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.

Seed Assay Number:		5817
Packet Code Number:		1A05817JB
Harvest date:		12/06/2009
Received as:		Dry seed
Date Received:		01/23/2010
Number of Capsules Combined:		1
Comments:		Packet received was a folded piece of printer paper. Seed appears clean and debris-free. Seed is light brown to the naked eye, and very clumpy. Moderately large seeds are long and thin, sometimes curved, and have moderately large sized teardrop-shaped pale embryos centrally located which are 1/4 the length of the seed. Seeds with bad or no embryos are much smaller.
Seeds that appeared to have good embryos, by count:		19%
Estimated percent good, by volume:		25%
Photographed with transmitted light. Scale    1 mm or 0.040 inches   Photo by Amber Kost Photographed with reflected light. Scale    1 mm or 0.040 inches   Photo by Amber Kost
Seed Assay Number:		5818
Packet Code Number:		1A05818JA
Received as:		Dry seed
Date Received:		01/13/2010
Number of Capsules Combined:		1
Comments:		Packet received was a folded piece of printer paper. Seed appears clean and debris-free. Seed is light tan to the naked eye, and somewhat clumpy. Moderately large seeds are long, sometimes curved, and have moderately large sized teardrop-shaped pale embryos centrally located which are 1/4 the length of the seed. Most seeds with bad or no embryos are much smaller, but others are exactly the same size as those with embryos
Seeds that appeared to have good embryos, by count:		26%
Estimated percent good, by volume:		30%
Photographed with transmitted light. Scale    1 mm or 0.040 inches   Photo by Amber Kost Photographed with reflected light. Scale    1 mm or 0.040 inches   Photo by Amber Kost