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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.
TN6987 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
5924
Packet Code Number:
1A05924EY
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
04/19/2010
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed has bits of capsule debris mixed in.
Seed is pale green to the naked eye, and coarse. Moderately small seeds are short-rice shaped, straight, and have moderately small sized elongated greenish-yellow embryos centrally located which nearly fill the seed. Material is mostly debris, but the few seeds do look good.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
