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.
TN8098 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
7269
Packet Code Number:
1A07269FF
Harvest date:
08/16/2015
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
08/16/2015
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is orange-yellow to the naked eye, and free flowing. Moderately small seeds are short-rice shaped, sometimes curved, and have small sized elongated yellowish-orange embryos centrally located which completely fill the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: