C Tom Hash ICRISAT-Niger D50An DAn_Est_JDay FLLen_Av_ Drabo Inoussa INERA-Burkina Faso Drabo Inoussa INERA-Burkina Faso HGW_Meas_g100gr PlntPerf_FarmPref_1to3 C Tom Hash ICRISAT-Niger FPS_Est_1to3 5 21-30% area covered with small necrotic coalescing lesions, MR PolFer_Comp_pct INERA-Burkina Faso Drabo Inoussa ClimMob Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa StrTol_CompRank_Rk3 Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa ClimMob StoPrbTol_CompRank_Rk3 ClimMob Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa Panlen_CompRank_Rk3 C Tom Hash ICRISAT-Niger DHar_Est_JDay C Tom Hash PanDia_Av_mm ICRISAT-Niger 9 76-100% leaf area covered with large coalescing necrotic lesions, HS 1 Very Bad Vigor INERA-Burkina Faso NTN_Count_Till Drabo Inoussa Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa Mkt__CompRank_Rk3 ClimMob ClimMob Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa Sdsz_CompRank_Rk3 INERA-Burkina Faso Drabo Inoussa StrTol_Count_StrigaPlot PlntPerf_FarmAppr_1to5 FAS_Est_1to5 C Tom Hash ICRISAT-Niger 4 11-20% leaf area covered with small necrotic lesions, MR 8 51-75 % leaf area covered with large coalescing necrotic lesions, HS OvPrfvLoc_CompRank_Rk3 Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa ClimMob Highest rank 1 Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa ClimMob Thr_CompRank_Rk3 2 1-5% leaf area covered with small hypersensitive lesions, R Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa StGr_CompRank_Rk3 ClimMob 3 loose 1 Very poor DisTol_CompRank_Rk3 Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa ClimMob DwnMid_CompRank_Rk3 Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa ClimMob VegVig_Est_1to5 C Tom Hash ICRISAT-Niger 5 Excellent Vigor 1 present C Tom Hash ICRISAT-Niger RusRS_Est_1to9 FLDia_Av_ INERA-Burkina Faso Drabo Inoussa C Tom Hash DEm_Est_JDay ICRISAT-Niger Stobly_CompRank_Rk3 Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa ClimMob C Tom Hash ICRISAT-Niger NHarPan_Count_Pan 4 Good Vigor GW_Meas_g INERA-Burkina Faso Drabo Inoussa C Tom Hash DMH_Count_Plnt ICRISAT-Niger ClimMob Tst_CompRank_Rk3 Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa ClimMob Mat_CompRank_Rk3 Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa Good 4 attribute C Tom Hash PanEx_Av_cm ICRISAT-Niger BriPre_Est_0or1 INERA-Burkina Faso Drabo Inoussa Pearl millet ontology ICRISAT-Niger AS_Est_1to5 C Tom Hash PlntPerf_Appr_1to5 C Tom Hash ICRISAT-Niger BlaRS_Est_1to9 4 11-20% leaf area covered with small necrotic lesions, MR ClimMob GermTim_CompRank_Rk3 Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa PanLen_Av_cm C Tom Hash ICRISAT-Niger C Tom Hash Erg% ICRISAT-Niger ErgProp_Comp_pct BriLen_Av_cm INERA-Burkina Faso Drabo Inoussa PanGir_Av_mm ICRISAT-Niger C Tom Hash AbSt_CompRank_Rk3 ClimMob Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa PtTol__CompRank_Rk3 Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa ClimMob PlHt_Av_cm C Tom Hash ICRISAT-Niger INERA-Burkina Faso StBD Drabo Inoussa Drabo Inoussa INERA-Burkina Faso SDCol_Est_ 41-50% leaf area covered with large coalescing necrotic lesions, S 7 3 Lowest rank DS_Est_JDay C Tom Hash ICRISAT-Niger Good 4 C Tom Hash NOTPan_Count_Pan ICRISAT-Niger With some problem 2 ICRISAT-Niger DPhysMat_Est_JDay C Tom Hash NEmPan_Count_Pan C Tom Hash ICRISAT-Niger ClimMob Germrt_CompRank_Rk3 Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa Very good 5 INERA-Burkina Faso Drabo Inoussa StDia_Av_ Poor 2 ClimMob OvPrf_CompRank_Rk3 Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa 5 21-30% area covered with small necrotic coalescing lesions, MR Drabo Inoussa INERA-Burkina Faso PanComp_Est_3to7 31-40% area covered with large coalescing necrotic lesions, S 6 C Tom Hash SmuProp_Comp_pct ICRISAT-Niger Smu% 0 to <1% leaf area with mild yellow flecks, HR 1 Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa ClimMob SdszTrgtUs_CompRank_Rk3 0 absent INERA-Burkina Faso BriDen_Est_1to5 Drabo Inoussa 3 6-10% leaf area covered with small hypersensitive lesions, R Acceptable 3 4 Good Vigor 1 0 to <1% leaf area with mild yellow flecks, HR C Tom Hash ICRISAT-Niger D50Bl DBl_Est_JDay ICRISAT-Niger DHd_Est_JDay D50Hd C Tom Hash Bad Vigor 2 Drabo Inoussa, Maina Ibnmohammed, Adikini Scovia, Lucky Omoigui, Eric Manyassa, Hapson Mushoriwa ClimMob