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.
TN4927 Number of capsules harvested: 3
Seed Assay Number:
3398
Packet Code Number:
1A03398YC
Harvest date:
11/18/2004
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
02/14/2005
Number of Capsules Combined:
3
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is medium brown to the naked eye, and coarse. Only a small quantity of seed was received. Small seeds are short-rice shaped, sometimes curved, and have small sized elongated brown embryos centrally located which completely fill the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
