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.
TN7327 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
6341
Packet Code Number:
1A06341OX
Harvest date:
03/18/2012
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
03/27/2012
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is tannish yellow to the naked eye, and very clumpy. Moderately large seeds are irregularly shaped, sometimes curved, and have moderately small sized oval pale green embryos centrally located which are 1/5 the length of the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: