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Q. The scientific name of oyster mushroom, an edible fungus is:

Jharkhand CECEJharkhand CECE 2002

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Oster mushroom (Pleuratus osteratus) is an edible fungus. Tolyposporium penicillarie causes smut of bajra. Characteristic sporeballs are produced by the fungus and sorus lack the columella. Colletotrichum falcatum causes red rot of sugarcane. The mycelium is internal, septate and branched.