Incoming seed is examined to determine embryo count to help decide how much seed should be sown, and/or which capsule would be the best to sow. Permanent sample slides are also prepared. Each separate package of seed is examined because these are generally from separate capsules, which is what we request from our donors.
TN4325 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
2763
Packet Code Number:
1A02763WN
Harvest date:
03/01/2004
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
03/11/2004
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of printer paper.
Seed has bits of capsule debris mixed in.
Seed is light yellow to the naked eye, and free flowing. Only a small quantity of seed was received. Small seeds are short, have one blunt end, and have small sized round pale yellow embryos centrally located which nearly fill the seed when present.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
