Hi Pooja,My borage seeds have thick and black seed coats that...

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Lee Chen
Feb 21, 2019
protocol Protocol: Seed Germination and Viability Test in Tetrazolium (TZ) Assay
Hi Pooja,

My borage seeds have thick and black seed coats that make the staining solution hard to get in contact with the endosperm or other tissues inside the seeds. What do you think can be done to improve the permeability of the staining solution through a thick seed coat? Read more Read less more less
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Michael Onyedika Eze Answered Oct 21, 2019

University of California Davis

An option is to bisect the seeds longitudinally through the centre of the embryo. In that case, use 0.25% to 0.5% TTC instead of 1% TTC solution.
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