The devastation of cereal crops by seed-infecting fungi has prompted numerous research efforts to better understand plant-pathogen interactions. To study seed-fungal interactions in a laboratory setting, we developed a robust method for the quantification of fungal reproduction, biomass, and mycotoxin contamination using kernel bioassays.
Christensen, S., Borrego, E., Shim, W., Isakeit, T., Kolomiets, M. Quantification of Fungal Colonization, Sporogenesis, and Production of Mycotoxins Using Kernel Bioassays. J. Vis. Exp. (62), e3727, doi:10.3791/3727 (2012).