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