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