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.
TN6465 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
5285
Packet Code Number:
1A05285DN
Harvest date:
07/18/2008
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
07/23/2008
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
The material was received in a plastic vial.
Seed has bits of capsule debris mixed in, it was sifted to remove.
Seed is light yellow to the naked eye, and free flowing. Moderately small seeds are short, have one blunt end, and have moderately small sized elongated pale yellow embryos centrally located which are 1/4 the length of the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
