sporulation
Noun
Meaning
The act or process of forming spores; spore formation. See Illust. of Bacillus, b.
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Examples
Tane-koji is produced much in the same way as koji, but also has a small portion of wood ash added to the mixture citation which gives important nutrients to the fungus as well as promotes sporulation.
The process is called sporulation (def).