Tricholoma matsutake, one of the most famous edible mushroom in Asia, has been cultivated in red pine forest. Because of its difficulty in artificial cultivation, T. matsutake cultivation has relied on foraging in the forest. Under certain environmental conditions, T. matsutake form the Shiro, the condensed mycelium, and develop into fruiting bodies. Among the certain environmental conditions, fungal communities play a major role in the mushroom development. Therefore, fungal community investigations for Bonghwa and Yangyang have been conducted on soil with fairy rings in the past, soil with existing fairy rings, and soil with presumptive fairy rings developing in the future. From the six soil samples, total 163 genera of fungi were detected and species diversity and species abundance of each sample were also analyzed. In result, the species diversity and species abundance of the fairy rings in Yangyang were lower than those in Bonghwa. In comparison with the fairy rings in Yangyang and Bonghwa, the dominance of the genus Tricholoma was higher and that of the genus Motilella was lower in Yangyang. Through the continuous study, establishment of optimal environmental conditions to promote the T. matsutake cultivation is highly expected.

• 이은지(국립원예특작과학원 버섯과) | Eun-Ji Lee (Mushroom Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, RDA Chungcheongbuk do, Eumseong gun, 27709, Korea)
• 오연이(국립원예특작과학원 버섯과) | Youn-Lee Oh (Mushroom Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, RDA Chungcheongbuk do, Eumseong gun, 27709, Korea)
• 오민지(국립원예특작과학원 버섯과) | Minji Oh (Mushroom Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, RDA Chungcheongbuk do, Eumseong gun, 27709, Korea)
• 임지훈(국립원예특작과학원 버섯과) | Ji-Hoon Im (Mushroom Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, RDA Chungcheongbuk do, Eumseong gun, 27709, Korea)
• 우성이(국립원예특작과학원 버섯과) | Sung-I Woo (Mushroom Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, RDA Chungcheongbuk do, Eumseong gun, 27709, Korea)
• 최두호(국립원예특작과학원 버섯과) | Doo-Ho Choi (Mushroom Research Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, RDA Chungcheongbuk do, Eumseong gun, 27709, Korea) Corresponding author