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Salinity tolerance 1-7 seed quality scale 9-1 rating scale Count the number of individual tillers along the length of row, and record as the total. Tiller number counting percent Discoloured groats fraction computation Calculate the fraction of colour Fibre Soluable fibre The soluable fibre. SFbr Inf Infestation fraction Infestation Fraction of infested oats. Zeaxanthin content determination Measurement of the Zeaxanthin content Stem rust infection type seedling NA8 A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae) race NA8 during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Stakman et al. (1962): immune= 0, very resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and very susceptible= 4. Dry biomass Dry biomass of all fertile tillers. Fertile tiller dry biomass FTDBM g/stem 1-5 disease severity scale celcius The nitrogen content of the root. RtNCnt Root N content N content Height Height of plant from ground to top of flag leaf ligule. PlntHtLig Plant height Green area index estimation Estimate the green area index using keys and/or charts. STDBM Secondary tiller dry biomass Dry biomass Dry biomass of all secondary tillers. Sharp eyespot severity. Sharp eyespot severity Sharp eyespot severity ShpESpt The leaf stomatal resistance. Stomatal resistance Leaf stomatal resistance LfStmRs Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the plant of a sample. Plant N content measurement mm/mm Alpha-tocopherol content determination Measurement of the alpha-tocopherol content Ergot fraction Fraction of ergot infected oats. Ergot Ergt Groat length GrtLn The groat length. Length TkAll Take-all (white head) severity Take-all (white head) severity. Take-all (white head) severity Dry biomass Green leaf dry biomass Dry biomass of all leaves that have a green area > 50%. GLDBM First node date estimation Estimate the date when the first node is detectible using keys and/or charts. None Broken groats determination Tocotrienol concentration Tocotrienol concentration TocotrCtn Tocotrienol concentration Crown rust plot severity estimation Estimation of the severity of crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) symptoms observed in a plot. plots rated 0 exhibit no symptoms, plots rated 9 show severe symptoms. Estimation of the severity Stagonospora avenae f. sp. avenaria symptoms in a plot using a 0-9 scale: 0= no symptoms, 9= high symptoms. Stagonospora severity estimation 1 to 9 Estimation of the forage rating using a 0-9 scale: 0= low, 9= high Forage rating estimation Diseased leaf area The percentage area of a leaf that is diseased. DLA Area Measurement of the percentage of grain that did not pass through a 5.5/64 sieve. Grain plumpness 5.5/64 plump measurement Computation of the high molecular weight dietary fiber content, measured on a dry weight basis using wet chemistry. Dietary fiber content determiation - HMW GrtRd Groat roundness The groat roundness. Roundness Fresh biomass of all secondary tillers. Fresh biomass STFBM Secondary tiller fresh biomass Fresh biomass of all below ground plant parts. BGFBM Below ground fresh biomass Fresh biomass 0-5 lodging severity scale The nitrogen content of the straw. StNCnt Straw N content N content Crown rust infection type seedling LQCB-91 A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) race LQCB-91 during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Murphy (1935) immune/nearly immune= 0, highly resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and completely susceptible= 4. t/ac Root rot severity - Estimation Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Root rot and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. The plant vigor. PlntVig Vigor Vigor Pink snow mold(Fusarium patch) severity Pink snow mold(Fusarium patch) severity Pink snow mold(Fusarium patch) severity. PnkMd A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae) race NA55 during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Stakman et al. (1962): immune= 0, very resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and very susceptible= 4. Stem rust infection type seedling NA55 Emergence measurement Measurement of the percentage of plants in a plot that have emerged Estimation of the severity of the symptoms of bird damage on a 0-9 scale: 0= no bird damage, 9= severe bird damage Bird damage severity observation Od Odour fraction Odour Fraction of odour/tainted oats. Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Bacterial blight (halo blight) and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Bacterial blight (halo blight) severity - Estimation Greens fraction computation Calculate the fraction of green oats. Calculate the leaf area index using measured leaf areas. Leaf area index computation Amount of undehulled seed remaining after passing a 50 gram sample through a Codema dehuller, under standard conditions, for 90 seconds. Undehulled seed determination StNCnt N content The nitrogen content of the stem. Stem N content BrkFrt Breakage Fraction of oat/groat broken. Oat/groat breakage fraction Measure the grains per panicle. Grains per panicle measurement TGW determination Measurement of the weight of 1000 well-developed whole grains. Tunaxanthin content Tunaxanthin content Tunaxanthin content TaxCnt Protein content Grain protein content The amount of protein in the grain, expressed as a percentage of the whole grain. ug/g Relative development Relative canopy development, each genotype is rated against the earliest genotypes, when those genotypes have a completely closed canopy. Relative canopy development Bird damage severity Severity of the symptoms of bird damage observed in a plot BDS Bird damage Measure the soluable fibre. Soluable fibre measurement HC Hull color Hull color Hull color GS Growth stage Growth/developmental stages based on Zadoks decimal code. Growth stage Calculate the mositure content from fresh and dry grain weight. Oven determined grain moisture content computation TocophCtn Tocopherol concentration Tocopherol concentration Tocopherol concentration Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the oat/groat of a sample. Oat/groat N content measurement Phytoene content Phytoene content PhyeCnt Phytoene content Plant number counting Count the number of individual plants along the length of row, and record as the total. number Undehulled seed Amount of undehulled seed remaining after dehulling. Weight Test weight A measure of the density or weight per unit volume of a grain at a standardized moisture level. Downy mildew severity Downy mildew severity. Downy mildew severity DnyMd Visual assessment of the percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of a specific disease. Disease incidence observation Measure the stover n yield. Stover N yield measurement Relative canopy development observation Visual assessment of the development of the canopy of a plot relative to genotypes with a closed canopy. Average number of spikelets per panicle Spikelets per panicle SPP Spikelets per panicle t/ha mmol/m2s Count the number of individual plants along the length of row, and record as the total. Plant number counting Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Bacterial stripe blight and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Bacterial stripe blight severity - Estimation Fatty acid C16:0 content measurement Measurement of fatty acid C16:0 content Calculate the primary kernel aspect ratio. Kernel aspect ratio computation - primary Scored based on observance of factors limiting yield. Agronomic scoring Tiller N content N content TllrNCnt The nitrogen content of the tiller. Measure the leaf stomatal resistance. Leaf stomatal resistance measurement Specific weight Density SpecWgt A measure of the density or weight per unit volume of a oat/groat at a standardized moisture level. Dehulling efficiency DHE Efficiency of dehulling seed by a machine Dehulling efficiency Dry biomass of all leaves that have a green area < 50%. NGLDBM Dry biomass Non-green leaf dry biomass mm2 ColdTol Cold tolerance Cold tolerance The plants tolerance to lower temperatures than the optimum. Separate all leaves with green area greater than 50% from the sample. Dry to a constant weight and weigh using a scale or balance. Green leaf dry biomass measurement Groat width measurement - secondary Measure the secondary groat width. Thousand grain weight measurement - tertiary Measure the tertiary thousand grain weight. Leaf stomatal conductance measurement Measure the leaf stomatal conductance. m2s/mmol Delta-tocopherol content determination Measurement of the delta-tocopherol content Groat aspect ratio measurement - primary Measure the primary groat aspect ratio. Bacterial blight (halo blight) severity. Blght Bacterial blight (halo blight) severity Bacterial blight (halo blight) severity m2/m2 Stem rust infection type seedling NA16 A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae) race NA16 during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Stakman et al. (1962): immune= 0, very resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and very susceptible= 4. Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Loose smut and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Loose smut severity - Estimation Plant height measurement Measure from ground level to the uppermost leaf ligule. Days to maturity computation Calculate the days to maturity. Winter survival Percentage of plants in a plot sown in fall that are still growing in spring. Winter survival Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Covered smut and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Covered smut severity - Estimation Waterlogging tolerance Waterlogging tolerance WtrLogTol The plant tolerance to waterlogging. Total toco content determination Measurement of the total -tocopherol and -tocotrienol content Julian day Measure the stover yield. Stover yield measurement The straw fresh biomass. Straw fresh biomass StrwFBM Yield Measure the primary groat roundness. Groat roundness estimation - primary Fertile tiller fresh biomass measurement Separate all fertile tillers from the sample and weigh immediately using a scale or balance. Stem rust infection type seedling NA28 A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae) race NA28 during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Stakman et al. (1962): immune= 0, very resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and very susceptible= 4. Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Stem rust and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Stem rust severity - Estimation Small groats fraction computation Calculate the fraction of groats less than 2 mm. Heading date observation Record of the date on which heading occurs. The kernel area. KA Area Kernel area mm Drought stress tolerance - Estimation Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry under droughted condition and rate the tolerance. A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) race NTGG during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Murphy (1935) immune/nearly immune= 0, highly resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and completely susceptible= 4. Crown rust infection type seedling NTGG Root rot severity. RtRt Root rot severity Root rot severity Measurement of the lutein content Lutein content measurement Calculate the tertiary groat aspect ratio. Groat aspect ratio computation - tertiary Number of plants. PlntEst Number Plant establishment Lodging severity Lodging severity LodgSev Severity of lodging symptoms observed in a plot: lodged plants do not stand erect. Thousand grain weight measurement - primary Measure the primary thousand grain weight. Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the secondary tillers of a sample. Secondary tiller N content measurement Grain number Grains per panicle The number of grains per panicle. GrnPPn Ergot severity Ergt Ergot severity Ergot severity. PdMd Powdery mildew severity Powdery mildew severity. Powdery mildew severity CnpGrnP Persistence The relative proportion of the canopy thas has not senesced. Canopy green persistence The difference in temperature between canopy and air. Canopy temperature depression Temperature CnpTmpD Zadoks Disease Infection Response Rating (0-1) The nitrogen content of the oat/groat. GrNCnt N content Oat/groat N content A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae) race NA27 during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Stakman et al. (1962): immune= 0, very resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and very susceptible= 4. Stem rust infection type seedling NA27 Measure the insoluable fibre. Insoluable fibre measurement Calculate the fraction of wheat. Wheat fraction computation Heated oats fraction HtOat Fraction of heated oats. Heat damage mg/kg Black chaff and bacterial streak (stripe) severity Black chaff and bacterial streak (stripe) severity BlckChff Black chaff and bacterial streak (stripe) severity. Measure the specific weight of the oat/groat with a chrondrometer. Specific weight measurment by chrondrometer Freeze damage FDS Freeze damage severity Severity of the symptoms of freeze damage observed in a plot Yield The stover yield. Stover yield StvrYld Non-green leaf area NGLA Area The percentage area of a leaf that is not green. yyyymmdd PNCnt N content The nitrogen content of the panicle. Panicle N content Fatty acid C19:0 content measurement Measurement of fatty acid C19:0 content GrtPrm The groat perimeter. Perimeter Groat perimeter Rating of overall agronomical attributes and health of oat plants in a plot. agronomic score Agronomic score Anthcn Anthracnose severity Anthracnose severity Anthracnose severity. Measure the total panicle area using a planimeter. Panicle area measurement Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Black chaff and bacterial streak (stripe) and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Black chaff and bacterial streak (stripe) severity - Estimation Lipid content measurement Measure the lipid content. SecTllrNum Secondary tiller number Number Number of secondary tillers. None Avenanthramide content determination Silage yield Silage SY Total weight of silage per unit area Canopy senescence measurement Measure the canopy senescence. Crown rust infection type seedling NQBB A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) race NQBB during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Murphy (1935) immune/nearly immune= 0, highly resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and completely susceptible= 4. The plant tolerance to drought stress. Drought stress tolerance Drought stress tolerance DrouTol GrtYld Groating yield. Yield Groating yield Frost tolerance Frost tolerance FrostTol The plant tolerance to frost. Internode distance measurement Measure the internode distance . Laboratory analysis of stem water soluable content. Stem water soluable carbohydrates measurement Infestation fraction computation Calculate the fraction of infested oats. Groat flour falling number Flour falling number is used as an indirect