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.
TN9427 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
8794
Packet Code Number:
1A08794YO
Harvest date:
04/06/2023
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
04/20/2023
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed has dark debris mixed in.
Seed is black to the naked eye. Only a small quantity of seed was received. Medium sized seeds are windsock shaped, somewhat curved, and have moderately large sized elongated pale embryos which completely fill the seed when present. Seeds with bad or no embryos are much smaller.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: