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