The Atatürk Horticultural Central Research Institute in Turkey has registered two new mushroom varieties, Yaprak77 and Noble77, after six years of research. The institute, which has the largest mushroom gene bank in Turkey with over 700 varieties, is affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The registration of these mushroom varieties is part of a larger project to develop and register more mushroom species in the country, with the ultimate goal of reducing imports and increasing the number of locally registered mushroom varieties. The institute is working in collaboration with South Korea to breed new mushroom varieties and improve production techniques.