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.
TN4354 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
2791
Packet Code Number:
1A02791VL
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
12/01/2003
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of printer paper.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is golden tan to the naked eye, and free flowing and coarse. Only a small quantity of seed was received. Moderately small seeds are long, irregularly curved, and have moderately small sized elongated brownish-yellow embryos centrally located which nearly fill the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
