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