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.
TN8566 Number of capsules harvested: 1
Seed Assay Number:
7806
Packet Code Number:
1A07806KO
Harvest date:
02/10/2018
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
02/15/2018
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded coffee filter.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is off-white to the naked eye, and fluffy. Moderately large seeds are windsock shaped, sometimes curved, and have large sized American football-shaped pale green embryos toward the pointed end which are 1/2 the length of the seed. Seeds with bad or no embryos are much smaller.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
