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.
TN4441 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
2945
Packet Code Number:
1A02945PN
Harvest date:
05/22/2004
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
05/27/2004
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of printer paper.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is bright yellow to the naked eye, and somewhat clumpy. Only a small quantity of seed was received. Small seeds are short-rice shaped, straight, and have small sized oval brownish-yellow embryos centrally located which nearly fill the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
