GrStorProbRes_CompRank_Rk3 MacrophSev_Est_0to4 Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside GermRat_CompRank_3 IITA NodNo_Est_1to9 Ousmane Boukar heavy infestation 3 AphInc_Est_Pct IITA Ousmane Boukar BrBltchInf_Est_0to4 IITA Ousmane Boukar IITA Ousmane Boukar GwtPat_Est_1or2 3 heavy infestation heavy devastating infestation 4 very severe bud abscission, heavy browning/drying of stipules and buds - distinct non-elongation of (most or all) peduncles 9 no infected leaves (very resistant) 1 4 16-30% peduncles bare 5 4 black broth IITA Ousmane Boukar GrYld_Plnt_g YLDPLOT AlecNo_Count9Wk_Alec IITA Ousmane Boukar YLDPLOT IITA Ousmane Boukar GrYld_PerPlot_g Ousmane Boukar VirSev_Est_1to5 IITA IITA Ousmane Boukar DPlntNo_Count_Plnt 7 O IITA CapReGro_Meas_g Ousmane Boukar IITA Ousmane Boukar VirSev_Est_Pct IITA Ousmane Boukar TapRtDia_5Av_mm heavy devastating severity 4 IITA BactPustDam_Est_1to5 Ousmane Boukar FlwAbsc_Est_0to4 Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside 2 2 PodEmerT_1PCount_d IITA Ousmane Boukar mild infestation 1 Intermediate (most lower branches touch the ground) 4 IITA JRtNemDam_Est_undefined Ousmane Boukar MarDam_EstPct_1to9 IITA Ousmane Boukar SdCCol_Est_1to7 Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside IITA Ousmane Boukar LfTex_Est_1to3 Ousmane Boukar AlecInf_Est_0to4 IITA PlntHair_Est_1to7 IITA Ousmane Boukar StrNo_Count9Wk_Striga IITA Ousmane Boukar IAR, Samaru Muhammad Lawan Umar IConcSd_AAS_mgkg 8 2 GrMarket_CompRank_Rk3 Other 6 GrQual_CompRank_Rk3 ThripResFlw_Est_1to9 IITA Ousmane Boukar Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside ThrpDamPod_Est_0to4 6 2 4 Globose SeptSev_Est_0to4 IITA Ousmane Boukar 0 no pods IITA AlecParPlnt_Count_Alec Ousmane Boukar IITA Ousmane Boukar PlntHt_Av_cm 1 mild infestation R 1 IITA Ousmane Boukar GrProtCt_Meas_mgg 8 Pubescent to hirsute 7 heavy devastating severity 4 heavy infestation 3 3 heavy infestation Pigmented sutures 2 IITA Ousmane Boukar AlecNo_CountWk_Alec ‚Green 4 IITA Ousmane Boukar Str1EmDat_Meas_Date ‚Hastate 4 7 occasional bare peduncles 9 Intermediate 5 IITA PodCurv_Est_1to5 Ousmane Boukar PodFWt_Meas_g IITA Ousmane Boukar BBSev_Est_0to4 Ousmane Boukar IITA IITA StmRtDam_Est_1to5 Ousmane Boukar 1 S FlwCol_Est_1to4 Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside Intermediate (height greater than 37cm or width greater than 75 cm 5 4 completely senesced attribute heavy devastating severity 4 3 G IITA Ousmane Boukar PodAtt_Est_1to7 IITA Ousmane Boukar AphSev_EstComp_0to9 4 many leaves with mild infection (susceptible) GrSiz_CompRank_Rk3 IITA Ousmane Boukar HvstLfWt_Meas_g FFodWt_Meas_g IITA Ousmane Boukar PestRes_CompRank_Rk3 no infestation 0 PodCol_Est_1to3 Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside IITA Ousmane Boukar FlwT_50FlwCount_days IITA Ousmane Boukar AshStmR_Est_0to4 Testa firmly attached to seed 1 many plant with several plant of striga emerged (Very susceptible) 5 PodWdt_Av_cm IITA Ousmane Boukar OvAllPerfvsLoc_CompRank_Rk3 SdLng_Av_mm IITA Ousmane Boukar StrNo_CountWk_Striga IITA Ousmane Boukar Bl 4 heavy devastating infestation 4 HillNo_Count_Hill IITA Ousmane Boukar AbioStre_CompRank_Rk3 IITA Ousmane Boukar StrInf_Est_0to4 heavy devastating infestation 4 moderate symptoms 2 Ousmane Boukar SdWdt_Av_mm IITA 4 4 pods/peduncle infestation 0 Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside SdCTex_Est_1to3 1 pods/peduncle 1 3 heavy infestation LfSptInf_Est_0to4 IITA Ousmane Boukar Jeff Ehlers ChlCt_Meas_Score UC Riverside NodNo_Comp_NodPlot IITA Ousmane Boukar many leaves with severe infection (very susceptible) 5 2 medium stipule necrosis NodWt_FrshAv_g IITA Ousmane Boukar Ousmane Boukar YLDPLOT IITA initiation of browning of stipules, leaf or flower buds - no bud abscission 3 IITA Ousmane Boukar LfScbInf_Est_0to4 GermTim_CompRank_Rk3 Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside FusWltR4_Est_0to4 IITA Ousmane Boukar BasRtAng_Est_ Low 1 IITA Ousmane Boukar TLfWdt_Meas_mm Ousmane Boukar PodPlnt_Av_PodPlnt IITA GrStorab_CompRank_Rk3 Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside PodLng_Av_cm 2 medium aphid numbers 2 6 3 heavy leaf senscence 0 no symptoms NodeNo_Av_Node IITA Ousmane Boukar 1 BE 5 many leaves with severe infection (very susceptible) no infected leaves (very resistant) 1 IITA MarDam_EstDeg_1to9 Ousmane Boukar 4 IITA Ousmane Boukar AttTes_Est_0to1 1 Cariaceous IITA YLDPLANT GrYld_PerPlnt_gPlnt Ousmane Boukar 3 slight yellowing of the midrib - no cupping a few individual aphids (1-4 aphids) 1 8 IITA PlntPig_Est_0to9 Ousmane Boukar IITA BrnchDen_5to10Count_Rt Ousmane Boukar GrTast_CompRank_Rk3 Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside LfThripDam_Est_undefined 1 Determinate (apical bud of main stem reproductive) completely covered by aphids 4 5 Rhomboid mild infestation 1 2 moderate infestation 3 P 1 W DMCt_Comp_Pct IITA Ousmane Boukar 4 7 Pronounced K 4 1 mild symptoms 6 2 2 pods/peduncle 7 large isolated colonies (101-500 aphids) 3 high wilting and necrosis MatT_95MatCount_days IITA Ousmane Boukar ‚Speckled (even distribution of fine speckling) 7 5 Uniformly pigmented TapLatNo_Count_Rt IITA Ousmane Boukar IITA Ousmane Boukar LfStR_Comp_r 0 no infestation IITA TermLftShp_Est_1to4 Ousmane Boukar AdvRtAng_Est_ IITA Ousmane Boukar 0 ‚None IITA BasRtNo_LargeCount_Rt Ousmane Boukar 4 IITA Ousmane Boukar DFodWt_Week_g UC Riverside PodYld_Wgh_g Jeff Ehlers 9 80-90% pod damage Slight 3 Ousmane Boukar NodWt_DryAv_g IITA LfRustInf_Est_0to4 IITA Ousmane Boukar 1 1 pods/peduncle 4 IITA ZnConcLf_AAS_mgkg Ousmane Boukar S 4 GrYld_CompRank_Rk3 IITA AdvRtNo_Count_Rt Ousmane Boukar 8 71-80% pod damage 0 no symptoms IITA Ousmane Boukar Tto1Flw_Count_d Ousmane Boukar RacPos_Est_1to3 IITA 1 ‚Globose 4 no browning/drying (i.e. scaling) of stipules, leaf or flower buds - no bud abscission 1 Intermediate 5 GwthHab_Est_1to5 IITA Ousmane Boukar heavy devastating severity 4 2 moderate infestation heavy devastating infestation 4 Ousmane Boukar IITA PodCol_Est_1to5 BiomDWtFlw_Av_g Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside Ousmane Boukar IITA PedLng_Comp_cm IITA FlwLng_Av_mm Ousmane Boukar IITA Ousmane Boukar Tto1MatPod_Count_d IITA Ousmane Boukar HvstLf_Wgh_g Mostly above canopy 1 very few leaves with severe infection (tolerant) 3 UC Riverside SdCPat_Est_1to6 Jeff Ehlers Membranous 3 1 Pigmented tip infestation 0 2 4 YldQuant_CompRk_Rk3 IITA Ousmane Boukar StrEmDat_Meas_Date entity IITA PodScbInf_Est_0to4 Ousmane Boukar 3 Moderate at the base and tips of petioles ThrpDamFlw_Est_1to9 IITA Ousmane Boukar very few leaves with mild infection (resistant) 2 9 severe defoliation, followed by wilting, resulting in death of plants 3 Br Other 6 IITA TermInf_Est_undefined SdThck_Av_mm IITA Ousmane Boukar heavy infestation 3 4 mild infestation 1 EmpDam_Est_1to9 IITA Ousmane Boukar 6 5 plant dead or near death 4 100SDWT IITA SdWt_Wgh_g Ousmane Boukar 1 very slight wilting 2 Middle rank 4 heavy infestation 3 Ousmane Boukar SdShp_EstMat_0to5 IITA CookT_Meas_min Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside FusWltR3_Est_0to4 3 pods/peduncle 3 TapRtDia_15Av_mm IITA Ousmane Boukar 2 moderate infestation acronym IITA StrRes_Est_1to5 Ousmane Boukar StrParPlnt_Est_1to5 S 1 0 no symptoms Ousmane Boukar LfProtCt_Meas_mgg IITA Thrs_Comp_Pct IITA Ousmane Boukar O 5 IITA CrcspDam_Est_1to5 Ousmane Boukar 1 no infected leaves (very resistant) No visible infection 0 Ousmane Boukar SdCr_Est_0to7 IITA 9 Very vigorous (height greater than 50 cm and width greater than 1 m) 3 ‚Crowder 3 few plants with striga emerged (tolerant) OvAllPerf_CompRank_Rk3 IITA PodSBSev_Est_0to4 Ousmane Boukar UC Riverside CAMVSev_Est0to4 Jeff Ehlers 5 distinct browning/drying of stipules and leaf or flower buds - some bud abscission Lowest rank 3 Ousmane Boukar IITA RacNo_Av_RacPlnt AdvRtNo_LargeCount_Rt IITA Ousmane Boukar IITA Ousmane Boukar LfCol_Est_1to7 2 moderte wilting and necrosis 2 IITA Ousmane Boukar DFodYd_Comp_kgha heavy devastating infestation 4 3 ‚Narrow eye (Hilum Ring. Eye fills the narrow groove around the hilum and spills out of this groove in front of the hilum for a short distance and has an indistinct front margin) (N) 1 no infected leaves (very resistant) 6 IITA Ousmane Boukar TesText_Est_1to9 IITA MatT_1PCount_d Ousmane Boukar 1 very slight wilting AlctWt_Av_g IITA Ousmane Boukar IITA Ousmane Boukar AlecEmDat_Meas_Date GrSizUsorMark_CompRank_Rk3 Ousmane Boukar StrNo_CountHvst_Striga IITA no striga emerged (Very resistant) 1 GSucrCt_Meas_Read IITA Ousmane Boukar IITA ImPodPig_Est_0to6 Ousmane Boukar CanHt_Meas_cm Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside IITA Ousmane Boukar StmDia_Av_ 3 ‚Sub-hastate severe yellowing of the leaves followed by drying of leaf tips and leaf margins - characteristic hopper burn observed 7 FlwPigPat_Est_0to6 IITA Ousmane Boukar no pods 0 4 Wing with pigmented upper margin - standard is pigmented Ousmane Boukar PlntVig_Est_1to9 IITA FBMFlw_Av_g IITA Ousmane Boukar StrParPlnt_Count_Plnt IITA Ousmane Boukar Cowpea ontology 4 DT 3 Dark brown 3 ‚Mottled and speckled (Victor) 9 2 moderate infestation BECMVSev_Est_0to4 IITA Ousmane Boukar heavy devastating infestation 4 SdShp_Est_1to5 Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside no symptoms 0 UC Riverside BiomDWtMat_Av_g Jeff Ehlers Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside HI_Comp_ratio WebBDam_Est_1to5 IITA Ousmane Boukar 1 many leaves with severe infection (very susceptible) 5 61-70% pod damage 7 3 ‚Red up to 15% peduncles bare 7 3 very few leaves with severe infection (tolerant) Ousmane Boukar EyePat_Est_0to8 IITA 0 no symptoms 5 Rough (fine reticulation) Acute erect (branches form acute angles with main stem) 1 6 8 Black or dark purple 4 5 30 - 90o down from erect MBrnchNo_Av_Brnch IITA Ousmane Boukar ‚Absent (A1) 0 I 3 IITA LfMk_Est_0or1 Ousmane Boukar W 1 most (>60%) peduncles bare (i.e. no pods) 1 1 mild infestation 5 Crowded (marked compression of seed ends 1 6 UC Riverside LygusBDam_Est_0to4 Jeff Ehlers moderate symptoms 2 Not pigmented (white) 0 No visible infection 0 DMDig_Meas_undefined IITA Ousmane Boukar Semi-crowded (slight flattering of seed ends) 3 0-10% pod damage 1 5 heavy devastating infestation 4 4 4 pods/peduncle very few leaves with mild infection (resistant) 2 6 very few leaves with mild infection (resistant) 2 IITA Ousmane Boukar HypLng_Av_mm 6 7 Vigorous (height greater than 37 cm and width greater than 75 cm) minor leaf senescence 1 1 mild symptoms 3 2 Dark tan 2 3 heavy infestation mild infestation 1 IITA Ousmane Boukar BasRtNo_Count_Rt high 9 Highest rank 1 heavy infestation 3 Ousmane Boukar AlHt_Av_cm IITA 4 heavy devastating infestation 0 infestation heavy devastating infestation 4 IITA Ousmane Boukar SmutInf_Est_0to4 3 21-30% pod damage IITA Ousmane Boukar HvstLfWt_Sum_g FlwT_FFlwCount_d IITA Ousmane Boukar many plant with several plant of striga emerged (Very susceptible) 5 2 H Ousmane Boukar TLfLng_Meas_mm IITA 1 Pale tan or straw pronounced yellowing at midrib and side veins - yellowing extends slightly between the veins - symptoms may or may not be associated with moderate cupping 5 Ousmane Boukar PhytmInf_Est_0to4 IITA LfQlCons_CompRank_Rk3 IITA Ousmane Boukar 3BrnchDen_Est_1to9 IITA Ousmane Boukar PodWThck_Est_1to7 high wilting and necrosis 3 1 mild symptoms TapRtDia_10Av_mm IITA Ousmane Boukar DisRes_CompRank_Rk3 heavy devastating infestation 4 Slightly curved 3 ‚Self coloured (eye covers entire seed) S 7 5 SP low stipule necrosis 1 2 C 8 ‚Other no stipule necrosis 0 IITA Ousmane Boukar BrnchDen_10to15Count_Rt 1 mild infestation 2 few striga emerged (moderately resistant) 1 no visible damage IITA Ousmane Boukar DiabInf_Est_0to4 ‚Brown splash or gray 1 2 E IITA Ousmane Boukar IConcLf_AAS_mgkg IITA Ousmane Boukar StrgHt_Av_cm 2 V 2 ‚Tan Brown IITA EyeCol_Est_0to9 Ousmane Boukar 4 0 No visible infection 2 plant dead or near death 4 ‚Blue to black spots or mottle 6 IITA Ousmane Boukar PlntStHvst_Count_Plnt 1 mild infestation 1 1 no striga emerged (Very resistant) Semi-prostrate (main stem reaches 20 or more centimeters 6 Prostrate (plants flat on ground - branches spread several meters) 5 YldQual_CompRank_Rk3 No leaf tip senescence 0 2 Intermediate Jeff Ehlers PigBleed_Est_0to4 UC Riverside PlntStEmg_Count_Plnt IITA Ousmane Boukar 5 ‚Holstein group (eye encircles the back of the hilum in a narrow ring, widens at the sides,and then extends margin of the eye is very distinct) (H) Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside SdSen_Est_0to4 2 moderate symptoms Wing pigmented - standard with light V-shaped pattern of pigment at top center 1 2 5 Curved IITA Ousmane Boukar DPllntProp_Comp_Pct 3 heavy infestation Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside AphDam_Est_0to4 2 mild symptoms 1 7 Extremely crowded (seed width greater than seed length) 1 mild symptoms 9 large continuous colonies (>500 aphids) Absent 0 AnthrDam_Est_0to4 IITA Ousmane Boukar moderate symptoms 2 6 51-60% pod damage 6 P plant dead or near death 4 4 O no infestation 0 heavy devastating infestation 4 no infestation 0 high medium aphid numbers 3 heavy infestation 3 0 no infestation 0 no symptoms StrigRes_CompRank_Rk3 mild infestation 1 2 moderate infestation 0 broth clear 3 Glabrescent Muhammad Lawan Umar ZnConcSd_AAS_mgkg IAR, Samaru 9 high very few leaves with severe infection (tolerant) 3 1 low aphid numbers 3 Throughout canopy MatTim-_CompRank_Rk3 2 moderate symptoms 1 8 1 4 ‚Small eye (eye has a distinct margin, but is E smaller than Holstein group) no infestation 0 complete stipule necrosis 4 7 Dark green 5 many leaves with severe infection (very susceptible) 2 2 pods/peduncle Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside ThrpDamStpl_Est_0to4 Pale Green 3 ‚Ovoid 2 2 moderate infestation 5 R no infestation 0 3 heavy infestation Ousmane Boukar PhomaInf_Est_0to4 IITA moderate infestation 2 3 heavy infestation 3 heavy infestation Ousmane Boukar IITA MarDam_EstSymp_1to4 None 0 1 3 Smooth to rough 3 very few leaves with severe infection (tolerant) 6 Splashes of pigment 4 high wilting and necrosis 3 Absent 0 heavy devastating severity 4 7 Erect 3 a few isolated colonies (5-20 aphids) 1 Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside SdPod_Av_sdpod IITA Ousmane Boukar StplWdt_Meas_mm PodNo_Av_PodPed Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside 6 broth with slight red color 1 Pigmented margins on wing and standard 2 5 Intermediate green 9 Solid 2 1 mild infestation heavy devastating severity 4 Ousmane Boukar CaLobLng_Av_mm IITA 3 heavy infestation R 2 4 1 1 pods/peduncle several small colonies (21-100 aphids) 5 StrParPlnt_Est_1to5 Jeff Ehlers UC Riverside StrRes_Est_1to5 1 mild infestation Present (testa split exposing cotyledons) 1 IITA Ousmane Boukar TwTnd_Est_0to7 few plants with striga emerged (tolerant) 3 2 ‚Sub-globose 3 high stipule necrosis 0 no infestation 3 Wing pigmented - standard lightly pigmented 0 no pods 4 many plants with striga emerged (susceptible) 3 purple broth 6 4 4 pods/peduncle heavy infestation 3 7 Extensive ‚Blue to black 5 8 8 5 Other StplLng_Meas_mm IITA Ousmane Boukar 7 Coiled 0 Straight 2 Completely pigmented 5 No infestation present 0 moderate infestation 2 2 ‚Kabba group (Eye fills the narrow groove all around the hilum, and the body has some form of speckling. A blue halo is also found around the hilum) (K) many leaves with mild infection (susceptible) 4 4 1 Present 4 heavy devastating severity 2 moderate symptoms 3 3 pods/peduncle 2 few striga emerged (moderately resistant) 1 ‚Kidney 11-20% pod damage 2 4 mild symptoms 1 7 Rough to wrinkled 6 2 Indeterminate 1+ ‚Very Small ( A ) 1 very slight wilting 1 2 T 3 heavy infestation 4 many leaves with mild infection (susceptible) 3 Pendant 2 moderate leaf senescence 6 M 5 Short appressed hairs IITA Ousmane Boukar StrgWt_Av_g 7 serious bud abscission accompanied by browning/drying of stipules and buds - non-elongation of peduncles 6 ‚Watson group (eye encircles the back of the hilum as a narrow ring, widens at the sides and spills over the non micropylar end of the seed withan indistinct margin. The extra width at the sidesof the hilum distinguishes this group from 3, narrow eye) (W) 2 moderate infestation 4 many plants with striga emerged (susceptible) Pigmented valves, green sutures 3 mild symptoms 1 no infestation 0 2 Not crowded (no compression of seed ends) 0 3 M SplTest_Est_0or1 IITA Ousmane Boukar heavy devastating infestation 4 2 moderte wilting and necrosis Wrinkled (coarse folds on the testa) 9 no symptoms 0 8 3 heavy infestation 7 6 1 Smooth moderate infestation 2 2 In upper canopy 3 3 pods/peduncle 0 None 3 many leaves with mild infection (susceptible) 4 3 31-60% peducles bare 1 mild infestation 8 ‚Mottled (dark brown pigment typically Absent around hilum) no infestation 0 41-50% pod damage 5 2 deep red broth 2 moderate infestation Very slight 1 0 Testa not firmly attached to seed 3 heavy infestation 1 Low Erect (branching angle less acute than above) 2 2 moderte wilting and necrosis 3 Semi-erect (branches perpendicular to main stem, but not touch ground) ‚Eye absent (white, cream) 0 2 moderate infestation 3 Non-vigorous (height less than 37 cm and width less than 75 cm 2 moderate symptoms 2 2 pods/peduncle 4 31-40% pod damage very few leaves with mild infection (resistant) 2 Visual assessment of seedcoat colour Seedcoat color - Method Pod wall thickness PodWaiTh Wall thickness Pod Tickness of pod wall Average the weight of 10 randomly selected plants at 50% flowering Yield of green matter - Method Time taken for dry grain to soften in boiling water Cooking time - Method Number of basal region roots Adventitious root BasRtNo Number of adventitious roots Number Mean width of stipules from 5 randomly selected plants from the plot experimental unit Stipule width - Method Hills - Method Count number of hill per plot having at least one plant Seed coat pattern - Method Visual assessment of seed coat pattern 1-9 score SeeSha Grain Seed Shape Shape Shape of the seed cm Colour EyeCol Eye colour The color of the eye Eye Mean width from hilum to keel of the 10 seeds measured for length Seed width - Method Hill Number of hills having at least one plant Number HILLS Number of hills Damage Damage caused by Fusarium wilt Race 4 Fusarium wilt Race 4 FUSWILTR4 Fusarium wilt Race 4 damage FRESHP Pod Fresh weight Weight of fresh pod Fresh pod 1-7 score Dry matter content Plant dry weight content Plant matter content PerDryWei Plant Drought induced senescence FLDSN Plant senescence due to drought Drough induced senescence Plant Visual assessment of pod damage per plot Pod sucking bug - Method Ranking of phenotypes based on field observations/on testing of food products ​ Comparative ranking by users method CANOPYHT Canopy Canopy Height Canopy Height Height Resistance to Striga gesnerioides Number Resistance to Striga gesnerioides parasitic weed. STRRES Plant parasited by Striga 0-4 visual score pods/plants Alectra Height of Alectra AHA Alectra- Height of Alectra Height 0-7 score Plant infected with Striga Number of plant infested by Striga Plant parasited by Striga PLSTRG Number 0-4 visual score Leaf marking - Method Visual rating of the presence or absence of the V-mark on the leaf PTHT Plant height Height Plant height Plant Number of plants infected by Alectra Number Alectra- Alectra infection Plant parasited by Alectra PIA mm Pick young succulent leaves from experimental plot beginning 3rd week after planting, and at weekly interval thereafter and stop harvesting when 50% of plants in the plot have started to flower. Weigh the amount of leaves harvested leaves each week. Total weight of leaves - Method Leaf colour Intensity of green Colour of the leaf LeaCol Colour Leaf Plant Weight of green matter in grams at 50% flowering after the accession has been cut at six week stage CapReGro Capacity for re-growth Capacity for re-growth Seed thickness - Method Mean thickness of the 10 seeds measured for length - measured perpendicular to length and width Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS) Grain SeeWdt Seed width Width Average width of seeds Days to 1st pod maturity - Method Count number of days from planting to first appearance of mature pod in a plot 0-4 visual score Number of basal region roots Number of adventitious roots Number Basal root AdvNo Count number of plants dead per plot Plants dead - Method Grain Storability Grain storability Seed storability refers to the ability of seeds to remain viable and maintain their quality over a period of time when stored under a given condition. pods/peduncle Basal roots Weight of seeds Seed weight Seed SdWt Weight Actual measurement of the weight of the grain harvested from a plot Grain yield per plot - Method Number per peduncle PODPED Pods per peduncule Pod Number of pods per peduncles Weigh leaf harvested from experimental unit weekly Leaf harvest - Method 0-4 visual score AdvNo Number of adventitious roots Number of adventitious roots Adventitious root Number Measure the height of 5 or 10 random Striga plants per experimental plot 9 weeks after planting and record the average height for the experimental plot Striga- Height of Striga - Method Leaf protein content Protein content of the leaf PROTEIN Grain Protein content 1-9 nodulation score Grain Time of germination after planting Germination time GermTim Germination time Maruca resistance - Method Visual evaluation of the degree of podding when the pods are mature but still green Flower calyx lobe length CaLobLen Flower Calyx lobe length Calyx lobe length strigas/plot Number of roots in 5-10cm below soil surface region with a diameter greater than 1.5mm at 2cm from hypocotyl that are perpendicular to the tap root 1st order lateral root Number Number of tap laterals When 50% of the plant in a plot have at least one flower, randomly select 5 plants, measure the height from soil surface to top of canopy and compute the average Canopy Height at FLOW50 - Method Septoria Severity of the symptoms caused by Septoria Severity SEPT Septoria severity Time of maturity after planting Maturity time Plant Maturity time MatTim Basal root growth angle Growth angle Basal root ang bas Angle of basal region roots Stem diameter Stem diameter Diameter Stem stemD Pattern Seed coat SDPATRN Seed coat pattern Seedcoat pattern Leafhopper (Empoasca) resistance - Method Visual rating of the extend of leafhopper damage to cowpea on experimental plot basis around 25-30 days after seedling emergence. It is done Marketability Grain Quality of the grain for marketability Grain marketability  cm 1-7 score Date of Striga emergence - Method Record date on which first Striga emergence is noticed in a plot g Striga count at harvest - Method Count number of striga plant in the experimental plot at harvest Growth habit GROHAB Growth habit Plant Type of growth habit Quality of the grain for marketability Grain Quality Grain quality Seed per pod - Method Average number of seeds per pod from 20 random pod samples per plot Measure peduncules when they have grown full length. Mean length of 10 peduncles, one from each of 10 randomly selected plants Peduncle length - Method Days to 95% maturity - Method Number of days from planting to when 95% of plants have mature pods. The maturity stage is visually assessed Fodder biomass i.e., above ground biomass excluding the pods, at 90% maturity Biomass at Maturity Dry biomass at maturity Fodder FODMAT Immature pod pigmentation - Method Pattern of pigment distribution on full grown immature pods days Pod curvature - Method Of mature pods cm 1-9 visual score LEAFSC Infestation by Leaf scab Scab Infestation on leaf Leaf scab infestation 0-4 visual score Date of the first Alectra emergence Alectra DFAE Alectra - Date of First Alectra Emergence Date of emergence 0-4 score Average fresh Weight of nodule from 10 plants per experimental unit Nodule fresh weight - Method Pod curvature Curvature Pod Curvature of th pod PodCur Fresh pod - Method Record Weight fresh mature pod from a plot Yield (qualitative) Yield estimated considering pods and grains harvested from the plant with a comparative ranking of varieties yield (qualitative) Plant FBMFlw Fresh biomass at flowering Plant Fresh biomass at flowering Total above ground fresh biomass Infestation Alectra Alectra ALCTRA Alectra vogelii infestation 100 seed weight - Method Weight of 100 random seeds at 12% moisture Count the number of 1st order lateral roots (not including the basal root) Branching density 5-10 - Shovelomics Method Grain Seed length Average length of seeds SeeLen Length Weigh of fresh fodder harversted from experimental plot Fresh fodder weight - Method 3BD 3rd order branching 3 order branching density Density 3rd order branching density Count number of days from planting to first appearance of pod per plot First pods emergence - Method Damage LYGUSRES Lygus bug damage Lygus bug Damage caused by lygus bug mm Degree Pod yield per plot - Method Weight of harvested pods from a plot mg/kg Visual rating of bacteria pustule affected leaf area Bacteria pustule - Method minutes Thickness SeeThi Grain Seed thickness Tickness of the seed g Visual assessment of newly opened flower pigmentation Flowering pigment pattern - Method Visual rating of overal frequency and severity of the Blackeye mosaic virus infection Blackeye cowpea mosaic virus - Method Stipule width Width Measure of stipule width StiWid Stipule Protein content of sample grain Protein - Method Undefined scale 0-8 score Date of emergence DYSTRG Days to Striga Emergence Striga DYSTRGEM Splitting of the testa Splitting of testa SplTes Splitting Testa Time to first flower Plant Time elapsed from planting to first flowering Time to first flower Tto1stFlw Visual observation of the color of the dry pod Color of dry pod - Method DMDig Dry matter digestability Dry matter digestibility Plant Digestibility of green fodder Reading of the blood testing device Flower color Colour Flower Flower color FLOWCOL mm TRMTS Termite Termites infestation Extent of the infestation by termites Infestation Grain Taste of the grain taste Grain taste strigas/plot Count the number of Alectra in the experimental plot at weekly interval after first emergence up to maturity Alectra- Alectra plants per week - Method Average the weight of 5 or 10 random plants per experimental plot Alectra- Weight of Alectra - Method Trait measured by cutting 10 plants at ground level per plot at 50% Flowering, oven drying and weighing biomass Biomass at Flowering - Method Count number of plants emerged in the experimental plot one week after planting Plant stand at emergence - Method Record the date at which the first Striga in the experimental plot emerged No method name found 0-4 visual score 0-4 score 1-9 visual score 1 - 2 score Tto1MatPod Plant Time to first mature pod Time elapsed of days from planting to first pod maturity Time to first mature pod Seed shape SDSHAPE Shape Seed shape Grain mm Thrip damage to stipules - Method Trait assessed by visual rating of stipule necrosis at 40 DAP Overall performance vs local Plant Overall vs Local   Overall variety assessment/observation compared to the locam variety Visual recording of the twinning tendency of the plant Twinning tendency - Method Testa The texture of the testa Texture Testa texture TesTex Number of basal region roots - Shovelomics Method Count the number of basal region roots The widest dimension of the terminal leaflet whose shape Width TerLeaWid Terminal leaflet width Terminal leaflet Measure the mean of tap diameter 15cm below soil surface of 10 plants per experimental plot Tap root diameter at 15 - Shovelomics Method hills Iron concentration Grain Iron concentration in the seed ICONC Iron concentration Leaf Chlorophyll content SPAD Chlorophyll content Chlorophyll content BRBL Infestation by Brown blotch Infestation Brown blotch Brown blotch Plant vigour Vigor Status of the plant PlaVig Plant Grain Iron concentration in the leaf Iron concentration ICONC Iron concentration % mm Threshability Threshability How easy it is to separate the seed from the shafts THRS Grain Visual assessment of the number of nodule per plant Nodule score - Shovelomics Method Past resistance PlPestRes Estimated resistance to pests observed in the field Pest resistance  Plant 0-4 visual score Striga - Method Visual rating of affected plot area Plant Number of plants plot unit at harvest PSTAND Number Plant stand at harvest racemes/plant Visual rating of the color of the eye Eye colour - Method cm Terminal leaflet shape - Method Recorded for the terminal leaflet of a young, mature leaf in the 6th week after sowing g Number of basal region roots BasRtNo Number of basal region roots Number Basal root Visual observation of growth pattern Growth pattern - Method Weight of total leaf harvested per plot Total leaf - Method 1-7 score Proportion of dead plant Proportion Dead plant proportion PDEADP Dead plant mm Seedcoat - Method Visual, rough or smooth or intermediate Grain Size of the grain Size Grain size   GraiSiz g TwiTend Twinning tendency Twinning tendency Plant Twinning tendency Maruca damage - Method Visual evaluation of the percentage of pod damage when the pods are mature but still green 0-4 visual score 0-4 score SeeCro Seed crowding or compression, indicating the spacing within the pod Grain Seed crowding Compression Degree Count the number of roots in 5-10 cm below soil surface region Number of larger tap laterals - Shovelomics Method Visual observation of the shape of the seed Seed shape - Method Adventitous root growth angle Angle of adventitious roots Adventitious root Growth angle ang_ad Length of pods Length Length of pods Pod PODLNGTH AphSev Severity of aphid infestation Aphid Severity Aphid severity Pigment bleeding Seed coat Pigment bleeding EYELEAK Seedcoat pigment bleeding seed/pod Thrips FOLTHRIP Foliar thrip damage Damage on leaf Foliar thrip damage 1-5 score 1-5 visual score 0-5 score Calyx lobe length - Method Measure the mean length of 10 freshly opened, randomly selected calyx 0-9 rating score FloPigPat Flower Pigmentation pattern Pigmentation pattern of newly opened flowers Flowering pigment pattern Trait measured by cutting 10 plants at ground level per plot at at 90% plant maturity, oven drying and weighing biomass Biomass at Maturity - Method Yield (quantitative) Yield measured with a quantitative unit (kg, t, etc) Grain Yield (quantitative)  1-7 score Ranking: 3 1-3 score Measure weight of leaves and other parts of the shoot and calculate the ratio Leaf/stem ratio - Method Measure the mean of tap diameter 10cm below soil surface of 10 plants per experimental plot Tap root diameter at 10 - Shovelomics Method Grain Size for target market or use Grain size for target use or market GraSizMarkUse Size of the grain for the targeted market or use Fresh fodder weight FFWT Fresh fodder Weight of fresh fodder Weight HypLen Hypocotyl Hypocotyl length Length of the hypocotyl Length Height of Striga AHS Striga- Height of Striga Height Striga Flower StaLen Flower length Length of flowers Length Leaf marking LeaMar Presence of V-mark Leaf Presence/absence of V-mark on leaflets Growth habit Blackeye cowpea mosaic virus Severity of the symtoms caused by cowpea blackeye mosaic virus BLCMV Blackeye cowpea mosaic virus severity Severity 0-7 score Damage ATNSE Anthracnose damage Anthracnose damage Anthracnose mm g Thrip damage to podset - Method Visual rating of the reduction in pods per plant under thrip pressure compared to control overall podset adventitious roots Dry pod color Colour Color of dry pod Dry pod DRYPODCOL mm Alectra - Method Visual rating of presence/absence of Alectra 0-6 score Attachment of the pod to the peduncle Pod attachment to peduncle Attachment to peduncle PodAtt Pod Macrophomina Severity Macrophomina Severity MACROPH Severity of the symptoms caused by macrophomina Pod infestation by SCAB Pod scab infestation PODSCAB Infestation on pod Scab Visual rating of leaf rust affected plant per plot Leaf rust - Method Seed crowding - Method Visual assessment of seed compression within the pod Harvested grain weight GrYld Yield Grain Grain yield 1-9 rating scale Count of pods on each peduncle on each of ten plants at MAT95 Pods per peduncule - Method NDEADP Number Dead plant number Dead plant Number of dead plants Stem rot Stem rot damage Damage Damage caused by Stem rot STMRT Node Number of nodes Number of nodes NumNodMainSte Number 1-5 visual score nodes Pattern Eye EyePat The shape of the pigment pattern which surrounds the hilum. The front of the hilum is the non-micropylar end. Eye pattern days Visual classification of flower colour in the experimental plot Flower color - Method Leafhopper (Empoasca) damage Leafhopper Damage Damage caused by leafhopper (Empoasca) EmpRes Length of peduncules at full growth Length Peduncle PedLen Peduncle length Virus Severity - Method Visual rating of affected leaf area within a plot Flower thrip damage - Method Visual rating based on a combination of varying intensities of browning of the stipules and flower buds, non-elongation of peducles, and flower bud abscission days Weight Striga STRGDRWT Striga dry weight STRGDR 0-4 visual score Number of striga emerged StrNo Number of Striga Number Striga LeaSteRat Weight of leaves divided by weight of other parts of shoot Leaf/stem ratio Plant Leaf-stem ratio basal roots Nodule count - Method Average number of nodules from 10 plants per experimental unit Seed per pod Seed Number per pod Number of seed per pod SEEDPOD ratio Recorded when pods are full grown Pod attachment to peduncle - Method Dry fodder weight Dry fodder DFWT Dry fodder weight Weight Visual assessment of the tickness of the pod wall Pod wall thickness - Method Foliar thrip damage - Method Visual rating of leaf vein scarring Estimated resistance to Striga observed in the field Plant PlStrigRes Striga tolerance  Striga tolerance Macrophomina Tolerance - Method Visual rating of severity and extent of macrophomina damage SPAD units Number of nodes on main stem - Method Count of nodes on main stem per plant 3 - 4 weeks after sowing. Mean of 10 randomly selected plants Damage caused by aphid in specialized nursery Damage APHIDRES Aphid Aphid damage Severity of symptoms caused by viruses Virus Virus Severity Severity VIRSEV Seedcoat color Color SDCOLOR Seed coat color Seed coat Striga Striga infestation SIP Plot infested with Striga gesnerioides Incidence g 0-4 score Damage caused by Cercospora Cercospora Cercospora Damage CRCSP THRIPFLOW, FOLTHRIP Flower thrip damage to stipules, flower buds and peduncles Damage on flower Flower thrip damage Thrips 0-1 score Dry fodder weight - Method Weight of dry fodder harvested on an experimental plot g Stipule length Stipule Measure of stipule length StiLen Length Weight of Alectra Alectra AWA Weight Weight of Alectra 0-4 visual score mm Leaf rust infestation LEAFRU Infestation by Leaf rust Leaf rust Infestation Number of racemes NumRacPla Number Raceme Number of racemes mg/kg Visual rating of diabrotica per plot Diabrotica - Method Visual recording of cultivar growth habit Evaluated in the 6th week after sowing Growth habit - Method DTFLWRAB Floral abscision Floral abscision Number Pod Anthracnose - Method Visual rating of Anthracnose affected leaf area Counting sampled plots for % dead plant Dead plant per plot - Method Visual rating of affected leaf area Brown blotch - Method Plant stand - Method By counting the number of plants in an experimental plot at harvest Nodule number Nodule Number Number of nodules NodNo Visual rating of extent of aphid infestation Aphid resistance - Method adventitious roots index Date of emergence Date of Striga emergence STREM Date of Striga emergence Striga Number of main branches Main branch NumMaiBra Number of main branches Number 1st order lateral root Branching density Number Number of 1st order lateral roots whithout counting basal region roots BrnchDen FODMID Fodder Dry biomass at flowering Fodder biomass i.e., above ground biomass excluding the pods, at 50% Flowering Fodder biomass at Flowering Virus Incidence Virus Proportion of plant infected by virus VIRINC Incidence Pod width Width of pods PodWdt Pod Width Percentage score of well polished seeds compared to others in the sample. Threshability - Method Phytium Infestation - Method Visual assessment of pithium infested plant per plot Count the number of Striga in the experimental plot 9 weeks after planting Total Striga plants at 9 weeks- Method mm Grain protein content Protein content of the grain Grain Protein content PROTEIN Hypocotyl length - Method Mean of 10 plants per experimental unit (in mm) Flowering time Plant FlwT Flowering time Flowering time 3rd order branching density - Shovelomics Method Visual assessment of 3 order branching density g Plant Plant hairiness Presence of hair on plant PlaHair Hairiness Leaf texture - Method Visual rating of the leaf appearance 0-9 score Measure the mean length of 10 freshly opened, randomly selected standard petals Standard length - Method Degree of seedcoat pigment discoloration following boiling water treatment for 5 minutes compared to standards Pigment bleeding - Method mm Infestation by phoma Infestation Phoma infestation Phoma PHOMA Leaf spot Leaf spot infestation Infestation Leaf spot infestation LFSPT Count the number of pod on 10 plants from experimental plot and compute the average Pod per plant - Method g Smut - Method Visual rating of leaf affected by smut 1-5 color scale 0-4 visual score roots Visual assessment of stem rot affected leaf area per plot Stem rot - Method g Leaf colour - Method Visual rating of the intensity of the leaf color Shape of terminal leaflet TerLEASh Terminal leaflet Shape Terminal leaflet shape Number Plant Number of plants germinated within one week after planting GERM Plant stand at emergence Attachment of the testa to the seed Testa AttTes Attachment to the seed Attachment of testa alectra/plot days Incidence Aphid incidence AphIS Aphid Incidence Score Aphid Plant hairiness - Method Visual observation of the presence of hairs on stems, leaves and pods 1-3 score 0-4 visual score % branches 1-7 score Plant height - Method Average the height of 5 to 10 plants per plot at maturity 1-9 rating scale 0-4 score Visual rating of the average pod set under unprotected, lygus infested conditions Lygus bug - Method lateral roots Thrips Resistance to Thrips THRIPS Resistance Thrip Resistance 5 classes Days to 50% flowering - Method Count the number of days between planting and the time when 50% of plants in a plot have flowered. The state of flowering is visually assessed in the field 0-1 score Maruca damage - Method Visual rating of damage caused by maruca (insect) PHYTM Phytium Infestation Phytium infestation Extent of the infestation by Pythium Fusarium wilt Race 3 damage FUSWILTR3 Damage caused by Fusarium wilt Race 3 Damage Fusarium wilt Race 3 Visual assessment of the resistance to thrips Thrips Resistance - Method 0-4 visual score g/plant cm Number of larger basal roots - Shovelomics Method Count the number of basal root with greater than 1.5 mm at 2cm from hypocotyl Visual estimation of portion of plant infected by virus per plot Virus Incidence - Method lateral roots Visual rating of wilting/stunting/health 3 weeks after root-clip-dip innoculation with Fusarium race 3 Fusarium wilt Race 3 - Method Presence - absence Pod Number per plant Pod per plant Number of pods per plant PODPLA Disease Resistance Disease resistance  Plant PlDisRes Estimated resistance to diseases observed in the field Plant Abiotic stress tolerance  PlAbiotRes Estimated resistance to Abiotic stress observed in the field Abiotic Stress tolerance Striga- Striga infection - Method Count the number of plants infected by Striga in the experimental plot 9 weeks after planting Seed length - Method Mean of 10 mature seeds excluding those from the extremities of pods Storage problems tolerance Grain storage problems tolerance Tolerance to the storage problems identified by user Grain Septoria - Method Visual rating of Septoria affected leaf area Visual rating of wilting/stunting/health 3 weeks after root-clip-dip innoculation Fusarium wilt Race 4 - Method g M. javanica root knot nematode - Method Visual assessment of root Leaf scab - Method Visual rating of leaf affected by scab Phoma - Method Visual rating of phoma affected plant per plot RootNemRes Damage Damage caused by M. javanica root knot nematode M. javanica root knot nematode M. javanica root knot nematode Alectra per plot Number Alectra ALPERP ALPERPLT Bacterial blight (X. vignicola) scoring - Method Visual rating of bacterial blight affected leaf area Record the date at which the first Alectra emerged in the experimental plot Alectra - Date of First Alectra Emergence - Method plants infected Weight Weight of nodule Nodule weight NDLWT Nodule 0-4 visual score Count the number of adventitious roots Number of adventitious roots - Shovelomics Method Mean length of stipules from 5 randomly selected plants from the plot experimental unit Stipule length - Method mg/g Visual assesment of overall occurence and severity of termite damage Termites - Method SDTEXT Seed coat Seedcoat texture Seedcoat Texture Visual rating of cercospora affected leaf area Cercospora - Method Undefined scale WEBB Damage caused by WEB BLIGHT Web blight damage Damage Web blight Estimate the average number of pods per peduncle under insect-protected and droughted conditions Floral abscision score - Method 0-4 visual score Bacterial blight Bacterial blight (X. vignicola) severity BCTBLT Severity of the bacteria blight symptoms caused by X. vignicola Severity Days to first flower - Method Count number of days from planting to the first appearance of flower in a plot method_of Measure the mean of tap diameter 5cm below soil surface of 10 plants per experimental plot Tap root diameter at 5 - Shovelomics Method Grain yield per plot Harvested grain weight Grain Yield YLDPLOT Pod yield PODWT Pod Weight of harvested pods Yield Plant pigmentation Pigmentation Pigmentation of the plant part Plant PlaPig Pattern of growth Growth pattern GroPat Plant Growth pattern g 0-6 score Assessing the incidence of aphids by determining the percentage of plants in each experimental plot that is infested at 10, 20 and 30 days after seedling emergence. Aphid incidence - Method Basal root growth angle - Shovelomics Method Visual assessment of the angle of basal region roots Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS) Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry Number of larger adventittious roots - Shovelomics Method Count the number of adventitious roots with diameter greater than 1.5 mm at 2cm hypocotyl Length Terminal leaflet length Length of terminal leaflet whose shape was recorded TerLeaLen Terminal leaflet 0-4 visual score cm Nodule dry weight - Method Average dry weight of nodule from 10 plants per experimental unit 1-5 score Estimation of plant vigor based on the height and width of the plant 3-4 week after sowing Plant vigour - Method Pod SCAB - Method Visual rating of pod affected by scab No method name found Averaged weigh of 5 or 10 random Striga plants per experimental plot mm Grain ZNCONC Zinc concentration Zinc concentration in the seed Zinc concentration 0-4 visual score 1-9 score nodules/plot Maruca damage MARUCA Pod damage caused by Maruca (insect) attack Damage Maruca Ratio of grain weight over plant biomass HI Plant Harvest index Biomass partitioning Smut infestation Infestation SMUT Infestation by Smut Smut Thrip damage to stipules Damage on stipule Flower thrip damage to stipules THRIPSTIP Thrips strigas/plot g Count the number of plants infected by Alectra in the experimental plot 9 weeks after planting Alectra- Alectra infection - Method 0-4 visual score g Pigmentation Immature pod pigmentation Immature pod ImmPodPig Pigmentation of immature pod Length of pods - Method Average length of ten mature pods per plot Grain Yield in kilograms Yield Grain yield (kg)   ZNCONC Zinc concentration Zinc concentration Leaf Zinc concentration in the leaf Visual assessment of the testa to the seed Attachment of testa - Method Measure the height of 5 or 10 random Alectra plants per experimental plot 9 weeks after planting and record the average height for the experimental plot Alectra- Height of Alectra - Method Position RacPos Raceme position Position of raceme Raceme number Grain CKTME Cooking time Time needed for cowpea sample to cook Cooking time Tap root diameter RtDiam Diameter Tap root diameter Root % 0-4 visual score Number of main branches - Method Count the number of branches whose origin is in the leaf axils on the main stem - recorded in the 8th week after sowing. Mean of 10 randomly selected plants Splitting of testa - Method Visual assessment of the splitting of testa Branching density 10-15 - Shovelomics Method Count the number of 1st order lateral roots between 10 and 15 cm Overall performance Plant Overall variety assessment/observation Overall Performance 0-5 score Pod colour - Method Visual assessment of the colour of the pod at maturity g alectra/plot 1-5 visual score Recorded for stem, branches, petioles and peduncles in the 6th week after sowing Plant pigmentation - Method Color Texture Leaf Leaf texture LeaTex Leaf appearance 1-3 classes Visual assessment of the angle of advantitious roots Adventitous root growth angle - Shovelomics Method Leaf Quality of the leaf for consumption at harvest Quality Leaf Quality for consumption Visual rating of overal frequency and severity of the aphid-borne mosaic virus infection Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus - Method Mean of racemes in 10 randomly selected plants Number of racemes per plant - Method Damage Damage caused by bacteria pustule Bacteria pustule Bacteria pustule BACTPUST 7 classes Undefined scale Severity Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus severity CAMV Severity of the symtoms caused by cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus Pod width - Method Mean width of the 10 mature pods per plot that are measured for length number Time to pod emergence Plant Pode emergence time Time to pod Emergence DFRSTPO Grain sucrose content - Method Measure the sucrose content of grain sample using a blood testing device for tracking diabetese Stem diameter - Shovelomics Method Measure the mean of stem diameter at soil level of 10 plants per experimental plot 1-4 score Germination rate Number of germinated seeds GermRat Germination rate Grain Color mm 0-4 visual score Percentage dry weight - Method Take a 500 g sample of green plant. Measure the fresh weight then oven dry the sample and measure the dry weight of the sample. Calculate the ratio dry weight per fresh weight plants Infestation by diabrotica Diabrotica Diabrotica Infestation DIABRT Visual rating of leafspot per plot Leaf spot - Method Visual recording of the texture of the testa Testa texture - Method Count the number of Striga in the experimental plot at weekly interval after first emergence up to maturity Striga- Striga plants per week - Method Grain sucrose content SUCROS Grain sucrose content Grain Sucrose content undefined scale Measure the weight of green matter in grams at 50% flowering after the accession has been cut at six week stage Capacity for re-growth - Method Terminal leaflet length - Method Measure the length of the leaflet of the young , mature leaf in the 6th week after sowing whose shape was recorded In vitro measurerement of the digestibility of green fodder at 50% flowering In vitro dry matter digestibility - Method 1-9 rating scale 0-4 visual score No method name found Count the number of Alectra in the experimental plot 9 weeks after planting Calculated by making the ratio of PLOT grain weight total BIOMASS weight at Harvest Harvest index - Method cm Thrips Damage on pod THRIPDAM Damage to podset caused by thrips Thrip damage to podset Pod Colour Pod colour PodCol Colour of the pod mm Pct 0-4 visual score Use of diagram illustrating eye pattern (IITA Genetic Resource Center) Eye pattern - Method Aphid severity - Method The level of infestation is assessed on 30 stands per plot (five stands per row at fixed intervals to avoid bias) and scores averaged. Harvested leaf Weight Weight of harvested leaves TWL Harvested leaf weight plants Pod sucking bug Severity of pod sucking bug symptoms PODSB Severity Pod sucking bug severity Resistance to Striga gesnerioides - Method Visual assessment of the presence of Striga plant per plot number plants infected Seed Shape - Method Visual rating of the shape of the seed at maturity Plot infected with Striga - Method Visual assessment of the presence of emerged Striga plant per plot 1-5 visual score Recorded when peduncles have reached full length Raceme position - Method days g Pattern % Visual assessment of degree of senescence following imposed drought Drought induced senescence - Method g Measure the widest dimension of the terminal leaflet whose shape was recorded (young , mature leaf in the 6th week after sowing) Terminal leaflet width - Method Web blight - Method Visual assessment of web blight affected leaf area per plot scale_of Actual measurement of the weight of the grain harvested from a representative plant of a plot Grain yield of a single plant - Method 1-9 density score g 3 classes 0-4 visual score Chlorophyll content - Method Measurement of chlorophyll using a chlorophyll SPAD meter between 8am -10am as per manufacturers instructions Divide the plot grain yield by the number of plants in the plot Grain yield per plant - Method variable_of plants