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.
TN5554 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
4228
Packet Code Number:
1A04228SE
Harvest date:
05/14/2006
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
05/26/2006
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is medium brown to the naked eye, and free flowing and coarse. Moderately large seeds are long and thin, straight, and have medium sized elongated dense embryos centrally located which nearly fill the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: