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