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