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? Discuss the mycilial structure in Agaricus and its soil borne nature.

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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? Discuss the mycilial structure in Agaricus and its soil borne nature.,

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The fruiting bodies in Agaricus are known as basidiocarps. They form a concentric ring like structure from the mycelium present in the soil. These basidiocarps resemble button in shape and develop to form a ring like structure. This fairy ring structure in Agaricus stimulate productivity in plants. This rings are the fruiting bodies of this fungus and the diameter of this fairy ring increases every year due to the spread of mycelium.

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