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