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.
TN7081 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
6040
Packet Code Number:
1A06040AM
Harvest date:
08/08/2010
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
08/13/2010
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet was received in folded legal paper.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is pale greenish-yellow to the naked eye, and free flowing. Small seeds are long-rice shaped, straight, and have small sized elongated pale greenish yellow embryos centrally located which nearly fill the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: