IITA Hesham Agrama LPodHt_Meas_cm 2 semi-appressed LT 2 IITA Hesham Agrama PrimRtShp_Est_Undefined V 8 IITA Hesham Agrama ReprodT_Count_day IITA LatRtSz_Meas_Undefined Hesham Agrama 10-25% of pods shattered 3 Rbf 8 1 Almost all plants erect IITA Hesham Agrama LatRtShp_Est_1to4 1 no disease IITA Hesham Agrama HilumCol_Est_1to12 PlntHt_Meas_cm IITA Hesham Agrama 1 round IITA Hesham Agrama PubCol_Est_1to4 LowTemp_Est_undefined IITA Hesham Agrama 1 Lanceolate Hesham Agrama IITA StmDiam_Comp_Undefined 10 Rbr IITA PodShat_LateEst_1to5 Hesham Agrama USDA Randall Nelson PubescFormLf_Est_1to3 IITA Hesham Agrama SdOleicCt_Comp_pct FlwForm_Est_1or2 IITA Hesham Agrama 1 0% pods shattered Bf 1 0% lesions on plants 1 Hesham Agrama SdOilProtRatio_Comp_pct IITA RtNodNo_Count_nodule IITA Hesham Agrama IITA Storab_Count_Pct Hesham Agrama broad 1 IITA Hesham Agrama FlwNo_Count_flw 3 G SdPalmiCt_Comp_pct IITA Hesham Agrama Hesham Agrama PrimRtSz_Meas_Undefined IITA PODMATURITY_Count_day IITA Hesham Agrama IITA Hesham Agrama APHID_Est_Undefined 1 0% root knot galling 4 bad appressed 3 Erect 1 1-10%few nodules mostly small 2 5 Nw 1 Erect IITA TwinT_Est_mmdd Hesham Agrama 3 11-25% pods shattered Hesham Agrama IITA SdQual_Est_1to5 DEFOL_Est_1to5 Hesham Agrama IITA Hesham Agrama IITA CanoHt_Est_cm NCRI Ishaq Mohammed PodPerPlnt_Count_pod 0 maturity group 0 (extreme North) 20-30% seed surface discolored 3 4 25-50% infection MatT_Count_day IITA Hesham Agrama IITA Hesham Agrama FROGEYE_Est_1to5 mostly branching 4 Lodg_Est_1to5 IITA Hesham Agrama StemTermTyp_Est_1or2 Hesham Agrama IITA IITA ShatLate_LateEst_1to5 Hesham Agrama no pods shattered 1 acronym IITA RaffinCt_Comp_gkg Hesham Agrama 9 Rbl 2 15-20% seed surface discolored 2 1-10% lesions on plants X 13 10-25% moderate infection 3 SdLysCt_Comp_pct IITA Hesham Agrama PubescPres_Est_1or2 IITA Hesham Agrama IITA HerbSens_Est_undefined Hesham Agrama G 6 pubescent 6 3 fairly good Hesham Agrama IITA SdOilCt_Comp_pct Hesham Agrama PlntHvst_Count_plant IITA 1 0-20% defoliated 30-40% seed surface discolored 4 straight 3 II 5 1 Determinate termination IITA Hesham Agrama PubescTipTyp_Est_1or2 SarchyCt_Comp_undefined IITA Hesham Agrama IITA SMV_Est_1to5 Hesham Agrama IITA Hesham Agrama FlwT_1stCount_day IITA Hesham Agrama PubescForm_Est_1to8 IITA Hesham Agrama PodCol_Est_1to4 2 moderatly good Hesham Agrama BAW_Est_1to5 IITA glabrous 1 IITA Hesham Agrama PodShat_EarlyEst_1to5 IITA Hesham Agrama SdYld_CalcPerArea_kgha IITA Hesham Agrama LfNo_Count_lf IITA Hesham Agrama SdCoatMott_Est_1to10 2 Indeterminate termination FlwCol_Est_1to9 IITA Hesham Agrama Randall Nelson USDA LfletShp_Comp_1to2 1 rarely branching 0% lesions on plants 1 10 more than 90% seed surface discolored 3 All plants leaning moderately (45 degrees), or 25% - 50% of plants down Soybean ontology IITA Hesham Agrama SdFillT_Count_day 7 60-70% seed surface discolored Nodulation 1 IITA Hesham Agrama GermT_Count_day IITA SdIsoflav_Comp_pct Hesham Agrama IITA Hesham Agrama LfletShp_Comp_1to4 3 Lp 10 VII Hesham Agrama RUST_Est_1to5 IITA Straight 3 Hesham Agrama ShatEarly_EarlyEst_1to5 IITA Randall Nelson RtNod_NodEst_0or1 USDA 5 81 Pm 8 6 W Drought_Est_undefined IITA Hesham Agrama FlwT_50Count_days IITA Hesham Agrama FLOWERDATE 2 21-40% defoliated IITA Hesham Agrama FodYld_CalcPerArea_kgha 3 moderatly branching 3 41-60% defoliated 4 25-50% lesions on the plants IITA Hesham Agrama SdSucrCt_Meas_gkg (PR) partially sensitive 3 2 1-10% few galls on some plants Tn 11 SdPerPod_Count_sd Ishaq Mohammed NCRI greater than 66% leaf area affected (Heavy) 5 1 0% nodules 7 puberulent Flood_Est_undefined IITA Hesham Agrama 4 appressed >50% infection with leaf abscision 5 5 >50% galling with plants stunting few spots on some plants 2 4 25-50% galls on most plants >50% nodules many large 5 2 (S) sensitive 2 normal PlntBrnch_Est_1to5 IITA Hesham Agrama IITA Hesham Agrama FULLMATURITYT_95Count_day IITA FodYld_MeasPerPlot_gPlot Hesham Agrama IITA HighT_Est_undefined Hesham Agrama profusely branching 5 IITA MatT_95Count_day Hesham Agrama semi-appressed 2 FFlw_1stCount_day IITA Hesham Agrama MatGroup_Est_1to13 IITA Hesham Agrama 2 Sharp IITA SdMetCt_Comp_pct Hesham Agrama 61-80% defoliated 4 3 10-25% galls on most plants 5 81 5 >50% plants with lesions 2 triangular 2 1-10% of pods shattered IX 12 1 10-15% seed surface discolored 5 >50% pods shattered Hesham Agrama BP_Est_1to5 IITA 2 flat 5 poor 36-65% leaf area infected (Moderate to heavy severity) 4 5 40-50% seed sueface discolored D 5 IITA Hesham Agrama SdMoistCt_Comp_pct 25-50% lesions on the plants 4 9 Pth 10-25% lesions on the plants 3 1 0% lesions on plants 3 Br NCRI CercoLfS_Est_1to5 Ishaq Mohammed Hesham Agrama LfChlphyll_Meas_SPAD IITA 0% virus symptom seen 1 Hesham Agrama RtNod_PropEst_1to5 IITA 1 cleistogamous (closed, TO:0000882) IITA Hesham Agrama PodLng_Meas_mm VI 9 IITA Hesham Agrama SdFibCt_Comp_pct 25-50% nodules several large 4 >50% plants with lesions 5 NCRI SdWt_Meas_g Ishaq Mohammed SdLinolncCt_Comp_pct IITA Hesham Agrama 61-80% defoliated 4 chasmogamous (open, TO:0000883) 2 26-50% pods shattered 4 Hesham Agrama ROOTKNOT_Est_1to5 IITA P 7 2 Bl IITA Hesham Agrama SdLinolcCt_Comp_pct 3 10-25% lesions on the plants Chlorosis_Est_SPAD Hesham Agrama IITA 8 70-80% seed surface discolored Hesham Agrama RtNodWght_Meas_g IITA IITA SdStearCt_Comp_pct Hesham Agrama IITA ANTHR_Est_1to5 Hesham Agrama rounded ovate 4 4 25-50% lesions on the plants 4 I 1 blunt Prostrate, almost all plants down 5 3 Blbr VIII 11 1-10% lesions on plants 2 fair branching 2 3 pointed ovate 1 Bl 2 narrow 8 curly 0-20% defoliated 1 4 25-50% of pods shattered 10-25% some spots on most plants 3 B 1 curved 4 IITA SdYld_MeasPerPlot_gPlot Hesham Agrama DMildew_Est_Undefined IITA Hesham Agrama 12 Y IITA SdProtCt_Comp_pct Hesham Agrama 5 normal 1 00 25-50% severe and widespread symptoms 4 4 curved 2 Dp G 4 1-10% pods shattered 2 7 Gn 41-60% defoliated 3 >50% with likely loss in yield 5 No nodulation 0 (R) resistant 1 6 50-60% seed surface discolored Good 1 9 80-90% seed surface discolored 3 000 III 6 2 All plants leaning slightly or a few plants down 2 1-10% lesions on plants round 1 M 4 2 1-10% occaional mild symptoms Br 4 21-40% defoliated 2 2 T less than 10% seed discolored 0 All plants leaning considerably, or 50% - 80% of plants down 4 flat 2 4 NG attribute 5 >50% plants with lesions 3 10-25% nodules some large 7 IV 1-10% of leaf area infected (light severity) 2 glaborus 3 1 T 11-35% leaf area infected (light to moderate severity) 3 5 >50% of pods shattered 3 10-25% lesions on the plants entity 1 0% leaf spot seen Stearic acid content of the seed oil i.e., stearic acid weight per total oil weight of the seed Stearic acid content of oil Seed STEARIC Seed stearic acid content Seed Raffinose content Seed RAFFINOSE Raffinose content of a plant or plant part. Raffinose content Length of the plant at harvest Plant height measurement Seed starchyose content The amount of total seed soluble carbohydrates that is stachyose. STARCHYOSE Seed Starchyose content Seed Fiber content SEEDFIBER The amount of fiber in soybean seed Fibre content scale_of Seed OILPROTEIN Ratio of oil content to protein content of the seed Seed oil/protein content Oil content per protein content 1-5 infection score Percentage 1 or 2 form scale Reaction of the plant or plant part to infection by Cercopsora species. Reaction to Cercospora Leaf spot CERCOSLEAFSPOT Plant Cercospora Leaf spot 1 to 5 quality scale Germination time GERMINATIONTIME Time from planting soybean seed until hypocotyl emerges from the substrate Germination time Seed The total isoflavone content of a seed. Seed isoflavone content ISOFLAVON Isoflavone content Seed 1 or 2 shape scale Plant DOWNYMILDEW Downy mildew Reaction to Downy mildew Reaction of the plant or plant part to Peronospora manchurica infection. The number of plants harvested contributing to the yield Harvested number Plant Plants Harvested PTHARV Take note of the color of the mature pod which are black, tan, brown and grey Pod color observation Root knot assessment Visual assessment of 1-5 of nematode knots Percentage Chlorophyll content measurement Measure chlorophyll using a SPAD meter 1-5 infection score The shape of the leaflet. Remark: This trait has been incorrectly called Leaf shape. LEAFSHAPE Leaflet Shape Leaflet shape Canopy height CANOPYHT Canopy Height Distance from growing medium to the top leaves pod method_of Seed Hilum color Color of the soybean seed hilum (scar on the ovule produced by abscision of funiculus) HILUMCOLOR Hilum color Pod Color Pod color PODCOLOR Color of the pod. Lysine context extraction method Measure the weight of lysine extracted from the seed sample and divide by the weight of protein extracted from the same sample. g/plot Maturity group classification Relative classification based on maturity of cultivars in known maturity group Hilum color observation Observe the colour of the hilum 1 or 2 presence scale Herbicide sensitivity Plant HERBSENSITIVE Herbicide sensitivity Reaction of the plant or plant part to herbicide exposure Yield SdYld Yield of a soybean field in terms of seed weight per unit area at a specified moisture content. Seed Seed yield After harvest, measure the protein content of the seed on a dry weight basis Seed protein content measurement Reproductive time Plant REPROD Time between the beginning of flowering (R1) and full maturity (R8) Reproductive period Yield Fodder Weight of harvested fodder i.e., haulm, stover per unit of area Fodder Yield FODDERWT 1 to 4 color scale 1 to 5 percentage scale Observation of the type of pubescence Pubescence form observation kg/ha Twinning date observation Take note of the date when 50% of plants are twining Pod number count Count number of Pods on a plant Height from soil surface to first pod HLP Height of lowest pods Height of lowest pods Plant Sucrose content method Measure amount of total seed soluble carbohydrates that is sucrose Seed protein content Seed Protein content Protein content of seed PROTEIN MOTTLING Seed Coat mottling Seed coat mottling Surface of the seed coat discolored by mottling i.e. , the additional pigmentation that is observed on lines with yellow or green seed coats cm Oil content to protein content ratio Divide the oil content by the protein content. For this calculation, the oil and protein contents must be expressed in the same unit 1 to 10 percentage scale Observation of the type of pubescence Pubescence form observation Visual assessment of 1-5 affected plants / plot SMV assessment Main stem diameter Stem STEMDIAM The diameter of the main stem of soybean plant Diameter Late pod shattering assessment Visual assessment of pod opening 2weeks after harvest Foliar feeding assessment Visual assessment on the percentage of leaves eaten up by beet armyworm on a scale of 1 to 5 Seed OIL Seed oil content Oil content of soybean seed Oil content 1 to 5 branching scale Termination type of the axial growth of a soybean plant. Stem Termination type STEMTERM Stem termination type Leaf number LEAFNUMBER The number of leaves (petioles) originating from a node on a stem Leaf number Stem FLOWERFORM Flower Flower form Form Form of a flower. Percentage Pod length PODLENGTH Length Pod Length of the pod from the calyx to the pod tip in cm or mm Pubescence form PUBFORM Pubescence form Orientation of pubescence, generally on the leaf surface but pubsecence can be found on the stem Leaf, stem PALMITIC Palmitic acid content of oil Palmitic acid content of the seed oil i.e., palmitic acid weight per total oil weight of the seed Seed Seed palmitic acid content PUBPERSENCE Leaf, stem Pubescence presence Pubescence presence Presence or absence of pubescence on soybean plant Percentage Count days from planting to pod maturity R8 Maturity days count Seed filling period Time when the seed grows in size and weight i.e., the period characterized by the beginning of R4 (full pod) and the end of R6 (full seed). SEEDFILL Seed filling time Plant Anthracnose assessment How much or the plant or plant part has been affected by irregulary shaped brown areas and/or black fruiting bodies on infected areas Plant germination count Number of days from planting to emergence(VE) cm Drought reaction of plants observation Appearance of plants in response to limited water availability day Lysine content of proteins Seed lysine content LYSINE The amount of total soybean seed protein that is composed of lysine Seed SEEDMOISTURE The amount of moisture of a mature seed Moisture content Seed moisture content Seed Observe the color of the seed coat Seed coat color observation Plant RUST Soybean rust Tan and reddish brown lesions on leaves, pods or whole plant caused by Phakopsora Pachyrhizi Soybean rust First flower date method Number of days from emergence to beginning of bloom (R1) Full maturity count Count days from planting to 95% pod maturity R8 day Leaf number count Count Physically the number of leaves on a plant Pod number Plant Pod number Number of pods per plant PODNUMBER Pubescence form on leaflet Pubescence form Orientation of pubescence on the surface of the leaflet PUBFORM Leaflet Measure amount of total seed soluble carbohydrates that is raffinose Raffinose measurement Seed LINOLENIC Seed linolenic acid content Linolenic acid content of the seed oil i.e., linolenic acid weight per total oil weight of the seed Linolenic acid content of oil Plant height Height of the plant i.e., the length from the soil surface to top main stem (not petioles and leaves) node PTHT Height Plant Lateral root LATROOTSHAPE The shape of the lateral root at a stipulated range of the roots Shape Lateral root shape PodShat Proportion of open pods Pod Shattering Pod shattering 1 to 8 shape scale Twining date Twinning time Plant TWINNING Time when soybean twines Percentage Observe tapering of stem tip and presence or absence of terminal raceme. Termination observation Plant LOWTEMP Cold stress resistance Resistance of a plant or plant part to damage by lower than normal temperatures Cold stress resistance day Germination in storage count Count the number of seedlings emerged after 8 months in storage out of 100 planted seeds Reaction to chewing insects DEFOL Defoliation by chewing insects Leaf Defoliation 1 to 4 color scale cm Percentage 1 to 13 maturity scale Fiber content measurement Measurement of the amount of fibre out of seed weight Visual assessment of 1-5 affected leaf area with frog eye Frog eye assessment Stalk height measurement Length of stem cm The color of soybean pubescence. Pubescence Color PUBCOLOR Leaf, stem Pubescence Color Time when pods have changed to final color. MatTime Maturity time Plant Maturity time Measure length of pod Measure length of pod from caylx to pod tip using a length measuring instrument SUCROSS Seed Sucrose content The amount of total seed soluble carbohydrates that is sucrose. Seed Sucrose content 1 to 5 percentage scale Visuall assessment of the leaves eaten up by chewing insects Defoliation assessment 1 to 12 color scale Linolenic acid content measurement Measure the content of linolenic acid in the oil extracted from the seed Plant Reaction to Aphis glycines Reaction to Aphis glycines The reaction of the plant or plant part to damage caused by Aphis glycines feeding. APHID Percentage Plant Soybean anthracnose Reaction of the plant or plant part to infection by Colletotrichum dematiu ANTHRACNOSE Reaction to Soybean anthracnose Flooding tolerance FLOODING Flooding tolerance Response of plant to inundation by water of all or part of the plant Plant Ratio Seed Oleic acid content of the seed oil i.e., palmitic acid weight per total oil weight of the seed Oleic acid content of oil OLIEC Seed oleic acid content Root nodule weight Root Nodule weight Weight of root nodules NODULEWEIGTH Resistance of a plant or plant part to damage by higher than normal temperatures Plant HIGHTEMP Heat stress resistance Heat stress resistance cm SPAD unit 1 to 5 percentage scale 1-5 infection score flower 0 or 1 nodulation scale Chlorosis Reduction in chlorophyll in a plant or plant part as a result of nutrient deficiency Chlorosis Plant CHLOROSIS Count number of days from full pod(R4) to full seed(R6) stages of growth Counting days of seed fill At maturity, observe the abundance of primary branches Plant branching observation Downy mildew assessment method Look at how much of the plant or plant part is covered with small, discrete, pale to bright yellow spots Measure the content of oleic acid in the oil extracted from the seed Oleic acid content measurement leaf 1 or 2 type scale Pubescence presence method Observation of presence or absence of trichome on the plant Stearic acid content measurement Measure the content of stearic acid in the oil extracted from the seed Percentage Herbicide reaction of plant assessment Appearance of plants in response to herbicides sprayed Lodging Plant LODGING Lodging Tendency of plant to lodge Appearance of plant or plant part in high temperature weather Hot reaction assessment Percentage 1-5 Iinfection score kg/ha Days to 50% flowering count Count the number of days after sowing until 50% of the plants have one or more flowers Count number of days from beginning of bloom (R1) to full maturity(R8) Reproductive period duration measurement Caclulation of fodder yield Measure the dry weight of stover, haulm harvested after threshing plants harvested from the plot excluing the borders. Then divide the measured harvested weight by the effectively harvested area of the plot Lodging estimation Estimate the proportion of plants lodged i.e., protrated on the ground day Weighing of grain per plot Weigh the amount of harvested grains (excluding the borders) adjusted to 13% moisture, 1-5 infection score Flower Color Color of the flower petals FLWRCOLOR Flower color Pubescence tip type PUBTIPTYPE Pubescence tip type The form of the tip of a soybean pubescence Leaf, stem Percentage 1 to 4 shape scale Linoleic acid content of the seed oil i.e., linoleic acid weight per total oil weight of the seed Linoleic acid content of oil LINOLEIC Seed linoleic acid content Seed Appearance of plant or plant part in low temperature weather Cold reaction assessment Observe the plant parts that are yellowing and/or curling Aphid attack assessment The shape of the primary root at a stipulated range of the root Shape Primary root shape Primary root PRIROOTSHAPE Height average of plants Wooden lath placed on each plot to measure average height above ground Late Shattering Score Opening SHATLATE Pod Proportion of open pods 2 weeks after harvest Drought Tolerance Resistance to damage by water restriction. DROUGHT Plant Drought Tolerance Rust assessment Visual assessment of 1-5 affected plants with rust SHATEARLY Proportion of open pods at harvest Pod Shattering Early shattering Lateral root Lateral root size The diameter of a lateral root measured at the proximal end of the root LATROOTSIZE diameter Number of days past planting when 95% of pods have reached their mature color. FULLMATURITY Maturity time Plant R8 Full Maturity Percentage Visually observe the shape of the lateral root Lateral root shape observation Number and density of spot on leaves Leaf disease BP V-shaped chlorotic to necrotic foliar lesions,vascular blackening, Light colored, raised pustules which can coalesce into brown lesions, caused by Xanthomonas sp. Bacterial Pustule Bacterial Pustule Leaf Number of plants harvested in the net plot, excluding the borders Number of plants harvested in the net plot, excluding the borders 1-5 infection score Leaf Stunting of plants and crinkled and mottling of leaves SMV Soybean Mosaic Virus Soybean Mosaic Virus Nodule weight measurement Dig out, dry and weigh root nodules The diameter of the main root measured at a stipulated level of the root diameter Primary root PRIROOTSIZE Primary root size 1 to 9 color scale day Observe the form of a flower at the final development stage Flower final form observation FLWRNUMBER Flower number The number of flowers produced by a plant Plant Flower number Maturity group Maturity group Plant MATGROUP Maturity group designation of a germplasm. Lateral root thickness measure Using a callipers measure diameter of lateral root at stipulated point Anthesis or flowering time is the period during which a flower is fully open and functional. Pollination and fertilization occur during this period. Flowering time FlwT Plant Flowering time Measurement chlorophyll content using a SPAD meter and then compare to a reference Chlorophyll content measurement Visual assessment of the presence of nodulation Nodulation observation Overall quality of the seed based on defective seed coat, greenish or diseased seeds Seed Seed quality Quality SEEDQUAL g/plot Visual assessment of seed quality Seed quality visual assessment 1-5 infection score 1 to 4 shape scale of PRIROOTSHAPE 1 to 5 percentage scale Nodulation proportion observation Visual assessment of the proportion of nodules Seed number count Count the number of seeds on a pod Measure the weight of methionine extracted from the seed sample and divide by the weight of protein extracted from the same sample. Methionine content calculation Percentage mm Using a callipers measure diameter of primary root at stipulated point Primary root thickness measure Number