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