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