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.
TN6666 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
5530
Packet Code Number:
1A05530UC
Harvest date:
03/03/2009
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
03/11/2009
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is pale yellow to the naked eye, and somewhat fluffy. Medium sized seeds are long and very thin, sometimes curved, and have medium sized oval pale greenish yellow embryos centrally located which are 1/2 the length of the seed. Seeds with bad or no embryos are much smaller.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: