GlobalTrials.network SWSC_M_g_per_m2 GlobalTrials.network IfTllrNCnt_M_mg_per_kg FertTllrNum_C_tiller_per_m GlobalTrials.network GlobalTrials.network Spr_C_percent DLA_E_percent GlobalTrials.network T3 AveCnt_2p_ug/g TocotrCtn_C_ug/g Oat Global Srinftype_NA28_MITR T3 MoiCon_M_elec_percent GlobalTrials.network CRI_DSGB_MITR T3 T3 CrnRst_PLANT_E_9to1 tolerant 4 AgrSc_C_1-5_scale Oat Global Grns_C_percent GlobalTrials.network GlobalTrials.network GrNCnt_M_mg_per_kg CnpSen_M_1-9_senescence GlobalTrials.network T3 CRI_MHBB_MITR Oat Global FusHBInc_E_% GlobalTrials.network FrostTol_E_1-5_Tolerance_scale BGDBM_M_kg_per_m2 GlobalTrials.network STDBM_M_kg_per_m2 GlobalTrials.network PKA_M_mm2 GlobalTrials.network FFN_M_seconds T3 GlobalTrials.network StmLn_M_cm SecTllrNum_C_tiller_per_m GlobalTrials.network LutCnt_M_% T3 PE_M_% T3 DONCtn_C_ppm Oat Global GlobalTrials.network SGrtKR_C_mm_per_mm FR_E_0to9 T3 CRItype_E_0-9_DiseaseInfection Oat Global PlntEst_C_plants_per_m GlobalTrials.network GlobalTrials.network PGrtAR_M_mm_per_mm T3 GNP_50t_% GlobalTrials.network AGFBM_M_kg_per_m2 Oat Global PH_M_cm TllrNCnt_M_mg_per_kg GlobalTrials.network T3 CRI_COMP_MITR GlobalTrials.network FTDBM_M_kg_per_m2 GlobalTrials.network ITDBM_M_kg_per_m2 GlobalTrials.network LfNCnt_M_mg_per_kg GlobalTrials.network FlwDays_C_days EmDate_E_yyyymmdd GlobalTrials.network Oat Global BeGlCnt_C_% T3 CRI_NBFB_MITR GlobalTrials.network HdBlght_E_percent TocotrCtn_at_ug/g T3 T3 Vax_M_% SFbr_M_ GlobalTrials.network GlobalTrials.network PlntNCnt_M_mg_per_kg GlobalTrials.network Blst_E_percent GlobalTrials.network TKCnt_M_percent Oat Global LodgSev_E_0-5_scale TGrtAR_C_mm_per_mm GlobalTrials.network Zax_M_% T3 CRI_LQCB-91_MITR T3 GrYie_M_g/m2 Oat Global SaltTol_E_1-5_Tolerance_scale GlobalTrials.network SpecWgtClss_E_ GlobalTrials.network T3 FAC_C181_% AdjYld_C_t_per_ha GlobalTrials.network GlobalTrials.network NGLFBM_M_kg_per_m2 T3 CRI_LRBG_MITR DietFibCnt_HMW_EIS_% T3 TkAll_E_percent 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GlobalTrials.network LpCnt_M_percent light tan 3 GlobalTrials.network TKwd_M_mm LCMS_M_intensity T3 GlobalTrials.network Blght_E_percent TGrtWd_M_mm GlobalTrials.network T3 BDS_E_0to9 GlobalTrials.network InSFbr_M_ T3 StmRst_E_0to9 T3 PS_E_0to9 GlobalTrials.network SKPrm_M_mm T3 PL_M_cm T3 CRI_DQBG_MITR GlobalTrials.network SpecWgt_M_kg_per_hl PFBM_M_kg_per_m2 GlobalTrials.network T3 CRI_BQBC_MITR T3 CrnRst_PLOT_E_0to9 T3 CrnRst_FL_E_percent GlobalTrials.network CrnRst_E_percent RhzRtRt_E_percent GlobalTrials.network HeatTol_E_1-5_Tolerance_scale GlobalTrials.network T3 CRI_BRBG-94_MITR moderately susceptible 3 AGDBM_M_kg_per_m2 GlobalTrials.network GlobalTrials.network SnMd_E_percent GAI_C_m2_per_m2 GlobalTrials.network GlobalTrials.network MatDays_C_days SKwd_M_mm GlobalTrials.network T3 FAC_C182_% T3 TocotrCtn_dt_ug/g T3 CRI_SJGL_MITR GlobalTrials.network LfWd_M_mm PKAR_C_mm_per_mm GlobalTrials.network SGrtA_M_mm2 GlobalTrials.network GlobalTrials.network LAI_C_m2_per_m2 LBM_E_0to9 T3 T3 BYDVS_E_0to9 yellow 6 GlobalTrials.network ColdTol_E_1-5_Tolerance_scale GrCol_E_1-10_colscale Oat Global T3 GH_E_0to9 PKPrm_M_mm GlobalTrials.network GlobalTrials.network TGrtPrm_M_mm GLA_E_percent GlobalTrials.network T3 TocoCtn_total_ug/g GlobalTrials.network BrkFrt_C_percent low breakage 1 GlobalTrials.network TllrNum_C_tiller_per_m GlobalTrials.network PlntHtLig_M_cm GlobalTrials.network NDVI_M_NDVI Oat Global DietFibCnt_C_% GlobalTrials.network Wht_C_percent PKLn_M_mm GlobalTrials.network TKLn_M_mm GlobalTrials.network CRI_NGCC-94_MITR T3 RelCan_E_1-9_scale Oat Global Oat Global RRInc_E_% GlobalTrials.network FrtPnNm_M_panicle_per_plant GlobalTrials.network Anthcn_E_percent LAI_E_m2_per_m2 GlobalTrials.network StmNCnt_M_mg_per_kg GlobalTrials.network VicBlght_E_percent GlobalTrials.network SA_M_m2 GlobalTrials.network HC_E_HCS T3 LodgSev_E_0-9_scale Oat Global GlobalTrials.network WtrLogTol_E_1-5_Tolerance_scale GlobalTrials.network TGrtRd_E_ 0 immune/nearly immune 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GlobalTrials.network PlntVig_E_1_to_9 FTFBM_M_kg_per_m2 GlobalTrials.network 100GrW_M_% Oat Global 0.45 R-MS Oat Global GrtOilCnt_C_% FAC_C161_% T3 GlobalTrials.network SmGrt_C_percent GrnPPn_M_grains_per_panicle GlobalTrials.network Oat Global BYDVsev_E_0-9_scale Mdate_M_Jday Oat Global T3 DnyMd_E_0to9 LfChlphCnt_M_mg_per_l GlobalTrials.network full senescense 9 SGrtRt_C_mm_per_mm GlobalTrials.network GlobalTrials.network GS_E_Zadoks Oat Global Lbsev_E_0-9_sevscale 1 highly resistant GlobalTrials.network PGrtRt_C_mm_per_mm GlobalTrials.network SKLn_M_mm Srinftype_COMP_MITR T3 GlobalTrials.network Ergt_E_percent LfBltch_E_percent GlobalTrials.network T3 FAC_C190_% 2 moderately resistant RtNCnt_M_mg_per_kg GlobalTrials.network T3 FAC_C201_% SGrtPrm_M_mm GlobalTrials.network SAS_E_0to9 T3 SGrtRd_E_ GlobalTrials.network no lodging 0 ITFBM_M_kg_per_m2 GlobalTrials.network GlobalTrials.network SWSC_M_g_per_stem Oat Global Lodg_E_% SY_MD_tac T3 LfLn_M_cm GlobalTrials.network GlobalTrials.network StrpBlght_E_percent StrwFBM_M_kg_per_m2 GlobalTrials.network high 1 IntNd_M_cm GlobalTrials.network GlobalTrials.network CFFFBM_M_kg_per_m2 T3 Srinftype_NA67_MITR poor 7 GlobalTrials.network OBDV_E_percent PGrtLn_M_mm2 GlobalTrials.network FAC_C200_% T3 GlobalTrials.network Ergt_C_percent Hdate_M_Jday Oat Global HtOat_C_percent GlobalTrials.network FlwDate_E_yyyymmdd GlobalTrials.network GlobalTrials.network OMV_E_percent LodgSev_E_0to9 T3 T3 Srinftype_NA25_MITR T3 TocophCtn_gp_ug/g RtRt_E_percent GlobalTrials.network no lodging 0 NdDate_E_yyyymmdd GlobalTrials.network 9 high snapback SMQ_M_% T3 PGrtRd_E_ GlobalTrials.network 0.4 MR attribute DnyMd_E_percent GlobalTrials.network SGrtWd_M_mm GlobalTrials.network PKCnt_M_percent GlobalTrials.network FusHBInc_E_0to4 T3 Srinc_E_% Oat Global highly susceptible 1 FAC_C180_% T3 GlobalTrials.network GLA_M_m2 SDS_E_1to5 T3 Srinftype_NA1_MITR T3 GlobalTrials.network PGrtA_M_mm2 PhyeCnt_M_% T3 LfStmRs_M_m2s_per_mmol GlobalTrials.network entity StvrNYld_M_t_N_per_ha GlobalTrials.network TocotrCtn_gt_ug/g T3 Bar_C_percent GlobalTrials.network GlobalTrials.network MoiCon_M_NIRS_percent 10 black Srsev_E_1-5_sevscale Oat Global GlobalTrials.network StmRst_E_percent DHE_C_% T3 SQ_E_1to7 T3 SKAR_C_mm_per_mm GlobalTrials.network 2 susceptible no senescense 0 GlobalTrials.network StvrYld_M_t_per_ha GTC_CH_% T3 GlobalTrials.network StrwDBM_M_kg_per_m2 GlobalTrials.network TKAR_C_mm_per_mm PTGW_M_g GlobalTrials.network SKCnt_M_percent GlobalTrials.network SdBlght_E_percent GlobalTrials.network SY_MM_tac T3 NGLA_M_percent GlobalTrials.network R-S 0.5 Oat Global WS_E_% Oat Global SmutInc_E_% DietFibCnt_LMW_% T3 0.9 MS-S T3 CRI_NTGG_MITR Oat Global TstW_M_g/L STllrNCnt_M_mg_per_kg GlobalTrials.network GLDBM_M_kg_per_m2 GlobalTrials.network GrtrWght_M_g GlobalTrials.network T3 AveAbd_A_abundance AveCnt_2f_ug/g T3 T3 FAC_C160_% 0.3 R-MR GlobalTrials.network BGFBM_M_kg_per_m2 FDS_E_0to9 T3 MS 0.8 GlobalTrials.network PNCnt_M_mg_per_kg GlobalTrials.network GLFBM_M_kg_per_m2 high degree of lodging 5 CnpTmpD_M_celcius GlobalTrials.network T3 Srinftype_E_DIRR GlobalTrials.network SpcBltch_E_percent TTGW_M_g GlobalTrials.network SpecWgt_MDJ_kg_per_hl GlobalTrials.network Oat ontology high breakage 10 WSS_E_0to9 T3 T3 GNP_50p_% low 9 T3 Tax_M_% GlobalTrials.network STGW_M_g UndehulledS_C_g Oat Global Srinftype_NA8_MITR T3 white 1 4 completely susceptible short persistence 0 3 intermediate 0.7 MR-S AbNcnt_M_mg_per_kg GlobalTrials.network 2 cream 1 low snapback highly tolerant 5 acronym Visual assessment of the severity of disease symptoms observed in a plot. Disease severity observation Sprouts fraction computation Calculate the fraction of sprouted oats. Calculate the days to maturity. Days to maturity computation Measure the primary kernel perimeter. Kernel perimeter measurement - primary kg/m2 Yield Forage rating Yield potential in spring FR Total toco content determination Measurement of the total -tocopherol and -tocotrienol content Groat perimeter measurement - secondary Measure the secondary groat perimeter. Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the leaves of a sample. Leaf N content measurement 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 Avenanthramide B relative abundance estimation Estimation of the avenanthramide B relative abundance by UPLC Measure the primary kernel content. Kernel content measurement - primary Kernel perimeter measurement - tertiary Measure the tertiary kernel perimeter. Kwd Kernel width The kernel width. Width 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 Color of the hulled grain. Grain color Color Fresh biomass of all fertile tillers. Fertile tiller fresh biomass FTFBM Fresh biomass t/ha For each leaf record the percentage area of green tissue. Green leaf area estimation Visual assessment of the percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of a specific disease. Disease incidence observation Murphy Infection Type Rating (0-4) 0-9 disease severity scale Phytoene content measurement Measurement of the phytoene content Estimate the calendar date of beginning of flowering using keys and/or charts. Flowering date estimation 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. Groat perimeter measurement - primary Measure the primary groat perimeter. Separate all fertile tillers from the sample and weigh immediately using a scale or balance. Fertile tiller fresh biomass measurement Calculate the fraction of heat damaged oats. Heated oats fraction computation Measurement of the percentage of grain that did not pass through a 5.0/64 sieve. Grain plumpness 5.0/64 plump measurement Length KLn The kernel length. Kernel length Measure the specific weight of the oat/groat with a chrondrometer. Specific weight measurment by chrondrometer Measure the leaf width. Leaf width measurement Loose smut severity Loose smut severity. Loose smut severity LsSmt 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 Root rot severity Root rot severity. RtRt Root rot severity Soluable fibre measurement Measure the soluable fibre. Storm damage Storm damage severity Severity of the damage inflicted by stormy weather SDS Use an N-sensor to capture readings as per manual. Normalized difference vegetation index measurement Thousand grain weight measurement - secondary Measure the secondary thousand grain weight. IfTllrNCnt Infertile tiller N content The nitrogen content of the infertile tiller. N content Measurement of the tunaxanthin content Tunaxanthin content determination 0-9 rating scale Hull color Hull color Hull color HC Days to heading computation Calculate the days to heading. Normalized difference vegetation index. NDVI Normalized difference vegetation index NDVI A measure of the density or weight per unit volume of a oat/groat at a standardized moisture level. Specific weight Density SpecWgt 1 to 9 None Groat protein content determination Tocopherol concentration determination None Phenotypic acceptability Plant phenotypic acceptability The plant phenotypic acceptability. PlntPhnAcc The groat length. Length Groat length GrtLn percent 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 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 Kernel perimeter measurement - secondary Measure the secondary kernel perimeter. Estimation of the seed qulaity on a 1-7 scale: 1= excellent, 7= poor Seed quality estimation Measure the secondary groat roundness. Groat roundness estimation - secondary Measurement of the phytofluene content Phytofluene content measurement Infertile tiller fresh biomass measurement Separate all infertile tillers from the sample and weigh immediately using a scale or balance. Measure the leaf stomatal resistance. Leaf stomatal resistance measurement GrtA Area Groat area The groat area. Bacterial stripe blight severity. StrpBlght Bacterial stripe blight severity Bacterial stripe blight severity Non-green leaf dry biomass Dry biomass NGLDBM Dry biomass of all leaves that have a green area < 50%. Oat necrotic mottle virus severity ONMV Oat necrotic mottle virus severity. Oat necrotic mottle virus severity Measure the stem length. Stem length measurement Kernel width measurement - secondary Measure the secondary kernel width. 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. Crown rust infection type seedling NQBB Cold tolerance - Estimation Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry at temperature lower than the optimum temperature and rate the tolerance. m2 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 Above ground N content measurement Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the above ground parts of a plant. 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. Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the roots of a sample. Root N content measurement Ergot severity Ergot severity. Ergot severity Ergt 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. ShpESpt Sharp eyespot severity. Sharp eyespot severity Sharp eyespot severity Barley yellow dwarf virus severity Severity of barley yellow dwarf virus symptoms observed in a plot. Barley yellow dwarf virus severity BYDV severity Test weight determination None 0-5 lodging severity scale ug/g Tunaxanthin content Tunaxanthin content TaxCnt Tunaxanthin content 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 groat weight. Groat weight measurement Severity of Stagonospora avenae f. sp. avenaria symptoms. Stagonospora causes leaf blotch and black stem of oat. Stagonospora severity SAS Stagonospora severity Count the number of individual plants along the length of row, and record as the total. Plant number counting 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 Below ground dry biomass measurement 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. Separate all infertile from the sample. Dry to a constant weight and weigh using a scale or balance. Infertile tiller dry biomass measurement 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. mm SQ Seed quality Seed quality Seed quality Barley yellow dwarf virus severity Barley yellow dwarf virus severity BYDV Barley yellow dwarf virus severity. Percentage of plants in a plot showing Fusarium head blight symptoms. Fusarium head blight incidence Fusarium head blight incidence FHB incidence Estimate the specific weight class. Specific weight class estimation FlwDays The time when flowering occurs Flowering Flowering time PL Average panicle length Panicle length Panicle length FFN 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 Insoluable fibre The insoluable fibre. Fibre InSFbr Green area index computation Calculate the green area index using measured leaf, stem and panicle areas. Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the stems of a sample. Stem N content measurement Downy mildew severity Downy mildew severity DnyMd Downy mildew severity. Greens fraction computation Calculate the fraction of green oats. t/ac 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 Phytofluene content Phytofluene content PhyfCnt Phytofluene content unkwown Green area index estimation Estimate the green area index using keys and/or charts. Percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of stem rust. Stem rust incidence Stem rust incidence Secondary tiller fresh biomass measurement Separate all secondary tillers from the sample and weigh immediately using a scale or balance. Measure the tertiary groat width. Groat width measurement - tertiary Ergot Fraction of ergot infected oats. Ergot fraction Ergt Estimation of the leaf biomass as a leafiness rating on a 0-9 scale: very leafy= 3, few leaves=9. Leaf biomass estimation Calculate the primary kernel ratio. Kernel ratio computation - primary Number of secondary tillers. SecTllrNum Secondary tiller number Number StNCnt Straw N content N content The nitrogen content of the straw. 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 Plant number counting Count the number of individual plants along the length of row, and record as the total. 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. Separate all panicles from the sample. Dry to a constant weight and weigh using a scale or balance. Panicle dry biomass measurement unkwown Oat blue dwarf virus severity Oat blue dwarf virus severity OBDV Oat blue dwarf virus severity. Leaf length measurement Measure the leaf length. mm2 Kernel area Area The kernel area. KA Dry biomass Dry biomass of all below ground plant parts. BGDBM Below ground dry biomass 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 1-4 groat color scale Proportion of the stems in a plot that are snapped/broken. Breakage incidence incidence IntNd The internode distance . Internode distance Internode distance Yield Straw fresh biomass The straw fresh biomass. StrwFBM TkAll Take-all (white head) severity Take-all (white head) severity Take-all (white head) severity. Tiller number Number Number of tillers. TllrNum 1-10 breakage incidence scale Measurement of the beta-tocotrienol content Beta-tocotrienol content determination 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 Salinity tolerance - Estimation Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry at the field presenting soil salinity and rate the tolerance. Direct measurement of the avenanthramide 2c content Avenanthramide 2c content determination A dimensionless quantity that characterizes plant canopies and defined as the green area per unit ground surface area. Green area index Green area index GAI Agronomic scoring Scored based on observance of factors limiting yield. Oat/groat N content measurement Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the oat/groat of a sample. unkwown Powdery mildew severity PdMd Powdery mildew severity Powdery mildew severity. Count the number of individual secondary tillers along the length of row, and record as the total. Secondary tiller number counting Measurement of fatty acid C16:0 content Fatty acid C16:0 content measurement Violaxanthin content Violaxanthin content VaxCnt Violaxanthin content Calculate the secondary kernel aspect ratio. Kernel aspect ratio computation - secondary Crown rust infection response estimation 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. Silage yield at 65% moisture content Silage yield 65% moisture determination 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. 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 Measure the tertiary groat perimeter. Groat perimeter measurement - tertiary Grain plumpness 5.5/64 plump measurement Measurement of the percentage of grain that did not pass through a 5.5/64 sieve. Measure the secondary groat length. Groat length measurement - secondary Measure the total panicle area using a planimeter. Panicle area measurement 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 Tocotrienol concentration determination Amount of beta-glucan present in the groat expressed as a percentage of the entire groat. Beta-glucan content Beta-glucan content BeGlCnt Dietary fiber content determination - HMW / ethanol-insoluble Computation of the ethanol-insoluble high molecular weight dietary fiber content, measured on a dry weight basis using wet chemistry. Visual assessment of the color of the grain. Grain color observation The percentage area of a leaf that is diseased. DLA Area Diseased leaf area None Beta-glucan content determination The time when maturity occurs Maturity time MatDays Maturity date Measure the primary groat area. Groat area measurement - primary 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. Growth stage FlwDate Flowering time The time when flowering occurs m2s/mmol The straw dry biomass. Straw dry biomass StrwDBM Yield GrtPrm The groat perimeter. Groat perimeter Perimeter Measure the canopy green persistence. Canopy green persistence measurement Visual assessement of the percentage of plants that lodged in a plot. Lodging incidence observation 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. Kernel aspect ratio computation - primary Calculate the primary kernel aspect ratio. Secondary tiller dry biomass measurement Separate all secondary tillers from the sample. Dry to a constant weight and weigh using a scale or balance. 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. Measure the primary kernel width. Kernel width measurement - primary ZaxCnt Zeaxanthin content Zeaxanthin content Zeaxanthin content Alpha-tocopherol content determination Measurement of the alpha-tocopherol content Groat/kernel ratio computation - primary Calculate the primary groat/kernel ratio. Measurement of fatty acid C20:0 content Fatty acid C20:0 content measurement 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 Delta-tocopherol content determination Measurement of the delta-tocopherol content Measurement of the height of the whole plant from the soil surface to the tip of the panicle. Plant height measurement 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. Gamma-tocopherol content determination Measurement of the gamma-tocopherol content Specific weight class SpecWgtClss The specific weight class. Specific weight Measurement of fatty acid C19:0 content Fatty acid C19:0 content measurement Groat color observation Visual assessement of the color of the groat. LutCnt Lutein content Lutein content Lutein content 1-5 agronomic score scale PlntNCnt Plant N content The nitrogen content of the plant. N content None Avenanthramide content determination Estimation of the avenanthramide A relative abundance by UPLC Avenanthramide A relative abundance estimation Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the tillers of a sample. Tiller N content measurement Estimate the date the flag leaf has fully emerged using keys and/or charts. Full flag leaf emergence date estimation kernels/spikelet unkwown 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. Stem rust infection type seedling NA8 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 None Grain protein content determination 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. Thousand grain weight The thousand grain weight. Grain weight TGW PlntHtLig Plant height Height Height of plant from ground to top of flag leaf ligule. m2/m2 unkwown Amount of the mycotoxin 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol found in the grain after an infection by Fusarium sp. DON3-acetyl 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol concentration 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol concentration 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. ITDBM Dry biomass Infertile tiller dry biomass Dry biomass of all infertile tillers. The temerature of the canopy. Temperature CnpTmp Canopy temperature The percentage area of a leaf that is not green. NGLA Area Non-green leaf area Kernel area measurement - secondary Measure the secondary kernel area. The amount of broken groats after de-hulling, expressed as a percentage of the weight of the entire whole grain sample. Broken Broken groats mm/mm Relative abundance of avenanthramide estimated by UPLC Avenanthramide relative abundance AveAbd Avenanthramide relative abundance None DON concentration determination Lutein content measurement Measurement of the lutein content TocoCtn Total toco concentration Total toco concentration Measure of the total -tocopherol and -tocotrienol content SdBlght Seedling blight severity Seedling blight severity. Seedling blight severity panicle/plant 1-9 snapback scale Disease severity observation Visual assessment of the severity of disease symptoms observed in a plot. kg/hl Measure from ground level to the uppermost leaf ligule. Plant height measurement Breakage incidence observation Rating based on the proportion of stems in a plot that are broken/snapped. Fatty acid C18:3 content measurement Measurement of fatty acid C18:3 content The plants tolerance to heat conditions. HeatTol Heat tolerance Heat tolerance ppm Measure the canopy senescence. Canopy senescence measurement Cut all aboveground biomass in a predetermined area and weigh immediately using a scale or balance. Above ground fresh biomass measurement scale_of 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. Oat blue dwarf virus severity - Estimation Cereal leaf beetle damage severity Cereal leaf beetle damage Severity of larval feeding damage caused by cereal leaf beetle (Oulema malanopus). CLBS Calculate the secondary groat/kernel ratio. Groat/kernel ratio computation - secondary Tocopherol concentration Tocopherol concentration Tocopherol concentration TocophCtn 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 Kernel length measurement - primary Measure the primary kernel length. Plump grain determination None Panicle N content measurement Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the panicles of a sample. Groat weight Weight GrtrWght Groat weight. Spikelets per panicle estimation - 5 panicles Calculation of the average number of spikelets per panicle, based on five mature panicles TllrNCnt Tiller N content The nitrogen content of the tiller. N content Anthracnose severity. Anthcn Anthracnose severity Anthracnose severity Measurement of the gamma-tocotrienol content Gamma-tocotrienol content determination Fusarium foot rot severity. Fusarium foot rot severity FusFtRt Fusarium foot rot severity Relative canopy development Relative development Relative canopy development, each genotype is rated against the earliest genotypes, when those genotypes have a completely closed canopy. Fibre The soluable fibre. SFbr Soluable fibre 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. Estimation of the forage rating using a 0-9 scale: 0= low, 9= high Forage rating estimation 0-4 rating scale Internode distance measurement Measure the internode distance . Barley yellow dwarf virus incidence Barley yellow dwarf virus incidence BYDV incidence Percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of barley yellow dwarf virus. Grain yield Total weight of grains harvested per unit area. Yield GrtWd Groat width The groat width. Width Root N content N content The nitrogen content of the root. RtNCnt Groat/kernel ratio computation - tertiary Calculate the tertiary groat/kernel ratio. Disease Infection Response Rating (0-1) 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 Measurement of the percentage of plants in a plot that have emerged Emergence measurement DHE Dehulling efficiency Efficiency of dehulling seed by a machine Dehulling efficiency Stover yield measurement Measure the stover yield. NIR grain moisture content measurement Measure the moisture content using NIR moisuture meter. Measure the leaf area index using a ceptometer. Leaf area index measurement KAR Aspect ratio Kernel aspect ratio The kernel aspect ratio. Barley fraction computation Calculate the fraction of barley. Count the number of individual infertile tillers along the length of row, and record as the total. Infertile tiller number counting Measure the lipid content. Lipid content measurement 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. 