FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The gills of mushrooms produce spores which help in the process of reproduction. The gills of Musa mushrooms are the linear structures present on the underside of a mushroom’s cap which allow the spores to fall in a downward direction into the air.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mushrooms are basidiomycetes (SEE TWO MAJOR GROUPS) with numerous basidia on each gill. A typical basidium is a club-shaped structure, usually with four prongs at one end. Each such prong is called a sterigma (with sterigmata the plural form) and the spores develop at the tips of the sterigmata.