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