GrYldQual_CompRank_Rk3 HMD_Comp_pct INERA-Burkina Faso Drabo Inoussa C Tom Hash ICRISAT-Niger SVig_Est_1to5 Poor 2 DMP_Count_Plnt C Tom Hash ICRISAT-Niger Excellent Vigor 5 5 intermediate Very good 5 3 6-10% leaf area covered with small hypersensitive lesions, R Very interresting Variety, Want to test 3 Acceptable vigor 3 5 Very good 6 31-40% area covered with large coalescing necrotic lesions, S 1 Bad Bad Vigor 2 3 Acceptable vigor 2 Middle rank Drabo Inoussa SDSet_Comp_pct INERA-Burkina Faso 2 Need to test again 8 51-75 % leaf area covered with large coalescing necrotic lesions, HS INERA-Burkina Faso Drabo Inoussa BTN_Count_Till entity acronym 2 1-5% leaf area covered with small hypersensitive lesions, R compact 7 Good 4 Very poor 1 Variety to reject 1 9 76-100% leaf area covered with large coalescing necrotic lesions, HS 7 41-50% leaf area covered with large coalescing necrotic lesions, S 1 Very Bad Vigor Acceptable 3 3 Acceptable FLDia Flag leaf Flag leaf dimeter Diameter Flag leaf diameter Count the number of total plants and number of infected plants/dead hearts in each replication to calculate percent infestation Stem borer damage - Method Height Plant height Length of the main stalk from the base of the stalk to the tip of the panicle PlHt Plant Overall preference vs local  None Number of striger counted per plot Striga tolerance - Method At physiological maturity, measure the length of at least 5 bristle per plant on the panicle of the main tiller and repeat for few plants in the plot with a ruler and make the average Bristle length - Method Panicle Girth Girth of the panicle Panicle girth PanGir Nodal tiller number - Method Count the number of nodal tillers % Tolerance to abiotic stress - stress type is docuelnetd in complementary data Abiotic stress tolerance Plant Abiotic stress tolerance  AbSt Downy mildew infected hill number - Method Count the number of infected hills in the plot at time of scoring downy mildew incidence Date of harvest Plant Date when plot harvested DHar Date of harvest Date of harvest - Method Record the harvest date NEmPan Empty panicle Number Number of empty or missing panicles Number of empty or missing panicles due to bird or insect damage Compute the percentage of grains replaced by ergot sclerotia, based on a sample of 10 panicles Ergot infection percentage - Method Downy mildew infected pockets Number of downy mildew infected pockets Downy mildew infected hill number DMH Number Flag leaf length FLLen Flag leaf Length Flag leaf length mm Record the number of panicles lost due to breakage, damage by birds or insects, ... Number of empty or missing panicles - Method Ranking of phenotypes based on field observations/on testing of food products ​ Comparative ranking by users method Panicle Germination time Time of germination after planting Grain GermTim Germination time Downy mildew infected plant number Number DMP Downy mildew infected plant Number of downy mildew infected plants Panicle length  PanLen Panicle Length Length of the panicle from the base of the panicle to the tip of the panicle Number of seeds/cm2 were counted randomly in each ear heads in five locations in selfed and open pollinated earheads Seed set - Method Head miner damage - Method Compute the proportion destroyed panicles Estimate the disease reaction type and severity at the soft-dough stage on the top four leaves that contribute most to grain development or on all plant Rust reaction score - Method Vigor scale scale_of Density of the bristles on the panicule Bristle Density Bristle density BriDen Blast reaction score - Method Estimate the disease reaction type and severity at the soft-dough stage on the top four leaves that contribute most to grain development or on all plant 15 to 20 days after the end of flowering, panicle measured from the main stalk of a few representative plants in the plot with a ruler and then take the average Panicle length - Method Ranking: 3 Panicle diameter PanDia Diameter Diameter of the panicle Panicle The producer observes the different plots and assigns a preference score using a pre-defined scale Farmer preference score - Method Biomass VegVig Vegetative vigor Biomass of the plants in the plot at 30 to 40 days after sowing Plant mm mm Proportion of grain and panicle destroyed by the head miner Proportion HMD Grain and