Biology
These days mushroom cultivation has become a common indoor business. Shalini has grown white button mushrooms which are shown below in the diagram.
(a) Write the scientific name of the mushrooms shown above.
(b) Name two vitamins which are abundantly found in this mushroom.
(c) What do you understand by 'spawning' (second step in mushroom cultivation) ?
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(a) Agaricus bisporous
(b) Biotin (Vitamin B7) and Niacin (Vitamin B3)
(c) The process of introducing mushroom mycelium (the vegetative part of the fungus) into a suitable growing medium is known as spawning. After spawning, the mycelium spreads throughout the substrate. It is similar to sowing seeds in agriculture.
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