooms
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102 Buckhout
University Park, PA - dmb8@psu.edu
- 814-863-7059
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Most Recent Publications
Penn State OREI Grant
David Beyer, Mushroom News
Types of Gypsum and their Influence on Fresh Mushroom Yield
David Beyer, Kimberly Paley, Mushroom News on p. 12
A New IPM Mobile App for Growers; Penn State Receives Research Grants
David Beyer, Mitchell Beyer, J Pecchia, Mushroom News
A Summary of the Etiology & Epidemiology of Syzgites Megalocarpus Disease of Agaricus
David Beyer, J Pecchia, John DeSoto, Mushroom News
Final Report for the SCRI Project 2012 – 2017 Addressing Management Gaps with Sustainable Disease and Pest Tactics for Mushroom Production
David Beyer, J Pecchia, N Jenkins, T Baker, Mushroom News
Phase I composting volatiles, an overview
David Beyer, Mushroom News on p. 3
Virus and Bacterial Diseases
David Beyer, 2025,
Dry Bubble Disease
David Beyer, 2024,
David M. Beyer - Mushroom Researcher
David Beyer, 2024,
Life Cycles and Disease Developments
David Beyer, 2024,
Most-Cited Papers
100 years since Tolaas: Bacterial blotch of mushrooms in the 21<sup>st</sup> century
Ebrahim Osdaghi, Samuel Martins, Laura Ramos-Sepulveda, Fabrício Rocha Vieira, Fabrício Rocha Vieira, John A. Pecchia, David Beyer, Terrence H. Bell, Yinong Yang, Kevin L. Hockett, Carolee T. Bull, 2019, Plant Disease on p. 2714-2732
Nematode problems in mushroom cultivation and their sustainable management
David M. Beyer, Danny Rinker, 2023, on p. 337-347
Syzygites Disease on the Agaricus Mushroom
David Beyer, 2022, on p. 1
Mushroom Substrate Leachate
D. Beyer, John Pecchia, 2015, Mushroom News on p. 6-9
Controlling Environmental Factors in Mushroom Growing
David Beyer, J Pecchia, 2015, Australian Mushroom Growers Association Journal on p. 22-25
Interpreting Compost and Casing Lab Results
David Beyer, 2019, on p. 16-20
The importance of the Trichoderma and fly survey
John Pecchia, David Beyer, D Beyer, J Pecchia, 2018, Mushroom News on p. 2
USDA-NIFA Organic Research and Extension Initiative Project, 2019 Update
David Beyer, 2019, on p. 8-10
The Penn State Lines: Best Practices for Post-Crop Sanitation: Steam-Off/Post-Crop Pasteurization
David Beyer, 2017,
Controlling Environmental Factors in Mushroom Growing
David Beyer, J Pecchia, 2015, Mushroom News on p. 8-13
News Articles Featuring David Beyer
Jul 06, 2024
Pennsylvania’s mushroom industry faces threat from zoning dispute
A Little Britain Township zoning dispute related to composting concerns could impact the state’s mushroom farming industry, worth an estimated nearly $600 million in annual sales.
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Jan 29, 2024
Fungi into the future
Penn State researchers have aided the state’s important mushroom industry for nearly 100 years, and they’re still going strong. But mushrooms aren’t just for eating anymore
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Mar 18, 2022
Alliance between College of Ag Sciences, University of Pretoria yields benefits
Developing solutions to address threats to plant health is the centerpiece of a partnership between Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and the University of Pretoria in South Africa. The partnership is designed to increase both organizations’ research, teaching and extension impact and growth opportunities, thereby increasing food security and environmental stewardship.
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