panicle destroyed by head miner Head miner damage Julian Days Panicle Panicle compactness Compactness of the panicle PanComp Compactness Panicle cm Number BriLen Bristle length Length Length of the bristel Bristle Count 100 grains sampled randomly per plot and weight with a precision balance 100 grain weight - Method Julian Days cm Proportion Smut infection proportion Smut sori infected grain SmuProp Proportion of grains replaced by smut sori Number of harvested panicles - Method Record the number of grain-bearing panicles in the plot actually harvested Distance between the flag leaf ligule and the base of the panicle PanEx Panicle exertion Panicle Exertion Basal tiller Basal tiller number Number BTN Number of basal tillers counted on plants in the field Estimation of the compactness of the panicle Panicle compactness - Method % NHarPan Harvested panicle Number of harvested panicles Number Number of panicles harvested from the plot Plant Overall plant performance Overall plant performance PlntPerf Overall performance Date of sowing - Method Record the sowing date Number of off-type panicles Number Harvested off-type panicle Number of panicles harvested from the plot that are different from sown variety NOTPan Observation of the presence or absence of bristel on the main panicle on few number of plant per plot Bristle presence - Method Weigh all the grains of threshed panicles harvested in the plot using a precision balance Grain weight - Method Plant Date when the plant is at 50% anther emergence on first panicle Date of anthesis Date of anthesis DAn Proportion Fertile pollen PolFer Pollen fertility Proportion of fertile pollen Record the date when 50% of the plants reach 50% anther emergence of their first panicle Date of 50% anthesis - Method Bristle density scale Date of physiological maturity DPhysMat Date of physiological maturity Plant Date when grain dry weight increase ceases Plant Striga Number of striga plant in the field StrTol Striga tolerance    Tolerance SVig Biomass Seedling Biomass of the plants in the plot at 15 days after sowing Seedling vigor Proportion ErgProp Ergot infection proportion Proportion of grains replaced by ergot sclerotia Egrot sclerotia infected grain Observation of the morphology of the entry to score agronomic desirability of the variety of five plants representative of the variety Agronomic appreciation score - Method Record the date of onset of black spot formation at the base of the grain on a sample of panicles. The recommended sample size is 10 panicles Date of physiological maturity - Method Pest tolerance  Plant Pest tolerance Tolerance to Pests - the pest identification is documented in complementary data PtTol Preference score Julian Days Record the date when 50% of the plants of the plot begin to bring out their first inflorescence Date of 50% heading - Method 15 to 20 days after the end of flowering, panicle exsertion measured from a few plants in the plot with a ruler and then take the average Panicle exertion - Method Grain weight Weight Grain Total grain weight after threshing of all panicles harvested on the plot GW Overall preference  None Agronomic appreciation score Basal tiller number - Method Count the number of basal tillers Date of heading Date of heading DHd Plant Date when the first panicles emerges from the boot leaf sheath of the plant Julian Days Plant Rate of germination Germination Rate  GermRt Germination rate Grain Observe the coverage of the main panicle by the bristles and estimate the bristle density Bristle density - Method Date of emergence - Method Record the emergence date % Comparative visual observation of the biomass of plants (length, width, number of leaves) 15 days after sowing. The maximum score is given to the plot that has plants with maximum biomass. The lowest score is assigned to the plot with the minimum biomass. Plots with biomass between these two extremes will be included notes between the two extreme scores. Seedling vigor - Method Panicle girth - Method 15 to 20 days after the end of flowering, plant height measured from the main stalk a few plants in the plot with a ruler and then take the average Grain Yield (Qualitative) None Stem diameter Diameter StDia Stem diameter Stem Count the number of infected plants in the plot at time of scoring downy mildew incidence Downy mildew