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