measurement of the alpha amylase content of the groat Groat flour falling number FFN Calculate the primary kernel ratio. Kernel ratio computation - primary Blast severity - Estimation Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Blast and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. relative abundance Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry after a waterlogging event and rate the tolerance. Waterlogging tolerance - Estimation Murphy Infection Type Rating (0-4) Total weight of grains harvested per unit area. Grain yield Yield Visual assessment of the disease reaction. Infection types are limited to: Resistant (R): chlorotic fleck reaction with no sporulation, Moderately resistant (MR): Very small, non- or low-sporulating pustule surrounded by chlorosis, Moderately susceptible (MS): moderate to large pustule surrounded by extensive chlorosis, and, Susceptible (S): large pustule with little or no chlorosis. Disease infection type observation. Visual assessment of the severity of lodging observed in a plot. Lodging severity obervation The time when the flag leaf has fully emerged. Growth stage FlgDate Full flag leaf emergence time t/ha The nitrogen content of the leaf. LfNCnt Leaf N content N content Groat weight measurement Measure the groat weight. Fertile panicle number measurement Measure the fertile panicle number. A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae) race NA25 during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Stakman et al. (1962): immune= 0, very resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and very susceptible= 4. Stem rust infection type seedling NA25 Stem rust infection type seedling NA67 A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae) race NA67 during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Stakman et al. (1962): immune= 0, very resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and very susceptible= 4. Dietary fiber content Dietary fiber content DietFibCnt Dietary fiber content Measure the secondary groat roundness. Groat roundness estimation - secondary Normalized difference vegetation index measurement Use an N-sensor to capture readings as per manual. Separate all panicles from the sample. Dry to a constant weight and weigh using a scale or balance. Panicle dry biomass measurement Secondary tiller dry biomass measurement Separate all secondary tillers from the sample. Dry to a constant weight and weigh using a scale or balance. IntNd Internode distance The internode distance . Internode distance Computation of the low molecular weight dietary fiber content, measured on a dry weight basis using wet chemistry. Dietary fiber content determination - LMW 1-5 Tolerance scale Fatty acid C18:1(9) content measurement Measurement of fatty acid C18:1(9) content Secondary tiller N content STllrNCnt N content The nitrogen content of the secondary tiller. HdBlght Head blight severity Head blight severity. Head blight severity Computation of the percentage of seed that is effectively dehulled by a Codema dehuller, calculated as the mass of seed before dehulling minus the amount of undehulled seed after processing, divided by the total mass before dehulling, and multiplied by 100 to give the percentage of seed that was successfully dehulled. Dehulling efficiency computation Estimation of the severity of downy mildew (Sclerophthora macrospora) symptoms observed in a plot. plots rated 0 exhibit no symptoms, plots rated 9 show severe symptoms. Downy mildew severity rating estimation Grain yield determination Measurement of the total weight of whole grains harvested per unit area. Measure the secondary groat length. Groat length measurement - secondary Amount of beta-glucan present in the groat expressed as a percentage of the entire groat. Beta-glucan content Beta-glucan content BeGlCnt Gamma-tocopherol content determination Measurement of the gamma-tocopherol content Stem rust infection response estimation Estimation of the stem rust infection response. A qualitative analysis of the type of stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae) symptoms that are exhibited. Infection responses are limited to: Resistant (R): chlorotic fleck reaction with no sporulation. Moderately resistant (MR): Very small, non- or low-sporulating pustule surrounded by chlorosis. Moderately susceptible (MS): moderate to large pustule surrounded by extensive chlorosis, and Susceptible (S): large pustule with little or no chlorosis. The following numerical scale has been used to quantify conventional notations of infection type: R= 0.2, R-MR= 0.3, MR= 0.4, R-MS= 0.45, R-S= 0.5, MR-MS= 0.6, MR-S= 0.7, MS= 0.8, MS-S= 0.9, S=1. Stem rust infection response is typically recorded in conjunction with stem rust severity. BGDBM Dry biomass Dry biomass of all below ground plant parts. Below ground dry biomass Measure the tertiary groat length. Groat length measurement - tertiary Visual assessement of the percentage of living plants in a plot. Winter survival observation m2 Calculate the groating yield. Groating yield computation Growth habit GH Growth habit Growth habit rating ranging from very upright spring type to very prostrate winter type Crown rust infection type seedling SJGL A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) race SJGL during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Murphy (1935) immune/nearly immune= 0, highly resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and completely susceptible= 4. Stem rust infection type A qualitative analysis of the type of stem rust symptoms that are exhibited. Srinftype Stem rust infection type Silage yield at 65% moisture content Silage yield 65% moisture determination Seedling blight severity - Estimation Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Seedling blight and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Measure of the percentage of the stems of plants in a plot that have been permanently bent, usually as a result of adverse weather. Lodging incidence Lodging incidence A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae) race NA1 during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Stakman et al. (1962): immune= 0, very resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and very susceptible= 4. Stem rust infection type seedling NA1 The amount of a grain sample that does not pass through the holes of a sieve of defined size, expressed as a percentage weight of the entire sample. Grain plumpness GrPlum Plumpness Avenanthramide content Avenanthramide content AveCnt Avenanthramide content Oat mosaic virus severity - Estimation Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Oat mosaic virus and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Calculate the secondary groat/kernel ratio. Groat/kernel ratio computation - secondary Fatty acid C18:1* content measurement Measurement of fatty acid C18:1* content Groat/kernel ratio computation - tertiary Calculate the tertiary groat/kernel ratio. unkwown Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the roots of a sample. Root N content measurement Ratio Kernel ratio KRt The kernel ratio. Recover as much below ground biomass as possible. Wash to remove excess soil. Dry to a constant weight and weight on a scale or balance. Below ground dry biomass measurement Vigor estimation Estimate the plot vigour. WSS Winter stress Winter stress severity Mid-winter rating of the severity of the symptoms of winter stress observed in a plot celcius Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Ergot and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Ergot