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