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geosmin, a sesquiterpenoid metabolite produced by soil living fungi. Some food commodities are liable to contamination by geosmin producing fungi. Under favourable environmental conditions the production of geosmin occurs. One of the producers of geosmin in fruits is Penicillium expansum which also produces the mycotoxin patulin. Recent reports indicate that geosmin production by P. expansum is stimulated by Botrytis cinerea.
Geomancy (Greek: Î³ÎµÏÎ¼Î±Î½ÏÎµÎ¯Î±, earth divination) is a method of divination that interprets markings on the ground or the patterns formed by tossed handfuls of soil, rocks, or sand.t can also involve a mouse as the agent of the earth spirit. Ifa, ifÃ¡ one of the oldest forms of, geomancy originated In West, africa and uses the same sixteen geomantic figures as In arabic And western geomancy with different meanings and; names the process is shortened to using only two. figures