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.
TN4396 Number of capsules harvested: 2
Seed Assay Number:
3491
Packet Code Number:
1A03491UN
Harvest date:
04/02/2005
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
04/06/2005
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is light brown to the naked eye, and free flowing. Small seeds are long-rice shaped, straight, and have small sized elongated brownish-yellow embryos centrally located 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:
58%
Photographed with transmitted light.
Scale1 mm or 0.040 inches Photo by Todd Durboraw
Photographed with reflected light.
Scale1 mm or 0.040 inches Photo by Todd Durboraw
Seed Assay Number:
3492
Packet Code Number:
1A03492UM
Harvest date:
04/02/2005
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
04/06/2005
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is light brown to the naked eye, and free flowing and coarse. Seed appears to be similar to that in assay 3491.