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.
TN4022 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
2523
Packet Code Number:
1A02523FT
Harvest date:
09/23/2003
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
10/03/2003
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of printer paper.
Seed has dark debris mixed in.
Seed is medium brown to the naked eye, and free flowing. Moderately small seeds are short-rice shaped, straight, and have moderately small sized elongated dense embryos centrally located which completely fill the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: