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.
TN4688 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
3590
Packet Code Number:
1A03590QS
Harvest date:
05/09/2005
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
05/25/2005
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed has bits of capsule debris mixed in, it was sifted to remove.
Seed is medium brown to the naked eye, and coarse. Medium sized seeds are long-rice shaped, straight, and have moderately small sized elongated brown embryos toward the pointed end which are 3/4 the length of the seed when present. Seeds with bad or no embryos are much smaller.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: