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.
TN7793 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
6921
Packet Code Number:
1A06921SP
Harvest date:
12/10/2013
Received as:
Dry capsule
Date Received:
12/12/2013
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet recieved was a brown paper bag.
Capsule had split and its contents have made contact with its exterior.
Seed is medium brown to the naked eye, and free flowing and coarse. Moderately large seeds are long and thin, irregularly curved, and have moderately large sized elongated pale embryos centrally located which are 1/3 the length of the seed when present. Seeds with bad or no embryos are much smaller.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
54%
Estimated percent good, by volume:
75%
Photographed with transmitted light.
Scale1 mm or 0.040 inches Photo by Lacey Hulst
Bright enclosures in the seed are trapped air bubbles.
Photographed with reflected light.