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 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. Crown rust infection type seedling NBFB Calculate the primary groat ratio. Groat ratio computation - primary variable_of GrNCnt N content Oat/groat N content The nitrogen content of the oat/groat. Above ground N content N content The N content of all above ground plant parts. AbNcnt 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. Chaff N content N content The nitrogen content of the chaff. ChffNCnt Oven determined grain moisture content computation Calculate the mositure content from fresh and dry grain weight. Protein content The amount of protein in the groat, expressed as a percentage of the groat. Groat protein content LCMS LC-MS Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry LC-MS Victoria blight severity. Victoria blight severity VicBlght Victoria blight severity Fraction of infested oats. Infestation fraction Inf Infestation Drought stress tolerance Drought stress tolerance The plant tolerance to drought stress. DrouTol Canopy green persistence CnpGrnP The relative proportion of the canopy thas has not senesced. Persistence 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. Stem rust infection type seedling NA28 Bar Impurity Barley fraction Fraction of barley. Measure the tertiary kernel content. Kernel content measurement - tertiary Leaf biomass An estimation of the leaf biomass Leaf biomass LBM Small groats fraction computation Calculate the fraction of groats less than 2 mm. Kernels per spikelet Kernels per spikelet Average number of kernels per spikelet KPS Disease incidence observation Visual assessment of the percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of a specific disease. 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 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. Blast severity - Estimation Measure the canopy temperature. Canopy temperature measurement Leaf chlorophyll content Chlorophyll The leaf chlorophyll content. LfChlphCnt The plants tolerance to acid soil. Acid soil tolerance Acid soil tolerance AcdTol Fatty acid C18:0 content measurement Measurement of fatty acid C18:0 content Color Color of the de-hulled grain: the groat. Groat color Calculate the secondary kernel ratio. Kernel ratio computation - secondary GrnPPn Grain number Grains per panicle The number of grains per panicle. Leaf N content N content The nitrogen content of the leaf. LfNCnt Tocotrienol concentration Tocotrienol concentration TocotrCtn Tocotrienol concentration Fraction of oat/groat broken. Oat/groat breakage fraction Breakage BrkFrt Measure the secondary groat area. Groat area measurement - secondary Calculate the tertiary groat ratio. Groat ratio computation - tertiary Insoluable fibre measurement Measure the insoluable fibre. unkwown g/stem mg/l Measurement of fatty acid C18:1(9) content Fatty acid C18:1(9) content measurement Measure the tertiary groat length. Groat length measurement - tertiary Groating yield computation Calculate the groating yield. Groat content GrtCnt Content Groat content Phenotype score PS Phenotype score Relative rating of visual appeal that takes in to account plant vigor, diseases, etc. Panicle length estimation - 5 panicles Calculation of the average panicle length from five mature panicles measured from the lowest panicle node to the tip of the apical spike Measurement of fatty acid C18:1* content Fatty acid C18:1* content measurement celcius Stem water soluable carbohydrates measurement Laboratory analysis of stem water soluable content. 1-7 seed quality scale Measure the primary groat aspect ratio. Groat aspect ratio measurement - primary Root rot incidence Percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of root rot. Root rot incidence Panicle area The area of panicles. PA Area tiller/m 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. Crown rust infection type seedling LRBG KRt The kernel ratio. Kernel ratio Ratio Calculate the leaf area index using measured leaf areas. Leaf area index computation 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 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 Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry after a frost event and rate the tolerance. Frost tolerance - Estimation Diseased leaf area estimation Estimate the diseased leaf area using keys and/or charts. Groat aspect ratio computation - secondary Calculate the secondary groat aspect ratio. relative abundance Heat tolerance - Estimation Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry under heat condition and rate the tolerance. Infestation fraction computation Calculate the fraction of infested oats. 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 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 Measurement of the total weight of whole grains harvested per unit area. Grain yield determination Plant phenotypic acceptability estimation Estimate the plant phenotypic acceptability. Stover yield StvrYld The stover yield. Yield 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. Crown rust severity Crown rust severity. Crown rust severity CrnRst 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. Measure the moisture content using electronic moisuture meter. Electronic grain moisture content measurement The stover N yield. StvrNYld Stover N yield N content A qualitative analysis of the type of crown rust symptoms that are exhibited. Crown rust infection type Crown rust infection type CRItype Silage yield dry matter determination Yield of dry matter for use as silage Fatty acid C16:1 content measurement Measurement of fatty acid C16:1 content Thin oats fraction ThnOat Fraction of thin oats. Thickness Disease severity observation Visual assessment of the severity of disease symptoms observed in a plot. 0-9 disease severity scale Percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of powdery mildew. Powdery mildew incidence Powdery mildew incidence Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry under droughted condition and rate the tolerance. Drought stress tolerance - Estimation Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the chaff of a sample. Chaff N content measurement Blast severity Blast severity. Blst Blast severity GC-MS GC-MS GCMS Gas chromatography mass spectrometry Winter survival observation Visual assessement of the percentage of living plants in a plot. NDVI Agronomic score agronomic score Rating of overall agronomical attributes and health of oat plants in a plot. Speckled blotch (Septoria blight) severity SpcBltch Speckled blotch (Septoria blight) severity. Speckled blotch (Septoria blight) severity Measure the tertiary kernel length. Kernel length measurement - tertiary 1-9 senescence Odour fraction Fraction of odour/tainted oats. Odour Od Measure the secondary kernel content. Kernel content measurement - secondary FertTllrNum Number Number of fertile tillers. Fertile tiller number Winter survival Percentage of plants in a plot sown in fall that are still growing in spring. Winter survival 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. Crown rust infection type seedling BQBC Thin oats fraction computation Calculate the fraction of thin oats. Direct measurement of a gas chromatography mass spectrum GC-MS measurement SWSC Water soluble carbohydrates accumulated into the stem. Water soluable carbohydrates Stem water soluable carbohydrates Calculate the tertiary kernel aspect ratio. Kernel aspect ratio computation - tertiary Delta-tocotrienol content determination Measurement of the delta-tocotrienol content Dietary fiber content determination - LMW Computation of the low molecular weight dietary fiber content, measured on a dry weight basis using wet chemistry. Estimate the date of emergence using keys and/or charts. Emergence date estimation 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 Lodging severity obervation Visual assessment of the severity of lodging observed in a plot. Separate all panicles from the sample and weigh immediately using a scale or balance. Panicle fresh biomass measurement Alpha-tocotrienol content determination Measurement of the alpha-tocotrienol content Lipid content Lipid The lipid content of the grain. LpCnt Size Fraction of small groats. SmGrt Small groats fraction BDS Bird damage severity Severity of the symptoms of bird damage observed in a plot Bird damage Discoloured groats fraction computation Calculate the fraction of colour Straw N content measurement Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the straw of a sample. PnkMd Pink snow mold(Fusarium patch) severity Pink snow mold(Fusarium patch) severity. Pink snow mold(Fusarium patch) severity 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. Stem rust infection type seedling NA16 Amount of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol found in the grain after an infection by Fusarium sp. Deoxynivalenol concentration DON concentration Deoxynivalenol concentration Measure the total stem area using a planimeter. Stem area measurement Leaf blotch and crown rot severity. Leaf blotch and crown rot severity LfBltch Leaf blotch and crown rot severity Measurement of the percentage of grain that passed through a 5.0/64 sieve. Grain plumpness 5.0/64 thin measurement 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. g Measure the tertiary thousand grain weight. Thousand grain weight measurement - tertiary Straw dry biomass measurement Measure the straw dry biomass. 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. Growth habit GH Growth habit Growth habit rating ranging from very upright spring type to very prostrate winter type Groat flour falling number determination 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. Moisture content of grain. Grain moisture content MoiCon Moisture Panicle number The number of fertile panicles per plant. FrtPnNm Fertile panicle number Waterlogging tolerance - Estimation Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry after a waterlogging event and rate the tolerance. Fatty acid C14:0 content measurement Measurement of fatty acid C14:0 content Phytoene content Phytoene content PhyeCnt Phytoene content Aspect ratio Groat aspect ratio The groat aspect ratio. GrtAR Below ground fresh biomass measurement Recover as much below ground biomass as possible. Wash to remove excess soil and weight on a scale or balance. Fresh biomass Fresh biomass of all secondary tillers. Secondary tiller fresh biomass STFBM 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 Amount of undehulled seed remaining after dehulling. Undehulled seed number N content Panicle N content The nitrogen content of the panicle. PNCnt CFFFBM The fresh biomass of chaff. Fresh biomass Chaff fresh biomass Leaf blotch severity Severity of leaf blotch symptoms observed in a plot. Leaf blotch severity Stem rust severity StmRst Stem rust severity. Stem rust severity Avenanthramide content AveCnt Avenanthramide content Avenanthramide content Spikelets per panicle Average number of spikelets per panicle SPP Spikelets per panicle PDBM Dry biomass of all panicles Dry biomass Panicle dry biomass Oat mosaic virus severity Oat mosaic virus severity Oat mosaic virus severity. OMV StmLn Length Stem length The stem length. Groat roundness Roundness GrtRd The groat roundness. Fatty acid content of the grain Fatty acid content FAC Fatty acid content Groat content determination 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 aspect ratio computation - tertiary Calculate the tertiary groat aspect ratio. Calculate the harvest index. Harvest index computation Silage moisture content Moisture content of silage. SMQ Silage moisture content Freeze damage severity observation Estimation of the freeze damage severity using a 0-9 scale: 0= no freeze damage, 9= severe freeze damage. mass spectrometry intensity 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 Groat ratio computation - secondary Calculate the secondary groat ratio. Kernel ratio GrtKR The groat/kernel ratio. Groat/kernel ratio Speckled snow mold or gray (Typhula blight) severity. Speckled snow mold or gray (Typhula blight) severity SnMd Speckled snow mold or gray (Typhula blight) severity Caonpy temperature depression measurement Measure the caonpy temperature depression. LfStmCnd The leaf stomatal conductance. Leaf stomatal conductance Stomatal conductance Weight Test weight A measure of the density or weight per unit volume of a grain at a standardized moisture level. Wheat fraction computation Calculate the fraction of wheat. 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. Fraction of wheat. Wht Wheat fraction Impurity Cut all aboveground biomass in a predetermined area. Dry to a constant weight and weigh using a scale or balance. Above ground dry biomass measurement Vigor Vigor The plant vigor. PlntVig 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 Measurement of the beta-tocopherol content Beta-tocopherol content determination Groating yield GrtYld Groating yield. Yield Disease infection type scale Measure the stover n yield. Stover N yield measurement 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 Fertile panicle number measurement Measure the fertile panicle number. Head blight severity. Head blight severity HdBlght Head blight severity Fresh biomass of all panicles. Fresh biomass Panicle fresh biomass PFBM Estimate the plot vigour. Vigor estimation Dietary fiber content DietFibCnt Dietary fiber content Dietary fiber content Straw fresh biomass measurement Measure the straw fresh biomass. Kernel ratio computation - tertiary Calculate the tertiary kernel ratio. The time when the flag leaf has fully emerged. FlgDate Full flag leaf emergence time Growth stage 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 The amount of oil in the groat, expressed as a percentage of the groat. Oil content Groat oil content Oat/groat breakage fraction computation Calculate the oat/groat breakage fraction. Measurement of the moisture content of silage. Silage moisture content determination t/ha The groat ratio. Groat ratio Ratio GrtRt Acid soil tolerance - Estimation Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry in a low pH (acid) soil field and rate the tolerance. Bacterial blight (halo blight) severity Bacterial blight (halo blight) severity Bacterial blight (halo blight) severity. Blght Black chaff and bacterial streak (stripe) severity. Black chaff and bacterial streak (stripe) severity Black chaff and bacterial streak (stripe) severity BlckChff Green leaf area measurement Measure the total green leaf area using a planimeter. Heading date observation Record of the date on which heading occurs. Disease incidence observation Visual assessment of the percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of a specific disease. g/L 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. Crown rust plot severity estimation LC-MS measurement Direct measurement of a liquid chromatography mass spectrum Dry biomass The dry biomass of chaff. Chaff dry biomass CFFDBM Leaf stomatal conductance measurement Measure the leaf stomatal conductance. g/m2 Count the number of individual fertile tillers along the length of row, and record as the total. Fertile tiller number counting Stem rust infection type seedling NA55 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. 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 Estimate the leaf area index using keys and/or charts. Leaf area index estimation Fresh biomass of all leaves that have a green area < 50%. Fresh biomass Non-green leaf fresh biomass NGLFBM 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. The moisture adjusted yield. AdjYld Yield Adjusted yield (15% moisture) Specific weight measurment by Dicky John Measure the specific weight of the oat/groat with a Dicky John. KCnt Content The kernel content. Kernel content Harves index The harvest index of the grain. HI Harvest index Secondary tiller N content measurement Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the secondary tillers of a sample. The relative proportion of the canopy that has senesced. CnpSen Senescence Canopy senescence Measure the chaff dry biomass. Chaff dry biomass measurement 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 Snapback, or recovery to a vertical position, of the plant after being held at a 45 degree angle. Snapback Snapback rate Rhizoctonia root rot severity RhzRtRt Rhizoctonia root rot severity Rhizoctonia root rot severity. seconds 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 1-5 Tolerance scale Fresh biomass AGFBM Above ground fresh biomass Fresh biomass of all above ground plant parts. 1-3 rating scale Stem area The area of stems. SA Area Beta-glucan content NIRS determination Measurement of beta-glucan content obtained using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR). Avenanthramide 2f content determination Direct measurement of the avenanthramide 2f content Speckled blotch (Septoria blight) severity - Estimation 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. Plumpness GrPlum Grain plumpness 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. Visual assessment of the severity of disease symptoms observed in a plot. Disease severity observation Storm damage severity observation Estimation of the storm damage severity using a 1-5 scale: 1= no damage, 5= total damage and loss of plot. yyyymmdd days Calculation of the average number of kernels per spikelet, based on five typical spikelets. Kernels per spikelet estimation - 5 spikelets Estimate the date when the first node is detectible using keys and/or charts. First node date estimation 1-9 persistence 1-9 relative canopy development scale Estimation of the avenanthramide C relative abundance by UPLC Avenanthramide C relative abundance estimation Fresh biomass of all infertile tillers. Fresh biomass Infertile tiller fresh biomass ITFBM 1-10 grain color scale Odour fraction computation Calculate the fraction of odour/tainted oats. plants/m2 PE Emergence Percentage of plants in a plot that have emerged Growth stage LAI Leaf area index A dimensionless quantity that characterizes plant canopies and defined as the leaf area per unit ground surface area. Leaf area index Calculate the days to flowering. Days to flowering computation Growth/developmental stages based on Zadoks decimal code. GS Growth stage Growth stage Avenanthramide 5p content determination Direct measurement of the avenanthramide 5p content Visual assessment of the percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of a specific disease. Disease incidence observation Measurement of fatty acid C18:2 content Fatty acid C18:2 content measurement cm WtrLogTol The plant tolerance to waterlogging. Waterlogging tolerance Waterlogging tolerance Adjusted yield (15% moisture) computation Calculate the adjusted yield (15% moisture). Discoloured groats fraction Colour Fraction of discoloured groats. DisClrGrt FDS Freeze damage Freeze damage severity Severity of the symptoms of freeze damage observed in a plot Covered smut severity. Covered smut severity Covered smut severity CvdSmt Salinity tolerance The plants tolerance to soil salinity. Salinity tolerance SaltTol Zadoks Leaf width The leaf width. Width LfWd mg/kg Computation of the high molecular weight dietary fiber content, measured on a dry weight basis using wet chemistry. Dietary fiber content determiation - HMW 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 Groat roundness estimation - tertiary Measure the tertiary groat roundness. The amount of protein in the grain, expressed as a percentage of the whole grain. Protein content Grain protein content Lodging severity Lodging severity LodgSev Severity of lodging symptoms observed in a plot: lodged plants do not stand erect. WSS Mid-winter rating of the severity of the symptoms of winter stress observed in a plot Winter stress Winter stress severity Growth stage estimation Estimate the growth stage using keys and/or charts. TGW determination Measurement of the weight of 1000 well-developed whole grains. Chaff fresh biomass measurement Measure the chaff fresh biomass. InfertTllrNum Number Number of infertile tillers. Infertile tiller number Relative canopy development observation Visual assessment of the development of the canopy of a plot relative to genotypes with a closed canopy. 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. Stem rust severity plot estimation Calculate the fraction of ergot damaged oats. Ergot fraction computation Measure the primary thousand grain weight. Thousand grain weight measurement - primary Kernel width measurement - tertiary Measure the tertiary kernel width. Silage Total weight of silage per unit area Silage yield SY Growth habit estimation A visual assessment of the growth habit: very upright spring type= 0, very prostrate winter type= 9. Measure the tertiary groat area. Groat area measurement - tertiary Computation of the 3-acetyl-deoxynivalenol content DON 3-acetyl concentration determination Kernel length measurement - secondary Measure the secondary kernel length. Kernel area measurement - tertiary Measure the tertiary kernel area. g Snapback rating Plants are held at a 45 degree angle and released. The snapback, or recovery to vertical position, is rated. Julian day 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. Fusarium head blight incidence estimation 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. The plants tolerance to lower temperatures than the optimum. Cold tolerance Cold tolerance ColdTol Stem water soluable carbohydrates measurement Laboratory analysis of stem water soluable content. Direct measurement of the avenanthramide 2p content Avenanthramide 2p content determination Groat width measurement - secondary Measure the secondary groat width. Fresh biomass Below ground fresh biomass Fresh biomass of all below ground plant parts. BGFBM Green leaf dry biomass GLDBM Dry biomass of all leaves that have a green area > 50%. Dry biomass Canopy temperature depression The difference in temperature between canopy and air. Temperature CnpTmpD Measurement of the Violaxanthin content Violaxanthin content determination Frost tolerance The plant tolerance to frost. FrostTol Frost tolerance Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the infertile tillers of a sample. Infertile tiller N content measurement Plant N content measurement Laboratory analysis of nitrogen content in the plant of a sample. 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 spikelets/panicle Disease incidence observation Visual assessment of the percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of a specific disease. FTDBM Fertile tiller dry biomass Dry biomass Dry biomass of all fertile tillers. Visual assessment of the percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of a specific disease. Disease incidence observation 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 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. Oat necrotic mottle virus severity - Estimation Fresh biomass of all leaves that have a green area > 50%. Fresh biomass GLFBM Green leaf fresh biomass 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 plants/m Percentage of plants in a plot showing symptoms of smut. Smut incidence Smut incidence Measure the primary groat roundness. Groat roundness estimation - primary 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. Groat length measurement - primary Measure the primary groat length. Leaf chlorophyll content measurement Measure the leaf chlorophyll content. 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. Spr Sprouts fraction Sprouts Fraction of sprouted oats. 9-1 rating scale Srinftype Stem rust infection type Stem rust infection type A qualitative analysis of the type of stem rust symptoms that are exhibited. Amount of undehulled seed remaining after passing a 50 gram sample through a Codema dehuller, under standard conditions, for 90 seconds. Undehulled seed determination Fraction of green oats. Greenness Greens fraction Grns The nitrogen content of the stem. StNCnt N content Stem N content Measure the primary kernel area. Kernel area measurement - primary STllrNCnt Secondary tiller N content N content The nitrogen content of the secondary tiller. Tiller number counting Count the number of individual tillers along the length of row, and record as the total. Dry biomass of all above ground plant parts. Above ground dry biomass AGDBM Dry biomass PlntEst Number Number of plants. Plant establishment 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 LfStmRs The leaf stomatal resistance. Stomatal resistance Leaf stomatal resistance First node time Growth stage NdDate The time when the first node is detectable. Dietary fiber content determination Measured on a dry weight basis using wet chemistry. Broken groats determination None 1-5 disease severity scale Groat width measurement - primary Measure the primary groat width. 1-5 rating scale Measure the grains per panicle. Grains per panicle measurement Measurement of the Zeaxanthin content Zeaxanthin content determination None Groat oil content determination Growth stage The time when plant emerges. Emergence time EmDate Maturity date observation Record of the date on which maturity occurs. Leaf length Chlorophyll LfLn The leaf length. HdDays Heading date The time when heading occurs. Heading time 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. Groat content determination (hand dehulled) grains/panicle Non-green leaf area measurement For each leaf record the percentage area of non-green tissue. Fatty acid C20:1 content measurement Measurement of fatty acid C20:1 content 0-9 lodging severity scale GLA Area Green leaf area The percentage area of a leaf that is green. STDBM Dry biomass of all secondary tillers. Secondary tiller dry biomass Dry biomass Fraction of heated oats. HtOat Heated oats fraction Heat damage t N/ha KPrm Perimeter Kernel perimeter The kernel perimeter. mmol/m2s method_of Wet chemistry grain moisture content measurement Measure the moisture content using wet chemistry techniques. celcius