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.
TN6867 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
5777
Packet Code Number:
1A05777KP
Harvest date:
10/30/2009
Received as:
Dry capsule
Date Received:
10/31/2009
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of printer paper.
Capsule appears clean and intact.
Seed is golden brown to the naked eye, and free flowing. Moderately large seeds are long and thin, sometimes curved, and have medium sized oval very pale embryos centrally located which are 1/6 the length of the seed. Seeds with bad or no embryos are much smaller.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
