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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.
TN6699 Number of capsules harvested: 2
Seed Assay Number:
5563
Packet Code Number:
1A05563SV
Harvest date:
12/18/2008
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
03/26/2009
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of printer paper.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is pale yellow to the naked eye, and fluffy. Seed appears to be similar to that in assay 5564.
Seed Assay Number:
5564
Packet Code Number:
1A05564SU
Harvest date:
12/18/2008
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
03/26/2009
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of printer paper.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is pale yellow to the naked eye, and fluffy. Medium sized seeds are long and thin, sometimes curved, and have moderately small sized irregularly-shaped pale brownish-yellow embryos centrally located which are 1/6 the length of the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
