Seed fungi are potentially important for their roles in seedling microbiome assembly and seedling health, but surveys of full seed fungal communities remain limited. While culture-dependent methods have been used to characterize some members of the seed mycobiota, recent culture-independent studies have improved the ease in identifying and characterizing full seed fungal communities. In this chapter, we describe how to survey seed fungi using both traditional culture-based methods and culture-free metabarcoding. We first describe protocols for the isolation and long-term preservation of fungal strains from individual seeds and for the extraction and amplification of DNA from such fungal isolates for identification with Sanger sequencing. We also detail how to extract, amplify, and sequence fungal DNA directly from individual seeds. Finally, we provide suggestions for troubleshooting media choices, PCR inhibition by isolates and plant tissue, and PCR limitation by low fungal DNA.
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