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.
TN7558 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
6630
Packet Code Number:
1A06630DU
Harvest date:
10/21/2012
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
11/09/2012
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of white paper.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is medium tan to the naked eye, and free flowing and coarse. Moderately small seeds are long and thin, sometimes curved, and have small sized elongated brown embryos centrally located which are 1/5 the length of the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: