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.
TN7229 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
6231
Packet Code Number:
1A06231TD
Harvest date:
09/10/2011
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
09/15/2011
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is bright orange-yellow to the naked eye, and free flowing. Small seeds are short, straight, and have small sized elongated brownish-yellow 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: