Pigeonpea trait Pigeonpea trait Flowering pattern Flowering pattern Flowering pattern like DT (determinate) vs NDT (non determinate) FP Flowering pattern - Method On the basis of visual observation at the time of flowering Flowering pattern - Method Visual observation Flowering pattern scale Visual observation Flowering pattern scale 1= Determinate 2= Non determinate Maturity group Maturity group based on days to 50 % flowering MTG Maturity group Maturity group - Method Maturity group - Method Groups are formed on the basis of days to 50 % flowering Days required to 50 % flowering Days required to 50 % flowering 1=00= Super early < 50 days 10=VIII= Medium long between 141-160 11=IX= Medium long between 141-160 12=X= Long between 141-160 2=0= Extra short between 51-60 3=I= Extra short between 61-70 4=II= Short between 71-80 5=III= Short between 81-90 6=IV= Short between 91-100 7=V= Short medium between 101-110 8=VI= Medium between 111-130 9=VII= Medium between 131-140 Number of days required to flower 50 % population in a plot Days to 50 % flowering Days to 50 % flowering DF Days to 50 % flowering - Method Days required from planting to flower 50 % of the plant population Days to 50 % flowering - Method Number of days required to mature 75 % of the population Days to 75 % maturity MT Days to 75 % maturity Days to maturity - Method Days to maturity - Method Days required from planting to mature 75 % of the population PBR Number of productive branches counted per plant Number of productive branches Number of productive branches Number of branches that bears pods out of total branches Number of productive branches - Method Number of productive branches - Method Number of primary branches PRB Number of primary branches Number of primary branches counted per plant Number of branches that arise from main stem Number of primary branches Count - Method Number of primary branches Count - Method SBR Number of secondary branches counted per plant Number of secondary branches Number of secondary branches Number of secondary branches - Method Number of secondary branches - Method Number of branches that arise from primary branches branches branches Plant height Plant height PHT Plant height recorded per plant Plant height Average - Method Average height of randomly selected 5 plants recorded from the base of the plant to the tip of plant at maturity. Plant height Average - Method Number of plants per plot Plant stand PST Plant stand Plant stand - Method Plant stand - Method Total number of plants in a plot recorded at the time of maturity plants plants Distance between uppermost and lowermost pod present on plant PBL Pod bearing length Pod bearing length Length between upper most and lower most pod present on plant recorded and averaged for 5 randomly selected plants Pod bearing length - Method Pod bearing length - Method Seed weight SWT Seed weight Weight of seeds Grain weight Seed size Seed size - Method Categorize seed size based on the seed weight of air dried 100 seeds Seed size - Method Seed size 1 to 4 scale Seed size 1 to 4 scale 1= Small (< 7) 2= Medium (7-9) 3= Large (> 9-11) 4= Very large (>11 g) Pods per cluster Number of pods per cluster PPC Pods per cluster Pods per cluster - Method Total number of pods present on plant divided by number of clusters and recorded for 5 randomly selected plants Pods per cluster - Method pod/cluster pod/cluster PPL Pods per plant Pods per plant Number of pods per plant Average number of pods recorded for 5 randomly selected plants in a plot Pods per plant - Method Pods per plant - Method pod/plant pod/plant SPP Number of seeds per pod Seeds per pod Seeds per pod Average number of seeds present in a pod for 10 randomly selected pods Seeds per pod Average - Method Seeds per pod Average - Method seed/pod seed/pod Seeds per plant SPL Seeds per plant Number of seeds per plant Seeds per plant - Method Average number of seeds counted for 5 randomly selected plants in a plot at maturity Seeds per plant - Method seed/plant seed/plant Selection scores VSF Visual selection scores at flowering stage Visual selection scores recorded at the time of flowering Visual selection scores at flowering stage Visual selection scores at flowering stage - Method Visual scores given at the time of flowering considering check varieties as the middle level of the scale Visual selection scores at flowering stage - Method Visual scores in 1-5 scale Visual scores in 1-5 scale 1= very good 2= good 3= average 4= below average 5= poor Visual selection scores recorded at the time of podding VSP Visual selection scores at podding stage Visual selection scores at podding stage Visual selection scores at podding stage - Method Visual scores given at the time of flowering considering check varieties as the middle level of the scale Visual selection scores at podding stage - Method Visual selection scores at maturity stage VSM Visual selection scores recorded at the time of maturity Visual selection scores at maturity stage Visual selection scores at maturity stage - Method Visual scores given at the time of maturity considering check varieties as the middle level of the scale Visual selection scores at maturity stage - Method FW Fusarium wilt Incidence Fusarium wilt Incidence Plants infected with fusarium wilt disease in a plot Fusarium wilt - Method Recorded in percentage as the number of infected plants / Total number of plants X 100 Fusarium wilt - Method Sterility mosaic incidence SM Plants infected with sterility mosaic disease in a plot Sterility mosaic incidence Recorded in percentage as the number of infected plants / total number of plants X 100 Sterility mosaic - Method Sterility mosaic - Method Percent Percent Moisture content MC Seed moisture content Seed moisture content Recorded in percentage as dry weight / Fresh weight X 100 Moisture content - Method Moisture content - Method Plant biomass partitioning Proportion of (economically significant) biomass over total (biological) biomass Harvest index Harvest index HI Harvest index - Method Recorded in percentage as seed yield / total biological yield x 100 Harvest index - Method SPAD Leaf chlorophyll content Leaf chlorophyll content Leaf chlorophyll content Average number recorded for 5 randomly selected plants in a plot with SPAD device before noon SPAD chlorophyll index - Method SPAD chlorophyll index - Method CCI CCI Radicle length Length of radicle Radicle length RADL Average length of radicle for 50 seeds incubated for 10 days at 25 degree celcius in paper towel method Radicle length - Method Radicle length - Method cm cm PLUL Plumule length Plumule length Length of plumule Plumule length - Method Average length of plumule for 50 seeds incubated for 10 days at 25 degree celcius in paper towel method Plumule length - Method Propertion of grains that germinate under proper condition Seed germination GP Seed germination Germination percentage - Method Number of seeds germinated / Total number of seeds X 100 Germination percentage - Method SBC Seed base colour Seed base color Seed base colour Seed base colour - Method Seed base colour - Method Recorded visually based on the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) colour codes RHS color chart RHS color chart 1= White (yellow-white group 158C) 10= Dark grey (black group 202B) 2= Cream (greyed-white group 156C) 3= Orange (greyed-orange group 163B) 4= Light brown (yellow-orange group 22C) 5= Reddish-brown (reddish-brown group 200D) 6= Light grey (grey-brown group 199B) 7= Grey (greyed-green group 197A) 8= Purple (greyed-purple group 187A) 9= Dark purple (black group 202A Color of the stem Stem color Stem color SC Stem color - Method Recorded visually at 50 % flowering stage Stem color - Method Visual Stem color scale Visual Stem color scale 1= Green 2= Sun red 3= Purple 4= Dark purple Leaf shape Leaf shape Leaf shape LS Recorded visually at 50 % flowering stage Leaf shape - Method Leaf shape - Method Visual Leaf shape scale Visual Leaf shape scale 1= Lanceolate 2= Narrow elliptic 3= Broad elliptic 4= Obtuse 5= Obcordate LFP Leaf pubescence (hair like structure on leaf) Leaf pubescence Leaf pubescence Leaf pubescence - Method Recorded visually at flowering stage Leaf pubescence - Method Flower color Color of the flower FCL Flower color Flower color - Method Flower color - Method Recorded visually at 50% flowering stage Visual Flower color scale Visual Flower color scale 1= Light yellow 2= yellow 3= orange yellow 4= purple 5= red Pod color Pod color PCL Pod color Pod color - Method Pod color - Method Recorded visually at premature dough stage Visual Pod color scale Visual Pod color scale 1= green 2= green with brown streaks 3= green with purple streaks 4= purple 5= dark purple Pod pubescence PPB Pod pubescence Pod pubescence Recorded visually at maturity stage Pod pubescence - Method Pod pubescence - Method Pod wax Pod wax Pod waxiness PW Pod wax Recorded visually at premature dough stage Pod wax - Method Pod wax - Method Visual Absent-Present scale Visual Absent-Present scale 0= Absent 1= Present PSZ Pod size Pod size Pod length Pod size Categorize pod size based on the average length of 20 pods Pod size - Method Pod size - Method Pod size in cm Pod size in cm 1= small <4 cm 2= medium 4-5 cm 3= long >5 cm Seed protein content Seed protein content Protein content of seed PC Whole seed crude protein percentage based on dry weight using the dye-binding method or automatic protein analyzer Protein content - Method Protein content - Method MP Milling fraction of fully dried seeds Seed milling fraction Seed milling fraction Milling percentage - Method Percentage of dehusked split peas after milling Milling percentage - Method Cooking quality of dhal Cooking quality of dhal CKD Cooking quality of dhal Recording of the increase in volume (v/v) after soaking 24 hrs and boiling for 25 min Cooking quality of dhal - Method Cooking quality of dhal - Method CKS Cooking quality of seed Cooking quality of seed Cooking quality of seed Recording of increase in volume (v/v) after soaking for 24 hrs and boiling for 25 min Cooking quality of seed - Method Cooking quality of seed - Method Test weight SWT100 Weight of 100 (sun dried) seeds Weight of 100 seeds Seed weight Weight of 100 seeds Count 100 seeds (air dried at approx. 10% moisture) randomly taken from harvested seed and then record weight. Weight of 100 seeds - Method Weight of 100 seeds - Method Grain weight per plot Grain weight per plot GWPT Grain weight per plot Grain weight per plot - Method Grain weight per plot - Method Grain weight harvested form a plot excluding border plants and border rows g g Grain weight per plant Grain weight per plant Grain weight per plant GWPL Average seed yield recorded for randomly selected 5 plants in a plot Average grain weight per plant - Method Average grain weight per plant - Method g/plant g/plant Seed yield YLD Seed yield Seed yield Seed yield (kg/ha) - Method Seed yield (kg/ha) - Method Harvested seed weight / plot area kg/ha kg/ha Plant senescence Plant senescence SEN Plant senescence Senescence score - Method Senescence score - Method Visual scoring of plant senescence Visual Scoring Senescence 0 to 2 Visual Scoring Senescence 0 to 2 1= no effect 2= intermediate effect 3= complete mortality Plant vigour Plant vigour VIGOUR Plant vigour Vigour score - Method Vigour score - Method Visual scoring considering the check varieties as the middle level of the scale Seedling vigour Seedling vigour Seedling vigour SVI Seedling vigour index - Method Seedling vigour index - Method Index calculated as (length of radicle + length of plumule) x germination percentage Index Index Number of days elapsed before the first plant flowers DFF Days to first flower Days to first flower Days to first flower - Method Days to first flower - Method Days required from planting to open first flower on a plant days days Pod length Pod length Pod size Pod length PL Pod length - Method Average length recorded for a sample of 10 pods Pod length - Method Number of pod clusters per plant Number of clusters NCP Number of clusters Average number of clusters recorded for 5 randomly selected plants at the time of maturity Number of clusters Average- Method Number of clusters Average- Method cluster/plant cluster/plant Plant Fertility FRT Plant Fertility Proportion of plants with fertile pollen grains Fertility fertility assessment - Method Fertility fertility assessment - Method Recorded with microscope the plants producing fertile pollen grains out of the total plants Sterile/fertile scale Sterile/fertile scale 0 = plant producing sterile pollen grain 1 = plant producing fertile pollen grain SSS Soil salinity stress susceptibility Soil salinity stress susceptibility Soil salinity stress susceptibility SAS Soil acidity stress susceptibility Soil acidity stress susceptibility Soil acidity stress susceptibility Pod wasp susceptibility Susceptibility to pod wasp (Tanaostigmodes cajaninae) PWasp Pod wasp susceptibility Pod fly susceptibility Pod fly susceptibility Susceptibility to pod fly (Melanagromyza btusa ) PF Pod borers susceptibility Pod borers susceptibility PB Susceptibility to pod borer insects (Helicoverpa armigera, Etiella zinckenella, Maruca testulalis) DPB Susecptibility to disease caused by agent Phytophthora blight (Phytophthora drechsleri f.sp. Cajani) Phytophthora blight disease susceptibility Phytophthora blight disease susceptibility Nem Nematodes susceptibility Susecptibility to nematodes (Heterodera cajani, Meloidogyne incognita, Rotylenchus reniformis) Nematodes susceptibility Low temperature stress susceptibility LTS Low temperature stress susceptibility Low temperature stress susceptibility Leaf tier susceptibility Susceptibility to leaf tier (Grapholita critica) Leaf tier susceptibility LT High temperature stress susceptibility High temperature stress susceptibility HTS High temperature stress susceptibility Drought stress susceptibility Drought stress susceptibility Drought stress susceptibility DS Susceptibility to disease caused by agent Alternaria blight (Alternaria alternata) Alternaria blight disease susceptibility Alternaria blight disease susceptibility DAB Soil salinity stress susceptibility - method Soil salinity stress susceptibility - method Visual scoring of the susceptibility to soil salinity stress Soil acidity stress susceptibility - method Soil acidity stress susceptibility - method Visual scoring of the susceptibility to soil acidity stress Visual scoring of the susceptibility to pod wasp Pod wasp susceptibility - method Pod wasp susceptibility - method Visual scoring of the susceptibility to pod fly Pod fly susceptibility - method Pod fly susceptibility - method Pod borers susceptibility - method Visual scoring of the susceptibility to pod borers Pod borers susceptibility - method Visual scoring of the susceptibility to Phytophthora blight disease Disease Phytophthora blight susceptibility - method Disease Phytophthora blight susceptibility - method Nematodes susceptibility - method Nematodes susceptibility - method Visual scoring of the susceptibility to nematodes Visual scoring of the susceptibility to low temperature stress Low temperature stress susceptibility - method Low temperature stress susceptibility - method Visual scoring of the susceptibility to leaf tier Leaf tier susceptibility - method Leaf tier susceptibility - method High temperature stress susceptibility - method High temperature stress susceptibility - method Visual scoring of the susceptibility to high temperature stress Drought stress susceptibility - method Drought stress susceptibility - method Visual scoring of the susceptibility to drought stress Disease Alternaria blight susceptibility - method Visual scoring of the susceptibility to Alternaria blight disease Disease Alternaria blight susceptibility - method Weight of seed harvested from a plant Grain weight of single plant - Method Grain weight of single plant - Method Count the number of seeds present in a pod Seeds per pod Count - Method Seeds per pod Count - Method Average number of secondary branches - Method Average number of secondary branches - Method Average number of branches that arise from primary branches Average number of branches that arise from main stem Number of primary branches Average - Method Number of primary branches Average - Method Plant height Measured - Method Height of a randomly selected plant recorded from the base of the plant to the tip of plant at maturity. Plant height Measured - Method Count the number of clusters of a randomly selected plant at the time of maturity Number of clusters Count - Method Number of clusters Count - Method Abiotic stress Suscetibility 1-9 scale Abiotic stress Suscetibility 1-9 scale 1= Highly tolerant 2= 3= Tolerant 4= 5= Moderately tolerant 6= 7= Susceptible 8= 9= Highly susceptible Biotic stress Suscetibility 1-9 scale Biotic stress Suscetibility 1-9 scale 1= Highly resistant 2= 3= Resistant 4= 5= Moderately resistant 6= 7= Susceptible 8= 9= Highly susceptible SM_Comp_Pct SM_Comp_Pct STEMCLR_VisClsn_1to4 STEMCLR_VisClsn_1to4 SOILSAL_Suscp_1to9 SOILSAL_Suscp_1to9 SOILACID_Suscp_1to9 SOILACID_Suscp_1to9 SVI_Comp_Idx SVI_Comp_Idx SBC_VisClsn_1to10 SBC_VisClsn_1to10 GWPL_Meas_gPlnt GWPL_Meas_gPlnt YIELD_Yld_kgha YIELD_Yld_kgha GWPL_Av_g YLD_WtPerPlot_g YLD_WtPerPlot_g GWPL_Avg_gPlnt GWPL_Avg_gPlnt YLD_WTPerPlot_g GWPT_Wgh_g GWPT_Wgh_g SWT_Wgh_g SWT_Wgh_g CKS_VolInc_idx CKS_VolInc_idx MILLP_Comp_Pct Milling percentage MILLP_Comp_Pct PROTNC_Meas_Pct PROTNC_Meas_Pct GERMP_Comp_Pct GERMP_Comp_Pct Germination percentage MC_Comp_Pct MC_Comp_Pct SPL_Avg_SeedPlnt SPL_Avg_SeedPlnt SPP_Avg_SeedPod SPP_Avg_SeedPod SPP_Count_SeedPod SPP_Count_SeedPod SW_Wgh_g SW_Wgh_g SW_Scr_1to4 SW_Scr_1to4 NSBR_Count_NBr NSBR_Count_NBr NSBR_Av_NBr NSBR_Av_NBr RADL_Avg_cm RADL_Avg_cm NPBR_Count_Nbr NPBR_Count_Nbr NPRB_Count_Nbr NPRB_Count_Nbr NPRB_Av_NBr NPRB_Av_NBr PW_Suscp_1to9 PW_Suscp_1to9 MTG_Suscp_1to9 MTG_Suscp_1to9 PODBOR_Suscp_1to9 PODBOR_Suscp_1to9 PPC_Count_PodPlnt PPC_Count_PodPlnt PODLENTH_Avg_cm PODLENTH_Avg_cm PODSIZE_Scr_1to3 PSZ_Score_1to3 PODSIZE_Scr_1to3 PL_Score_1to3 PSZ_Scr_1to3 PSZ_Scr_1to3 PWAX_VisClsn_0or1 PWAX_VisClsn_0or1 PPUB_VisClsn_0or1 PPUB_VisClsn_0or1 PODCL_VisClsn_1to5 PODCL_VisClsn_1to5 PPL_Avg_PodPlnt PPL_Avg_PodPlnt PPC_Avg_PodClust PPC_Avg_PodClust PLUL_Avg_cm PLUL_Avg_cm FRT_Meas_Pct Fertility percent FRT_Meas_Pct FRT_Meas_0or1 FRT_Meas_0or1 DFF_Count_days DFF_Count_days VIGOUR_VisSc_1to5 VIGOUR_VisSc_1to5 SEN_VisSc_1to3 SEN_VisSc_1to3 HI_Comp_idx HI_Comp_idx VSM_Scr_1to5 VSM_Scr_1to5 VSP_Scr_1to5 VSP_Scr_1to5 VSF_Scr_1to5 VSF_Scr_1to5 PBL_Avg_cm PBL_Avg_cm PST_Count_plnt PST_Count_plnt PHT_Avg_cm PHT_Avg_cm PHT_Meas_cm PHT_Meas_cm MT_Count_days MT_Count_days FLOW50_Count_days FLOW50_Count_days MTG_Class_1to12 MTG_Class_1to12 FP_VisClsn_1to2 FP_VisClsn_1to2 PPBLIGHT_Suscp_1to9 PPBLIGHT_Suscp_1to9 NEMATODE_Suscp_1to9 NEMATODE_Suscp_1to9 LTEMP_Suscp_1to9 LTEMP_Suscp_1to9 LT_Suscp_1to9 LT_Suscp_1to9 LFPUB_VisClsn_0or1 LFPUB_VisClsn_0or1 LSHAPE_VisClsn_1to5 LSHAPE_VisClsn_1to5 SPAD_Avg_CCI SPAD_Avg_CCI HTEMP_Suscp_1to9 HTEMP_Suscp_1to9 FW_Comp_Pct FW_Comp_Pct FCL_VisClsn_1to5 FCL_VisClsn_1to5 DROUGHT_Suscp_1to9 DROUGHT_Suscp_1to9 CKD_VolIncr_idx CKD_VolIncr_idx NCLP_Avg_ClustPlnt NCLP_Avg_ClustPlnt NCLP_Count_ClustPlnt NCLP_Count_ClustPlnt ALTBL_Suscp_1to9 ALTBL_Suscp_1to9 Count the number of pods on a plant Pods per plant Count - Method Pods per plant Count - Method Abiotic stress traits Abiotic stress traits Agronomical traits Agronomical traits Biotic stress traits Biotic stress traits Morphological traits Morphological traits Phenological traits Phenological traits Physiological traits Physiological traits Quality traits Quality traits