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.
TN6921 Number of capsules harvested: 5
Seed Assay Number:
5833
Packet Code Number:
1A05833IL
Harvest date:
12/15/2009
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
01/28/2010
Number of Capsules Combined:
5
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of printer paper.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is grayish brown to the naked eye, and free flowing. Small seeds are irregularly shaped, straight, and have small sized oval dense embryos centrally located which nearly fill the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: