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.
TN4988 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
3473
Packet Code Number:
1A03473VF
Harvest date:
03/23/2005
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
04/05/2005
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is tannish yellow to the naked eye, and free flowing. Medium sized seeds are long-rice shaped, sometimes curved, and have medium sized elongated yellow embryos centrally located which nearly fill the seed. Seeds with bad or no embryos are much smaller.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
