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.
TN7171 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
6149
Packet Code Number:
1A06149WH
Harvest date:
04/15/2011
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
05/02/2011
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is bright orange to the naked eye, and free flowing. Tiny seeds are windsock shaped, sometimes curved, and have tiny sized elongated yellowish-green embryos centrally located which nearly fill the seed. Seeds with bad or no embryos are much smaller.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