severity - Estimation Width GrtWd Groat width The groat width. Estimation of the avenanthramide A relative abundance by UPLC Avenanthramide A relative abundance estimation Violaxanthin content Violaxanthin content VaxCnt Violaxanthin content Measure the secondary groat area. Groat area measurement - secondary Measure the tertiary kernel content. Kernel content measurement - tertiary Grain moisture content MoiCon Moisture content of grain. Moisture 1-5 rating scale Non-green leaf fresh biomass measurement Separate all leaves with green area less than 50% from the sample and weigh immediately using a scale or balance. Area Panicle area The area of panicles. PA Chaff N content ChffNCnt The nitrogen content of the chaff. N content unkwown A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae) race NA29 during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Stakman et al. (1962): immune= 0, very resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and very susceptible= 4. Stem rust infection type seedling NA29 Panicle length Panicle length PL Average panicle length Panicle fresh biomass measurement Separate all panicles from the sample and weigh immediately using a scale or balance. Wet chemistry grain moisture content measurement Measure the moisture content using wet chemistry techniques. Silage moisture content determination Measurement of the moisture content of silage. Measurement of fatty acid C18:3 content Fatty acid C18:3 content measurement Kernel content measurement - secondary Measure the secondary kernel content. Deoxynivalenol concentration Deoxynivalenol concentration Amount of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol found in the grain after an infection by Fusarium sp. DON concentration Kernel ratio computation - tertiary Calculate the tertiary kernel ratio. Groat/kernel ratio computation - primary Calculate the primary groat/kernel ratio. SnMd Speckled snow mold or gray (Typhula blight) severity Speckled snow mold or gray (Typhula blight) severity Speckled snow mold or gray (Typhula blight) severity. Visual assessment of the severity of disease symptoms observed in a plot. Disease severity observation Record of the date on which maturity occurs. Maturity date observation Disease incidence observation Visual assessment of the percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of a specific disease. Calculation of the average panicle length from five mature panicles measured from the lowest panicle node to the tip of the apical spike Panicle length estimation - 5 panicles Tiller N content measurement Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the tillers of a sample. Measure the tertiary groat perimeter. Groat perimeter measurement - tertiary Green leaf fresh biomass measurement Separate all leaves with green area greater than 50% from the sample and weigh immediately using a scale or balance. Tocopherol concentration determination None Stem N content measurement Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the stems of a sample. Groat perimeter measurement - primary Measure the primary groat perimeter. 0-9 rating scale Oat blue dwarf virus severity - Estimation Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Oat blue dwarf virus and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Growth stage estimation Estimate the growth stage using keys and/or charts. Infertile tiller fresh biomass measurement Separate all infertile tillers from the sample and weigh immediately using a scale or balance. The nitrogen content of the infertile tiller. N content Infertile tiller N content IfTllrNCnt Grns Fraction of green oats. Greenness Greens fraction Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry under heat condition and rate the tolerance. Heat tolerance - Estimation kg/hl Estimation of the freeze damage severity using a 0-9 scale: 0= no freeze damage, 9= severe freeze damage. Freeze damage severity observation Disease infection type scale Crown rust infection type seedling LRBG A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) race LRBG during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Murphy (1935) immune/nearly immune= 0, highly resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and completely susceptible= 4. Calculate the tertiary kernel aspect ratio. Kernel aspect ratio computation - tertiary Visual assessement of the percentage of plants that lodged in a plot. Lodging incidence observation Calculated as the weight of the groat divided by the weight of the whole grain, multiplied by 100. Kernels are typically dehulled using a Codema oat dehuller, which processes a 50 gram sample. Groat content determination Groat width measurement - tertiary Measure the tertiary groat width. tiller/m 1-9 relative canopy development scale Stem rust severity plot estimation Estimation of the severity of stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae) symptoms observed in a plot. plots rated 0 exhibit no symptoms, plots rated 9 show severe symptoms. DON 3-acetyl concentration determination Computation of the 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol content Groat content determination (hand dehulled) Calculated as the total groat weight divided by the initial kernel weight before dehulling, multiplied by 100. Kernels are dehulled by hand and sample sizes are smaller than for machine dehulling, for example two grams. Oat mosaic virus severity Oat mosaic virus severity. Oat mosaic virus severity OMV Days to flowering computation Calculate the days to flowering. Measure the tertiary kernel length. Kernel length measurement - tertiary Measure the primary kernel perimeter. Kernel perimeter measurement - primary Measure the primary groat area. Groat area measurement - primary Visual assessment of the phenotype score using a 0-9 scale: 0= perfect, 1= excellent, 4= good, 5= borderline, 6= poor, 9= unadapted Phenotype score observation Fusarium head blight incidence FHB incidence Fusarium head blight incidence Percentage of plants in a plot showing Fusarium head blight symptoms. Kernel length measurement - primary Measure the primary kernel length. Groat perimeter measurement - secondary Measure the secondary groat perimeter. Crown rust infection type seedling DSGB A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) race DSGB during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Murphy (1935) immune/nearly immune= 0, highly resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and completely susceptible= 4. plants/m2 Measurement of fatty acid C18:0 content Fatty acid C18:0 content measurement Visual assessment of the severity of disease symptoms observed in a plot. Disease severity observation Rhizoctonia root rot severity. Rhizoctonia root rot severity Rhizoctonia root rot severity RhzRtRt Calculate the green area index using measured leaf, stem and panicle areas. Green area index computation SDS Severity of the damage inflicted by stormy weather Storm damage Storm damage severity Grain protein content determination None Ergot fraction computation Calculate the fraction of ergot damaged oats. Estimate the date of emergence using keys and/or charts. Emergence date estimation FlwDate Flowering time The time when flowering occurs Growth stage GC-MS Gas chromatography mass spectrometry GC-MS GCMS Fresh biomass CFFFBM The fresh biomass of chaff. Chaff fresh biomass Seedling blight severity Seedling blight severity. SdBlght Seedling blight severity Leaf length The leaf length. LfLn Chlorophyll Grain color observation Visual assessment of the color of the grain. Groat roundness