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.
TN6984 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
5920
Packet Code Number:
1A05920FC
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
04/19/2010
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed has bits of capsule debris mixed in, it was sifted to remove.
Seed is tannish yellow to the naked eye, and free flowing. Moderately small seeds are long and thin, sometimes curved, and have moderately small sized elongated greenish-yellow embryos centrally located which are 3/4 the length of the seed. Seeds with bad or no embryos are much smaller.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
