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.
TN8420 Number of capsules harvested: 2
Seed Assay Number:
7640
Packet Code Number:
1A07640QY
Harvest date:
06/08/2017
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
06/14/2017
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of white paper.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is light green to the naked eye, and free flowing. Only a small quantity of seed was received, so no sample was taken, but appears to be similar to that in assay 7641.
Seed Assay Number:
7641
Packet Code Number:
1A07641QX
Harvest date:
06/08/2017
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
06/14/2017
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of white paper.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is light green to the naked eye, and free flowing. Moderately small seeds are windsock shaped, sometimes curved, and have medium sized oval pale green embryos centrally located which are 1/3 the length of the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count: