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