estimation - tertiary Measure the tertiary groat roundness. Measure the primary kernel width. Kernel width measurement - primary Fresh biomass of all leaves that have a green area > 50%. Fresh biomass GLFBM Green leaf fresh biomass Crown rust infection type seedling DQBG A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) race DQBG during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Murphy (1935) immune/nearly immune= 0, highly resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and completely susceptible= 4. Acid soil tolerance - Estimation Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry in a low pH (acid) soil field and rate the tolerance. Fraction of sprouted oats. Sprouts fraction Sprouts Spr Breakage incidence observation Rating based on the proportion of stems in a plot that are broken/snapped. unkwown 1-4 groat color scale Color of the de-hulled grain: the groat. Groat color Color Percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of barley yellow dwarf virus. Barley yellow dwarf virus incidence BYDV incidence Barley yellow dwarf virus incidence Leaf blotch and crown rot severity LfBltch Leaf blotch and crown rot severity. Leaf blotch and crown rot severity InfertTllrNum Number Infertile tiller number Number of infertile tillers. A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) race NGCC-94 during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Murphy (1935) immune/nearly immune= 0, highly resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and completely susceptible= 4. Crown rust infection type seedling NGCC-94 Grain plumpness 5.0/64 plump measurement Measurement of the percentage of grain that did not pass through a 5.0/64 sieve. LfStmCnd The leaf stomatal conductance. Leaf stomatal conductance Stomatal conductance Heat tolerance The plants tolerance to heat conditions. Heat tolerance HeatTol Measurement of the tunaxanthin content Tunaxanthin content determination cm Direct measurement of a gas chromatography mass spectrum GC-MS measurement Kwd The kernel width. Kernel width Width Root rot incidence Root rot incidence Percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of root rot. Flowering The time when flowering occurs Flowering time FlwDays ITDBM Infertile tiller dry biomass Dry biomass Dry biomass of all infertile tillers. Secondary tiller fresh biomass measurement Separate all secondary tillers from the sample and weigh immediately using a scale or balance. N content The nitrogen content of the plant. Plant N content PlntNCnt Smut incidence Smut incidence Percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of smut. The time when plant emerges. EmDate Emergence time Growth stage Calculate the secondary kernel ratio. Kernel ratio computation - secondary Fertile tiller number Number of fertile tillers. Number FertTllrNum Maturity date The time when maturity occurs Maturity time MatDays Fibre The insoluable fibre. Insoluable fibre InSFbr Bacterial stripe blight severity StrpBlght Bacterial stripe blight severity. Bacterial stripe blight severity Snapback rate Snapback, or recovery to a vertical position, of the plant after being held at a 45 degree angle. Snapback Fresh biomass Panicle fresh biomass PFBM Fresh biomass of all panicles. Ratio The groat ratio. GrtRt Groat ratio Kernel aspect ratio Aspect ratio KAR The kernel aspect ratio. TllrNum Number of tillers. Number Tiller number Measurement of the percentage of grain that passed through a 5.0/64 sieve. Grain plumpness 5.0/64 thin measurement 0-9 disease severity scale Kernel aspect ratio computation - secondary Calculate the secondary kernel aspect ratio. Leaf biomass Leaf biomass An estimation of the leaf biomass LBM Avenanthramide relative abundance Relative abundance of avenanthramide estimated by UPLC Avenanthramide relative abundance AveAbd GrtKR The groat/kernel ratio. Kernel ratio Groat/kernel ratio Fresh biomass of all fertile tillers. Fresh biomass Fertile tiller fresh biomass FTFBM Calculate the fraction of thin oats. Thin oats fraction computation Avenanthramide B relative abundance estimation Estimation of the avenanthramide B relative abundance by UPLC Groat ratio computation - secondary Calculate the secondary groat ratio. Estimation of the winter stress severity using a 0-9 scale: 0= no signs of winter stress, 9= severe leaf damage or leaves that are purple in color. Winter stress severity observation Colour DisClrGrt Fraction of discoloured groats. Discoloured groats fraction Calculate the fraction of sprouted oats. Sprouts fraction computation Avenanthramide 2c content determination Direct measurement of the avenanthramide 2c content Crown rust severity CrnRst Crown rust severity Crown rust severity. Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Rhizoctonia root rot and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Rhizoctonia root rot severity - Estimation unkwown Measure the tertiary kernel width. Kernel width measurement - tertiary The dry biomass of chaff. CFFDBM Chaff dry biomass Dry biomass Fatty acid C20:0 content measurement Measurement of fatty acid C20:0 content Kernels per spikelet KPS Kernels per spikelet Average number of kernels per spikelet The time when heading occurs. Heading time HdDays Heading date Measure the chaff dry biomass. Chaff dry biomass measurement Groat area GrtA Area The groat area. NIR grain moisture content measurement Measure the moisture content using NIR moisuture meter. Moisture content of silage. Silage moisture content Silage moisture content SMQ Measure the secondary kernel area. Kernel area measurement - secondary Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Speckled blotch (Septoria blight) and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Speckled blotch (Septoria blight) severity - Estimation Harvest index HI The harvest index of the grain. Harves index The temerature of the canopy. Temperature Canopy temperature CnpTmp Measure the leaf length. Leaf length measurement Visual assessment of the percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of a specific disease. Disease incidence observation Fraction of small groats. Size SmGrt Small groats fraction Crown rust infection type Crown rust infection type CRItype A qualitative analysis of the type of crown rust symptoms that are exhibited. Length Kernel length KLn The kernel length. Color Color of the hulled grain. Grain color The kernel perimeter. KPrm Perimeter Kernel perimeter Full flag leaf emergence date estimation Estimate the date the flag leaf has fully emerged using keys and/or charts. Specific weight measurment by Dicky John Measure the specific weight of the oat/groat with a Dicky John. Speckled blotch (Septoria blight) severity. Speckled blotch (Septoria blight) severity SpcBltch Speckled blotch (Septoria blight) severity 1-5 agronomic score scale Fertile tiller dry biomass measurement Separate all fertile tillers from the sample. Dry to a constant weight and weigh using a scale or balance. Seed quality SQ Seed quality Seed quality Measure the canopy green persistence. Canopy green persistence measurement Dry biomass PDBM Panicle dry biomass Dry biomass of all panicles Beta-glucan content NIRS determination Measurement of beta-glucan content obtained using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR). The plants tolerance to acid soil. Acid soil tolerance Acid soil tolerance AcdTol Disease incidence observation Visual assessment of the percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of a specific disease. Measurement of fatty acid C18:2 content Fatty acid C18:2 content measurement 1-3 rating scale Measure the moisture content using electronic moisuture meter. Electronic grain moisture content measurement GAI A dimensionless quantity that characterizes plant canopies and defined as the green area per unit ground surface area. Green area index Green area index Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Powdery mildew and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Powdery mildew severity - Estimation Measure the stem length. Stem length measurement kg/m2 Growth stage The time when the first node is detectable. NdDate First node time Impurity Bar Fraction of barley. Barley fraction Chaff fresh biomass measurement Measure the chaff fresh biomass. Specific weight class The specific weight class. SpecWgtClss Specific weight Kernels per spikelet estimation - 5 spikelets Calculation of the average number of kernels per spikelet, based on five typical spikelets. 0-4 rating scale Kernel content Content KCnt The kernel content. Oat blue dwarf virus severity Oat blue dwarf virus severity. Oat blue dwarf virus severity OBDV seconds Estimation of the crown rust infection response. A qualitative analysis of the type of crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) symptoms that are exhibited. Infection responses are limited to: Resistant (R): chlorotic fleck reaction with no sporulation. Moderately resistant (MR): Very small, non- or low-sporulating pustule surrounded by chlorosis. Moderately susceptible (MS): moderate to large pustule surrounded by extensive chlorosis, and. Susceptible (S): large pustule with little or no chlorosis. The following numerical scale has been used to quantify conventional notations of infection type: R= 0.2, R-MR= 0.3, MR= 0.4, R-MS= 0.45, R-S= 0.5, MR-MS= 0.6, MR-S= 0.7, MS= 0.8, MS-S= 0.9, S=1. Crown rust infection response is typically recorded in conjunction with crown rust severity. Crown rust infection response estimation 1-10 grain color scale Kernel area measurement - tertiary Measure the tertiary kernel area. None Groat oil content determination Oat necrotic mottle virus severity - Estimation Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Oat necrotic mottle virus and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Count the number of individual fertile tillers along the length of row, and record as the total. Fertile tiller number counting Avenanthramide 5p content determination Direct measurement of the avenanthramide 5p content Zeaxanthin content Zeaxanthin content Zeaxanthin content ZaxCnt ppm Above ground dry biomass measurement Cut all aboveground biomass in a predetermined area. Dry to a constant weight and weigh using a scale or balance. FusFtRt Fusarium foot rot severity Fusarium foot rot severity Fusarium foot rot severity. 1-10 breakage incidence scale Fraction of wheat. Impurity Wht Wheat fraction Stem rust infection type seedling composite/unknown A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with a composite collection or unknown race of stem rust (Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae) during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Stakman et al. (1962): immune= 0, very resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and very susceptible= 4. 0-9 disease severity scale Kernel perimeter measurement - secondary Measure the secondary kernel perimeter. unkwown Estimate the specific weight class. Specific weight class estimation Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Pink snow mold(Fusarium patch) and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Pink snow mold(Fusarium patch) severity - Estimation Visual assessment of the severity of disease symptoms observed in a plot. Disease severity observation Crown rust infection type seedling BQBC A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) race BQBC during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Murphy (1935) immune/nearly immune= 0, highly resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and completely susceptible= 4. Kernel length measurement - secondary Measure the secondary kernel length. Groat aspect ratio Aspect ratio GrtAR The groat aspect ratio. For each leaf record the percentage area of non-green tissue. Non-green leaf area measurement Measure the primary groat length. Groat length measurement - primary panicle/plant Measurement of the amount of time it takes for a viscometer stirrer to fall a set distance through an aqueous gel created using groat flour. This indirectly measures the alpha amylase content of the groat, which becomes more abundant in grains that have suffered pre-harvest sprouting. An increase in alpha amylase in groat flour, along with other hydrolytic enzymes that are associated with pre-harvest sprouting, reduces the quality of the flour. Groat flour falling number determination StmLn Stem length The stem length. Length Crown rust plant severity estimation Estimation of the severity of crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) symptoms. Ratings based on the percent infection of the whole plant: 79-100%= 1, 90-97%= 2, 75-90%= 3, 60-75%= 4, 40-60%= 5, 25-40%= 6, 10-25%= 7, 3-10%= 8, 0-3%= 9. Infertile tiller fresh biomass Fresh biomass ITFBM Fresh biomass of all infertile tillers. Leaf blotch and crown rot severity - Estimation Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Leaf blotch and crown rot and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. g/m2 Proportion of the stems in a plot that are snapped/broken. incidence Breakage incidence None Plump grain determination g unkwown Kernel area measurement - primary Measure the primary kernel area. Barley yellow dwarf virus severity BYDV Barley yellow dwarf virus severity. Barley yellow dwarf virus severity mg/l Plant height measurement Measurement of the height of the whole plant from the soil surface to the tip of the panicle. Groat oil content Oil content The amount of oil in the groat, expressed as a percentage of the groat. Direct measurement of a liquid chromatography mass spectrum LC-MS measurement Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the panicles of a sample. Panicle N content measurement t N/ha Hull color estimation A visual assessment of the hull color using a 1-10 rating: white= 1, cream= 2, light tan= 3, yellow= 6, black= 10. Speckled snow mold or gray (Typhula blight) severity - Estimation Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Speckled snow mold or gray (Typhula blight) and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Fresh biomass Non-green leaf fresh biomass NGLFBM Fresh biomass of all leaves that have a green area < 50%. Leaf area index measurement Measure the leaf area index using a ceptometer. Victoria blight severity - Estimation Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Victoria blight and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Laboratory analysis of stem water soluable content. Stem water soluable carbohydrates measurement Thin oats fraction Fraction of thin oats. ThnOat Thickness Lipid LpCnt The lipid content of the grain. Lipid content Leaf chlorophyll content LfChlphCnt The leaf chlorophyll content. Chlorophyll None Test weight determination Beta-tocotrienol content determination Measurement of the beta-tocotrienol content Percentage of plants in a plot that have emerged Emergence Growth stage PE DON concentration determination None Count the number of individual infertile tillers along the length of row, and record as the total. Infertile tiller number counting Leaf area index LAI A dimensionless quantity that characterizes plant canopies and defined as the leaf area per unit ground surface area. Leaf area index AGDBM Above ground dry biomass Dry biomass Dry biomass of all above ground plant parts. Calculate the tertiary groat ratio. Groat ratio computation - tertiary PhyfCnt Phytofluene content Phytofluene content Phytofluene content Straw dry biomass measurement Measure the straw dry biomass. Severity of barley yellow dwarf virus symptoms observed in a plot. Barley yellow dwarf virus severity BYDV severity Barley yellow dwarf virus severity Direct measurement of the avenanthramide 2p content Avenanthramide 2p content determination Broken Broken groats The amount of broken groats after de-hulling, expressed as a percentage of the weight of the entire whole grain sample. spikelets/panicle Measured on a dry weight basis using wet chemistry. Dietary fiber content determination Covered smut severity. CvdSmt Covered smut severity Covered smut severity Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Crown rust and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Crown rust severity - Estimation Silage yield dry matter determination Yield of dry matter for use as silage The number of fertile panicles per plant. Fertile panicle number FrtPnNm Panicle number Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry LC-MS LC-MS LCMS Measurement of the Violaxanthin content Violaxanthin content determination None Groat protein content determination A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) race MHBB during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Murphy (1935) immune/nearly immune= 0, highly resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and completely susceptible= 4. Crown rust infection type seedling MHBB Leaf area index estimation Estimate the leaf area index using keys and/or charts. days NDVI 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol concentration DON3-acetyl Amount of the mycotoxin 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol found in the grain after an infection by Fusarium sp. 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol concentration Measure the secondary kernel width. Kernel width measurement - secondary Stem water soluable carbohydrates Water soluble carbohydrates accumulated into the stem. SWSC Water soluable carbohydrates For each leaf record the percentage area of green tissue. Green leaf area estimation Visual assessment of the disease reaction. Infection types are limited to: Resistant (R): chlorotic fleck reaction with no sporulation, Moderately resistant (MR): Very small, non- or low-sporulating pustule surrounded by chlorosis, Moderately susceptible (MS): moderate to large pustule surrounded by extensive chlorosis, and, Susceptible (S): large pustule with little or no chlorosis. Disease infection type observation Fatty acid content of the grain Fatty acid content Fatty acid content FAC 0-9 lodging severity scale 1-9 senescence Straw fresh biomass measurement Measure the straw fresh biomass. Weight GrtrWght Groat weight. Groat weight Estimation of the leaf biomass as a leafiness rating on a 0-9 scale: very leafy= 3, few leaves=9. Leaf biomass estimation Content Groat content GrtCnt Groat content Measure the secondary thousand grain weight. Thousand grain weight measurement - secondary Crown rust infection type seedling BRBG-94 A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) race BRBG-94 during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Murphy (1935) immune/nearly immune= 0, highly resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and completely susceptible= 4. Oat necrotic mottle virus severity ONMV Oat necrotic mottle virus severity. Oat necrotic mottle virus severity Odour fraction computation Calculate the fraction of odour/tainted oats. Measure the canopy temperature. Canopy temperature measurement PlntPhnAcc Plant phenotypic acceptability The plant phenotypic acceptability. Phenotypic acceptability Separate all leaves with green area less than 50% from the sample. Dry to a constant weight and weigh using a scale or balance. Non-green leaf dry biomass measurement 1-9 persistence Downy mildew severity - Estimation Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Downy mildew and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Estimate the diseased leaf area using keys and/or charts. Diseased leaf area estimation Stem area measurement Measure the total stem area using a planimeter. Visual assessment of the percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of a specific disease. Disease incidence observation Fatty acid C20:1 content measurement Measurement of fatty acid C20:1 content Recover as much below ground biomass as possible. Wash to remove excess soil and weight on a scale or balance. Below ground fresh biomass measurement Visual assessement of the color of the groat. Groat color observation Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Fusarium foot rot and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Fusarium foot rot severity - Estimation The relative proportion of the canopy that has senesced. CnpSen Canopy senescence Senescence Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the straw of a sample. Straw N content measurement Leaf width measurement Measure the leaf width. Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Anthracnose and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Anthracnose severity - Estimation Loose smut severity. Loose smut severity LsSmt Loose smut severity AdjYld Yield The moisture adjusted yield. Adjusted yield (15% moisture) Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the infertile tillers of a sample. Infertile tiller N content measurement Measurement of the delta-tocotrienol content Delta-tocotrienol content determination variable_of Stem rust severity. StmRst Stem rust severity Stem rust severity Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the leaves of a sample. Leaf N content measurement Beta-tocopherol content determination Measurement of the beta-tocopherol content Visual assessment of the severity of disease symptoms observed in a plot. Disease severity observation Computation of the ethanol-insoluble high molecular weight dietary fiber content, measured on a dry weight basis using wet chemistry. Dietary fiber content determination - HMW / ethanol-insoluble Leaf chlorophyll content measurement Measure the leaf chlorophyll content. 1-9 snapback scale A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) race DQBB during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Murphy (1935) immune/nearly immune= 0, highly resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and completely susceptible= 4. Crown rust infection type seedling DQBB A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) composite race / unknown race during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Murphy (1935) immune/nearly immune= 0, highly resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and completely susceptible= 4. Crown rust infection type seedling composite/unknown Crown rust flag leaf severity estimation Estimation of the percentage of the area of the flag leaf occupied by crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) pustules or necrosis, following the modified Cobb scale (Peterson et al. 1948) and recorded in conjunction with crown rust infection response. Common intervals: trace (0.1 in T3), 5, 10, 20, 40, 60, and 100 percent infection. None Beta-glucan content determination Severity of Stagonospora avenae f. sp. avenaria symptoms. Stagonospora causes leaf blotch and black stem of oat. SAS Stagonospora severity Stagonospora severity Computation of the ethanol-soluble high molecular weight dietary fiber content, measured on a dry weight basis using wet chemistry. Dietary fiber content determination - HMW / ethanol-soluble plants/m Barley yellow dwarf virus severity - Estimation Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Barley yellow dwarf virus and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Grain weight TGW Thousand grain weight The thousand grain weight. The stover N yield. N content StvrNYld Stover N yield Kernel content measurement - primary Measure the primary kernel content. Calculate the days to heading. Days to heading computation Avenanthramide C relative abundance estimation Estimation of the avenanthramide C relative abundance by UPLC Phytofluene content measurement Measurement of the phytofluene content Yield Forage rating FR Yield potential in spring The leaf width. Width LfWd Leaf width Fatty acid C16:1 content measurement Measurement of fatty acid C16:1 content Head blight severity - Estimation Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Head blight and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Calculation of the average number of spikelets per panicle, based on five mature panicles Spikelets per panicle estimation - 5 panicles Lutein content Lutein content LutCnt Lutein content Heated oats fraction computation Calculate the fraction of heat damaged oats. Phytoene content measurement Measurement of the phytoene content Harvest index computation Calculate the harvest index. Alpha-tocotrienol content determination Measurement of the alpha-tocotrienol content Estimation of the storm damage severity using a 1-5 scale: 1= no damage, 5= total damage and loss of plot. Storm damage severity observation Estimation of the incidence of Fusarium head blight (Fusarium spp. FHB) symptoms observed in a plot. plots rated 0 exhibit no FHB symptoms, plots rated 1 contain a few blighted spikelets, while a rating of 4 indicates that the whole plot is blighted. Fusarium head blight incidence estimation Groat ratio computation - primary Calculate the primary groat ratio. NDVI Normalized difference vegetation index NDVI Normalized difference vegetation index. Calculate the fraction of barley. Barley fraction computation Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry at temperature lower than the optimum temperature and rate the tolerance. Cold tolerance - Estimation Estimate the calendar date of beginning of flowering using keys and/or charts. Flowering date estimation mass spectrometry intensity Yield StrwDBM Straw dry biomass The straw dry biomass. Frost tolerance - Estimation Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry after a frost event and rate the tolerance. Direct measurement of the avenanthramide 2f content Avenanthramide 2f content determination Separate all infertile from the sample. Dry to a constant weight and weigh using a scale or balance. Infertile tiller dry biomass measurement Stem area Area The area of stems. SA Measurement of the gamma-tocotrienol content Gamma-tocotrienol content determination g Estimation of the seed qulaity on a 1-7 scale: 1= excellent, 7= poor Seed quality estimation Plant phenotypic acceptability estimation Estimate the plant phenotypic acceptability. Calculate the adjusted yield (15% moisture). Adjusted yield (15% moisture) computation Green leaf area GLA Area The percentage area of a leaf that is green. Calculate the secondary groat aspect ratio. Groat aspect ratio computation - secondary Groat area measurement - tertiary Measure the tertiary groat area. method_of Blast severity Blst Blast severity. Blast severity Powdery mildew incidence Powdery mildew incidence Percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of powdery mildew. Severity of larval feeding damage caused by cereal leaf beetle (Oulema malanopus). Cereal leaf beetle damage severity CLBS Cereal leaf beetle damage Green leaf area measurement Measure the total green leaf area using a planimeter. Groat protein content Protein content The amount of protein in the groat, expressed as a percentage of the groat. Fresh biomass of all above ground plant parts. Above ground fresh biomass Fresh biomass AGFBM Secondary tiller number counting Count the number of individual secondary tillers along the length of row, and record as the total. Plants are held at a 45 degree angle and released. The snapback, or recovery to vertical position, is rated. Snapback rating Stem rust incidence Percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of stem rust. Stem rust incidence Cereal leaf beetle damage severity observation Estimation of the severity of cereal leaf beetle damage on a 0-3 scale: 0= no larval feeding, 1= 1-15% foliage eaten, 2= 15-40% foliage eaten, 3= over 40% foliage eaten Estimation of the severity of barley yellow dwarf virus symptoms observed in a plot. plots rated 0 exhibit essentially no chlorosis, no stunted tillers, and no blasting, plots rated 9 do not head and are very severely stunted. BYDV severity estimation Groat width measurement - primary Measure the primary groat width. Tocotrienol concentration determination None Total toco concentration Total toco concentration Measure of the total -tocopherol and -tocotrienol content TocoCtn AbNcnt N content Above ground N content The N content of all above ground plant parts. Chaff N content measurement Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the chaff of a sample. kernels/spikelet Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Take-all (white head) and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Take-all (white head) severity - Estimation Fatty acid C14:0 content measurement Measurement of fatty acid C14:0 content VicBlght Victoria blight severity Victoria blight severity Victoria blight severity. Sharp eyespot severity - Estimation Observe relative or absolute area of plant tissue affected by Sharp eyespot and record it. Often severity is represented as a proportion or percentage of plant surface affected. Measure the tertiary kernel perimeter. Kernel perimeter measurement - tertiary Severity of leaf blotch symptoms observed in a plot. Leaf blotch severity Leaf blotch severity Visual assessment of the percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of a specific disease. Disease incidence observation A visual assessment of the growth habit: very upright spring type= 0, very prostrate winter type= 9. Growth habit estimation Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the above ground parts of a plant. Above ground N content measurement Calculate the oat/groat breakage fraction. Oat/groat breakage fraction computation Relative rating of visual appeal that takes in to account plant vigor, diseases, etc. Phenotype score PS Phenotype score Cut all aboveground biomass in a predetermined area and weigh immediately using a scale or balance. Above ground fresh biomass measurement Salinity tolerance - Estimation Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry at the field presenting soil salinity and rate the tolerance. Measure the caonpy temperature depression. Caonpy temperature depression measurement g/L scale_of Crown rust infection type seedling NBFB A qualitative analysis of the type of disease symptoms exhibited by seedlings inoculated with crown rust (Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae) race NBFB during greenhouse trials. Ratings made using the scale from Murphy (1935) immune/nearly immune= 0, highly resistant= 1, moderately resistant= 2, moderately susceptible= 3, and completely susceptible= 4.