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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.
TN5122 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
3668
Packet Code Number:
1A03668NS
Harvest date:
06/17/2005
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
06/23/2005
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is white to the naked eye, and fluffy. Large seeds are airbags, straight, and have small sized irregularly-shaped green embryos toward the pointed end which are 1/10 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:
