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.
TN7542 Number of capsules harvested: 4
Seed Assay Number:
6606
Packet Code Number:
1A06606ES
Harvest date:
09/26/2012
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
10/04/2012
Number of Capsules Combined:
2
Comments:
Seed was received in a tiny cupcake wrapper.
Seed has dark debris mixed in.
Seed appears to be similar to that in assay 6608.
Seed Assay Number:
6607
Packet Code Number:
1A06607ER
Harvest date:
09/26/2012
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
10/04/2012
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Seed was received in a tiny cupcake wrapper.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is white to the naked eye, and free flowing. Seed appears to be similar to that in assay 6608.
Seed Assay Number:
6608
Packet Code Number:
1A06608EQ
Harvest date:
09/26/2012
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
10/04/2012
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Seed was received in a tiny cupcake wrapper.
Seed has bits of capsule debris mixed in.
Seed is white to the naked eye, and free flowing. Small seeds are long and very thin, sometimes curved, and have small sized elongated brownish-yellow embryos centrally located which nearly fill the seed when present.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: