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.
TN5553 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
4226
Packet Code Number:
1A04226SG
Harvest date:
05/20/2006
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
05/25/2006
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded envelope.
Seed has dark debris mixed in.
Seed is light yellow to the naked eye, and very clumpy. Medium sized seeds are long and thin, straight, and have moderately small sized elongated yellow embryos centrally located which nearly fill the seed when present.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: