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.
TN5681 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
4361
Packet Code Number:
1A04361NB
Harvest date:
05/24/2006
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
08/14/2006
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of printer paper.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is off-white to the naked eye, and somewhat fluffy. Moderately small seeds are balloons, straight, and have small sized egg-shaped brown embryos centrally located which are 1/8 the length of the seed. Seeds with bad or no embryos are much smaller.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
89%
Dark enclosures in the seed are trapped air bubbles.
Photographed with transmitted light.
Scale1 mm or 0.040 inches Photo by Arielle Franklin
Photographed with reflected light.
Scale1 mm or 0.040 inches Photo by Arielle Franklin