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.
TN7794 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
6922
Packet Code Number:
1A06922SO
Harvest date:
12/06/2013
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
12/13/2013
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of white paper.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is yellow to the naked eye, and free flowing. Only a small quantity of seed was received. Tiny seeds are short, have one blunt end, and have tiny sized elongated pale yellow embryos centrally located which nearly fill the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
