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.
TN7253 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
6249
Packet Code Number:
1A06249SL
Received as:
Dry capsule
Date Received:
11/03/2011
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded envelope.
Capsule appears clean and intact.
Seed is light tan to the naked eye, and free flowing. Moderately large seeds are irregularly shaped, sometimes curved, and have moderately small sized oval greenish-yellow embryos centrally located which are 1/5 the length of the seed when present. Seeds with bad or no embryos are much smaller.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
35%
Bright enclosures in the seed are trapped air bubbles.
Photographed with transmitted light.
