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.
TN8352 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
7547
Packet Code Number:
1A07547UN
Harvest date:
02/15/2017
Received as:
Green capsule
Date Received:
03/08/2017
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Capsule appears clean and intact.
Seed is off-white to the naked eye, and fluffy. Moderately large seeds are windsock shaped, straight, and have moderately large sized American football-shaped brown embryos toward the pointed end which are 3/4 the length of the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: