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