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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.
TN9079 Number of capsules harvested: 2
Seed Assay Number:
8348
Packet Code Number:
1A08348PS
Harvest date:
07/25/2020
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
07/30/2020
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of white paper.
Seed has dark debris mixed in.
Seed is pale yellow to the naked eye. Small seeds are windsock shaped, have hooked ends, and have no embryos.
Photographed with transmitted light.
Scale1 mm or 0.040 inches Photo by Phyllis Meyers
Photographed with reflected light.
Scale1 mm or 0.040 inches Photo by Phyllis Meyers
Additional Photos
Correspondence 7/31/2020
Seed Assay Number:
8555
Packet Code Number:
1A08555HT
Received as:
Dry seed
Date Received:
06/15/2021
Number of Capsules Combined:
1
Comments:
Packet received was a folded piece of white paper.
Seed appears clean and debris-free.
Seed is golden tan to the naked eye, and free flowing. Small seeds are windsock shaped, sometimes curved, and have small sized teardrop-shaped pale embryos centrally located which are 1/2 the length of the seed.
Seeds that appeared to have
good embryos, by count:
