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.
TN6675 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
5549
Packet Code Number:
1A05549TJ
Harvest date:
03/01/2009
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
03/13/2009
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed has dark debris mixed in.
Seed is bright orange to the naked eye, and free flowing. Small seeds are short, sometimes curved, and have small sized oval green embryos centrally located which completely fill the seed. Seeds with bad or no embryos are much smaller.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
