Question

2. There is a myth that immediately after heavy rains in forest, mushrooms appear in
large number and make a very large ring or circle, which may be several metres in
diameter. These are called as 'Fairy rings'. Can you explain this myth of fairy rings in
biological terms?​

Answer 1

Answer:

There is a myth that immediately after heavy rains in forest, mushrooms appear tn large number

and make a very large ring or circle, which may be several metres in diameter. These are called ‘fairy rings’. Can you explain the myth of fairy rings in biological terms?

The fairy rings form as the mycelium of the mushroom fungus spreads in the soil from a central point. It grows peripherally, so that the younger hyphae will appear almost in a circle. The forest cover contains sufficient organic matter and favourable conditions that cause young fungal hyphae to form compact masses that grow into mushrooms. This is the reason, the mushrooms appear growing in a circle or ring.

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Answer 2

Answer:

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Explanation:

▶️ Rains activate the mushroom mycelium into growth both by moisture and nutrients that pass down into soil. The mycelium expand centrifugally. Young hyphae collect at places and form aerial basidiocarps or mushrooms. They appear in a circle that has been likened to a fairy ring.

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