infected plant number - Method 15 to 20 days after the end of flowering, panicle diameter measured from the main stalk of a few representative plants in the plot with clipers or a ruler and then take the average Panicle diameter - Method Farmer preference score Farmer appreciation score - Method Full appreciation of the plot by assigning an overall score, before harvest, in asking this question to the producer Is that the producer would still cultivate the variety? Marketability  None StrTol Striga Striga tolerance Number of striga plant in the field Tolerance Striga/plot Panicle Proportion of fertile pollen over the total number of pollen grain counted. By analizing the pollen structure under microscope, completely round and well stained pollen grains were counted as fertile while, the shrivelled, unstained or partially stained ones were considered as sterile Pollen fertility - Method Bristle Bristle presence BriPre Presence or absence of britle on the panicle Presence StBD Stem borer damage Causative agent: Coniesta ignefusalis Hampson Lepidoptera. Infections causes the appearance of small elongated holes in young whorl leaves, tunelling of earheads results in breakage or chaffy earheads affecting grain development.Infections causes the appearance of small elongated holes in young whorl leaves, tunelling of earheads results in breakage or chaffy earheads affecting grain development. Vigor scale Julian Days Measure of the width of the main stem between the 3rd and the 4th node from the panicle at maturity Stem diameter - Method Seed color - Method Visually estimate the seed color after threshing Seed size   None At panicle emerging stage, mesure from a few plants (main tiller) the length of the last leaf just below the panicle: distance in from the ligule to the tip of the leaf and make the average of the measurements Flag leaf length - Method cm None Storability   % cm Panicle compactness score Reaction to rust Plant reaction to rust RusRS Intensity of the foliar damage caused by rust Leaf Seed Set SDSet Seed set Proportion of the seed set on the main panicle method_of SDCol Seed color Seed Color The color of the seed Date of bloom DBl Date of bloom Date when 50% of the stigma emerges on first panicle of the plant Plant cm Presence-Absence Plant Disease tolerance  DisTol Disease tolerance Tolerance to diseases - the disease type is documented in complementary data Tiller Smut infection percentage - Method Compute the percentage of grains replaced by smut sori, based on a sample of 10 panicles Tiller cm None Storage problems  None Stay green   BlaRS Intensity of the foliar damage caused by blast Reaction to blast Leaf Plant reaction to blast Comparative visual observation of the biomass of plants (length, width, number of leaves, number of tillers) 30 to 40 days after sowing. The maximum score is given to the plot that has plants with maximum biomass. The lowest score is assigned to the plot with the minimum biomass. Plots with biomass between these two extremes will be scored between the two extreme scores. Vegetative vigor - Method Nodal tiller number NTN Number of tillers arising from the upper nodes on the main stems. Nodal tiller Number Julian Days None Seed size for target use   variable_of bBlast reaction score Date when seeds are sown on the soil Date of sowing Plant DS Date of sowing Number of off-type panicles - Method Record the number of panicles removed as off-types when counting the number of panicles harvested or plants removed during the season Taste   None Julian Days g/100 grains 100 grains 100 grain weight Weight of 100 grains HGW Weight None Downy mildew tolerance Percent infestation Threshability  None Maturity  None DEm Date of emergence Date of emergence Plant Date when seedlings emerge from the soil At panicle emerging stage, mesure from a few plants (main tiller) the diameter at the withest of the last leaf just below the panicle: distance in cm from the ligule to the tip og the leaf and make the average of the measurements Flag leaf dimeter - Method % Date of 50% bloom - Method Record the date when 50% of the plants reach 50% stigma emergence of their first panicle Plant height - Method 15 to 20 days after the end of flowering, plant height measured from a few plants in the plot with a ruler and then take the average Color Score (1-9)