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.
TN8117 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
7292
Packet Code Number:
1A07292EI
Harvest date:
09/27/2015
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
10/02/2015
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of white paper.
Seed has dark debris mixed in.
Seed is tannish yellow to the naked eye, and free flowing. Small seeds are short-rice shaped, straight, and have small sized egg-shaped pale embryos toward the pointed end which nearly fill the seed when present.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: