The mushroom production reached to 1000 billion won in monetary value in Korea. We, however, do not have systematic terminology dictionary published yet. Recently new varieties of medicinal mushrooms in addition to culinary mushrooms are being introduced steadily through out the world. This makes the necessity of coordinated and consistent arrangement of terms involved in culture, cultivation and physiological aspects of mushrooms. Various components in relation to the medicinal and physiological functionality also poses ambiguity in terminology along with the terms used in breeding and genetic researches. Moreover, some of the scientific terms are being used erroneously. In order to help mushroom cultivators, students, and mushroom business personnel in understanding the terms on mushroom science and technology we intended to collect and organize all the terms related to mushroom morphology and cultivation, poison and medicinal functionality, processing and utilization, and so on. Thirteen professionals from each field participated in this project. The fields included here are : 1) Genetics and breeding of mushrooms, 2) Cultivation and physiology of mushrooms, 3) Taxonomy and ecology of mushrooms, 4) Processing and functional components, 5) Blight and insects of mushrooms

• 이재성(영남대학교 식품공학과) | Jae-Sung Lee
• 성재모( 강원대학교 생물환경학부) | 성재모
• 김양섭( 농촌진흥청 농업과학기술원) | 김양섭
• 채정기( 전남대학교 임학과) | 채정기
• 유영복( 농촌진흥청 농업과학기술원) | 유영복
• 유승헌( 충남대학교 농생물학과) | 유승헌
• 차재순( 충북대학교 산림과학 · 지역건설공학부) | 차재순
• 이현숙( 경상대학교 미생물학과) | 이현숙
• 이재동( 부산대학교 생명과학부) | 이재동
• 이종수( 배재대학교 생명유전공학과) | 이종수
• 박원철( 국립 산림과학원) | 박원철
• 구창덕( Division of Forest Science and Construction Engineering, Chungbuk Natl. Univ. Cheongju, 361-763, Korea) | 구창덕
• 석순자( 농촌진흥청 농업과학기술원) | 석순자
• 김용갑( 영남대학교 국어국문학과) | 김용갑
• 차병진( 충북대학교 산림과학 · 지역건설공학부) | 차병진
• 장현유( 한국 농업전문학교 특용작물과) | 장현유