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