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