of seeds Number of seed per pod sampled Seed number SEEDNUMBER Pod kg/kg Seed oil content measurement in the lab Weigh the amount of extracted oil from seed after harvest and divide by the seed dry weight g Percentage Flower color observation At flowering, observe the color of flower Maturity time Number of days past planting when pods are mature. This trait is synonymous with seed pod maturity.Maturity defined as pods have reached their final color. Pod Maturity Date PODMATURITY Plant Pubescence tip type observation Observation of the type of the tip of the pubescence on the plant Early pod shattering estimation Estimate the proportion of open pods at harvest by shattering the pods left on the 1m at both ends of the plot after the net yield plot was harvested The average measurement with calipers midway between the unifoliate and the first trifoliate nodes for three mature plants per plot Average stem diameter 1 to 5 percentage scale 1 to 4 shape scale Nodulation Root nodule formation due to interaction with microorganisms. NODULE Root Nodulation Moisture content measurement Measurement of the moisture content of a mature seed of seed at harvest Palmitic acid content measurement Measure the content of palmitic acid in the oil extracted from the seed Percentage nodule Percentage variable_of day day g cm Plant branching Branching Plant Tendency of plant to form primary branches BRANCHING Count the number of nodules on a plant Nodule number count METHIONINE Methionine content of proteins Seed The amount of total soybean seed protein that is composed of methionine Seed methionine content Nodule number Nodule number The number of nodule on the root system usually compared to wild type NODULENUMBER Root Linoleic acid content measurement Measure the content of linoleic acid in the oil extracted from the seed day Weigh 100 seeds 100 weight Determine the number of days elapsed between sowing and when the pods have reached maturity Days to maturity count mmdd Leaf CHLOROPHYLL Chlorophill content Leaf chlorophyll content The amount of chlorophyll normally found in a plant under normal environmental conditions Tan or brown, elliptical lesions with brown purple boarder on plant parts caused by Cercospora Sojina Plant Frogeye leafspot FROGEYE Frogeye leafspot Primary root shape observation Visually examine the primary root shape 1 or 2 type scale Days from planting when there is an open flower on any node on the main stem FIRSTFLOWER First flower Flowering time Plant Flooding reaction of plants assessment Appearance of plants in response to flooding Percentage Storability Seed STORABILITY Capacity of a seed to emerge when planted after being stored during a given amount of time. Storability Percentage Flower number count Number of flowers per plant Measure amount of total seed soluble carbohydrates that is stachyose. Starchyose measurement Measure the dry weight of stover, haulm harvested after threshing plants harvested from the plot excluing the borders. Weighing of fodder per plot seed 1 to 3 shape scale Grain yield calculation Weigh the amount of harvested grains (excluding the borders) adjusted to 13% moisture, and then divided by the area of the plot SPAD unit Seed Weight Weight of the seed SEEDWEIGHT Seed weight Percentage 1-5 infection score Plant Percentage 1 to 5 percentage scale Root Root knot nematode Large galls or knots on the root system caused by Meloidogyne Spp ROOTKNOT Reaction to Root knot nematode Isoflavone content measurement Measurement of the amount of isoflavone out of seed weight g/kg Pubescence color assessment Note colors of pubescence which include tawny, light tawny, near-grey and grey. Bacterial pustle assessment Visual assessment of 1-5 affected plants with bacterial pustule Leaf Reaction to Beet armyworm Foliar feeding damage caused by beet armyworm(Spodoptera exigua) BAW Beet armyworm Leaf shape method Elliptic Fourier descriptor measures 5 components, including aspect ratio of leaflet shape, location of centroid of leaflets along midrib, straightness or distortion of leaflet shape, and roundness of leaflet shape. Measured on central leaflets of fully expanded leaflets. Can also be measured as the ratio of leaflet width to leaflet length from upper third of plant. Percentage