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.
TN6502 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
5325
Packet Code Number:
1A05325BZ
Harvest date:
02/16/2008
Received as:
Dry capsule
Date Received:
08/25/2008
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of printer paper.
Capsule had split and its contents have made contact with its exterior.
Seed is dark brown to the naked eye, and free flowing and coarse. Medium sized seeds are long, sometimes curved, and have medium sized elongated dense embryos centrally located which nearly fill the seed. Seeds with bad or no embryos are much smaller.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
