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.
TN8113 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
7285
Packet Code Number:
1A07285EP
Harvest date:
09/30/2015
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
09/30/2015
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded filter paper.
Seed has dark debris mixed in.
Seed is light brown to the naked eye, and free flowing. Small seeds are short-rice shaped, sometimes curved, and have small sized oval brown embryos toward the blunt end which are 3/4 the length of the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: