LPodHt_Meas_cm
PubescTipTyp_Est_1or2
PubescForm_Est_1to8
10-25% nodules some large
PODMATURITY_Count_day
LfChlphyll_Meas_SPAD
SdMetCt_Comp_pct
normal
bad
RaffinCt_Comp_gkg
FFlw_1stCount_day
SdProtCt_Comp_pct
CercoLfS_Est_1to5
PrimRtSz_Meas_Undefined
SdCoatMott_Est_1to10
APHID_Est_Undefined
FodYld_CalcPerArea_kgha
MatT_Count_day
0-20% defoliated
FULLMATURITYT_95Count_day
Erect
GermT_Count_day
PlntHvst_Count_plant
FlwForm_Est_1or2
Drought_Est_undefined
curved
PodPerPlnt_Count_pod
CanoHt_Est_cm
SdFillT_Count_day
PrimRtShp_Est_Undefined
1-10%few nodules mostly small
less than 10% seed discolored
RtNodWght_Meas_g
SdMoistCt_Comp_pct
SdPalmiCt_Comp_pct
SdOilCt_Comp_pct
LfletShp_Comp_1to2
1-10% occaional mild symptoms
FodYld_MeasPerPlot_gPlot
Lodg_Est_1to5
PodShat_EarlyEst_1to5
26-50% pods shattered
10-15% seed surface discolored
StemTermTyp_Est_1or2
chasmogamous (open, TO:0000883)
PlntHt_Meas_cm
round
ReprodT_Count_day
SdWt_Meas_g
PlntBrnch_Est_1to5
LatRtSz_Meas_Undefined
SdPerPod_Count_sd
ShatLate_LateEst_1to5
SdStearCt_Comp_pct
broad
ShatEarly_EarlyEst_1to5
1-10% of pods shattered
25-50% severe and widespread symptoms
25-50% lesions on the plants
LowTemp_Est_undefined
StmDiam_Comp_Undefined
Lanceolate
10-25% galls on most plants
25-50% nodules several large
SarchyCt_Comp_undefined
PubescFormLf_Est_1to3
61-80% defoliated
FlwNo_Count_flw
10-25% of pods shattered
glabrous
LatRtShp_Est_1to4
fairly good
PubescPres_Est_1or2
pointed ovate
SdFibCt_Comp_pct
ROOTKNOT_Est_1to5
BP_Est_1to5
SdLinolcCt_Comp_pct
>50% with likely loss in yield
DEFOL_Est_1to5
FlwT_1stCount_day
MatT_95Count_day
60-70% seed surface discolored
few spots on some plants
appressed
15-20% seed surface discolored
FlwCol_Est_1to9
Nodulation
Storab_Count_Pct
Chlorosis_Est_SPAD
All plants leaning moderately (45 degrees), or 25% - 50% of plants down
RUST_Est_1to5
0% root knot galling
VII
ANTHR_Est_1to5
No nodulation
40-50% seed sueface discolored
PodLng_Meas_mm
DMildew_Est_Undefined
0% virus symptom seen
fair branching
PubCol_Est_1to4
>50% galling with plants stunting
FlwT_50Count_days
FLOWERDATE
mostly branching
Rbf
41-60% defoliated
SdLinolncCt_Comp_pct
narrow
(S) sensitive
PodCol_Est_1to4
SMV_Est_1to5
Indeterminate termination
RtNod_NodEst_0or1
HighT_Est_undefined
20-30% seed surface discolored
SdQual_Est_1to5
SdLysCt_Comp_pct
70-80% seed surface discolored
moderatly branching
greater than 66% leaf area affected (Heavy)
21-40% defoliated
1-10% lesions on plants
LfNo_Count_lf
triangular
cleistogamous (closed, TO:0000882)
1-10% pods shattered
BAW_Est_1to5
puberulent
straight
Sharp
semi-appressed
RtNodNo_Count_nodule
Rbr
0% leaf spot seen
>50% plants with lesions
10-25% moderate infection
Pth
SdYld_CalcPerArea_kgha
rounded ovate
HilumCol_Est_1to12
25-50% infection
(R) resistant
SdOilProtRatio_Comp_pct
TwinT_Est_mmdd
(PR) partially sensitive
maturity group 0 (extreme North)
SdSucrCt_Meas_gkg
Prostrate, almost all plants down
no pods shattered
HerbSens_Est_undefined
SdYld_MeasPerPlot_gPlot
1-10% of leaf area infected (light severity)
SdOleicCt_Comp_pct
pubescent
50-60% seed surface discolored
PodShat_LateEst_1to5
10-25% lesions on the plants
MatGroup_Est_1to13
10-25% some spots on most plants
>50% of pods shattered
LfletShp_Comp_1to4
0% pods shattered
III
All plants leaning slightly or a few plants down
poor
11-25% pods shattered
0% lesions on plants
glaborus
SdIsoflav_Comp_pct
blunt
no disease
more than 90% seed surface discolored
curly
11-35% leaf area infected (light to moderate severity)
Flood_Est_undefined
>50% infection with leaf abscision
flat
FROGEYE_Est_1to5
30-40% seed surface discolored
moderatly good
Blbr
>50% nodules many large
Straight
RtNod_PropEst_1to5
0% nodules
rarely branching
VIII
Determinate termination
>50% pods shattered
25-50% of pods shattered
36-65% leaf area infected (Moderate to heavy severity)
1-10% few galls on some plants
Good
All plants leaning considerably, or 50% - 80% of plants down
profusely branching
80-90% seed surface discolored
Rbl
Almost all plants erect
25-50% galls on most plants
1 to 4 shape scale
Measure the dry weight of stover, haulm harvested after threshing plants harvested from the plot excluing the borders.
Weighing of fodder per plot
Foliar feeding damage caused by beet armyworm(Spodoptera exigua)
Beet armyworm
BAW
Percentage
Stem termination type
STEMTERM
Termination type of the axial growth of a soybean plant.
Pubescence Color
The color of soybean pubescence.
PUBCOLOR
Starchyose measurement
Measure amount of total seed soluble carbohydrates that is stachyose.
Appearance of plant or plant part in high temperature weather
Hot reaction assessment
FlwT
Flowering time
Anthesis or flowering time is the period during which a flower is fully open and functional. Pollination and fertilization occur during this period.
Pubescence color assessment
Note colors of pubescence which include tawny, light tawny, near-grey and grey.
kg/kg
1 to 5 percentage scale
g/plot
1 or 2 form scale
Lateral root thickness measure
Using a callipers measure diameter of lateral root at stipulated point
Visual assessment of 1-5 affected plants with rust
Rust assessment
Visual assessment of 1-5 affected plants / plot
SMV assessment
Lodging
Tendency of plant to lodge
LODGING
Measure amount of total seed soluble carbohydrates that is sucrose
Sucrose content method
Number of days from emergence to beginning of bloom (R1)
First flower date method
The diameter of a lateral root measured at the proximal end of the root
LATROOTSIZE
Lateral root size
Visual assessment of 1-5 of nematode knots
Root knot assessment
Number of days past planting when pods are mature. This trait is synonymous with seed pod maturity.Maturity defined as pods have reached their final color.
PODMATURITY
Pod Maturity Date
kg/ha
Large galls or knots on the root system caused by Meloidogyne Spp
ROOTKNOT
Root knot nematode
Presence or absence of pubescence on soybean plant
PUBPERSENCE
Pubescence presence
1 to 5 branching scale
Drought Tolerance
DROUGHT
Resistance to damage by water restriction.
MatTime
Maturity time
Time when pods have changed to final color.
Cold stress resistance
LOWTEMP
Resistance of a plant or plant part to damage by lower than normal temperatures
Chlorophyll content measurement
Measure chlorophyll using a SPAD meter
nodule
Counting days of seed fill
Count number of days from full pod(R4) to full seed(R6) stages of growth
seed
Main stem diameter
STEMDIAM
The diameter of the main stem of soybean plant
Nodule number count
Count the number of nodules on a plant
Stunting of plants and crinkled and mottling of leaves
Soybean Mosaic Virus
SMV
Seed protein content measurement
After harvest, measure the protein content of the seed on a dry weight basis
Plant branching
Tendency of plant to form primary branches
BRANCHING
Tan or brown, elliptical lesions with brown purple boarder on plant parts caused by Cercospora Sojina
Frogeye leafspot
FROGEYE
Seed starchyose content
The amount of total seed soluble carbohydrates that is stachyose.
STARCHYOSE
REPROD
Time between the beginning of flowering (R1) and full maturity (R8)
Reproductive period
Number of days from planting to emergence(VE)
Plant germination count
Reduction in chlorophyll in a plant or plant part as a result of nutrient deficiency
Chlorosis
CHLOROSIS
Leaf number
The number of leaves (petioles) originating from a node on a stem
LEAFNUMBER
RUST
Tan and reddish brown lesions on leaves, pods or whole plant caused by Phakopsora Pachyrhizi
Soybean rust
FIRSTFLOWER
Days from planting when there is an open flower on any node on the main stem
First flower
Oil content to protein content ratio
Divide the oil content by the protein content. For this calculation, the oil and protein contents must be expressed in the same unit
Yield of a soybean field in terms of seed weight per unit area at a specified moisture content.
SdYld
Seed yield
1-5 infection score
Twining date
Time when soybean twines
TWINNING
Reaction to Aphis glycines
APHID
The reaction of the plant or plant part to damage caused by Aphis glycines feeding.
day
Observation of presence or absence of trichome on the plant
Pubescence presence method
Weighing of grain per plot
Weigh the amount of harvested grains (excluding the borders) adjusted to 13% moisture,
Moisture content measurement
Measurement of the moisture content of a mature seed of seed at harvest
Measure the weight of lysine extracted from the seed sample and divide by the weight of protein extracted from the same sample.
Lysine context extraction method
Observation of the type of pubescence
Pubescence form observation
leaf
PODLENGTH
Pod length
Length of the pod from the calyx to the pod tip in cm or mm
Flower final form observation
Observe the form of a flower at the final development stage
Nodule number
NODULENUMBER
The number of nodule on the root system usually compared to wild type
SPAD unit
Observation of the type of the tip of the pubescence on the plant
Pubescence tip type observation
Germination in storage count
Count the number of seedlings emerged after 8 months in storage out of 100 planted seeds
MOTTLING
Seed coat mottling
Surface of the seed coat discolored by mottling i.e. , the additional pigmentation that is observed on lines with yellow or green seed coats
How much or the plant or plant part has been affected by irregulary shaped brown areas and/or black fruiting bodies on infected areas
Anthracnose assessment
Number of seeds
Number of seed per pod sampled
SEEDNUMBER
Color of the pod.
PODCOLOR
Pod color
Nodule weight measurement
Dig out, dry and weigh root nodules
Seed moisture content
SEEDMOISTURE
The amount of moisture of a mature seed
Seed Sucrose content
SUCROSS
The amount of total seed soluble carbohydrates that is sucrose.
Late pod shattering assessment
Visual assessment of pod opening 2weeks after harvest
Flower color observation
At flowering, observe the color of flower
Visuall assessment of the leaves eaten up by chewing insects
Defoliation assessment
Twinning date observation
Take note of the date when 50% of plants are twining
Pod number count
Count number of Pods on a plant
CHLOROPHYLL
Leaf chlorophyll content
The amount of chlorophyll normally found in a plant under normal environmental conditions
Reaction of the plant or plant part to infection by Colletotrichum dematiu
ANTHRACNOSE
Soybean anthracnose
Count days from planting to 95% pod maturity R8
Full maturity count
V-shaped chlorotic to necrotic foliar lesions,vascular blackening, Light colored, raised pustules which can coalesce into brown lesions, caused by Xanthomonas sp.
Bacterial Pustule
Form of a flower.
Flower form
FLOWERFORM
Color of the flower petals
Flower color
FLWRCOLOR
GERMINATIONTIME
Time from planting soybean seed until hypocotyl emerges from the substrate
Germination time
ISOFLAVON
The total isoflavone content of a seed.
Seed isoflavone content
g/kg
Measure the content of palmitic acid in the oil extracted from the seed
Palmitic acid content measurement
Response of plant to inundation by water of all or part of the plant
Flooding tolerance
FLOODING
FODDERWT
Weight of harvested fodder i.e., haulm, stover per unit of area
Fodder Yield
Elliptic Fourier descriptor measures 5 components, including aspect ratio of leaflet shape, location of centroid of leaflets along midrib, straightness or distortion of leaflet shape, and roundness of leaflet shape. Measured on central leaflets of fully expanded leaflets. Can also be measured as the ratio of leaflet width to leaflet length from upper third of plant.
Leaf shape method
The average measurement with calipers midway between the unifoliate and the first trifoliate nodes for three mature plants per plot
Average stem diameter
Weight of root nodules
Root nodule weight
NODULEWEIGTH
Stearic acid content measurement
Measure the content of stearic acid in the oil extracted from the seed
1 or 2 type scale
Caclulation of fodder yield
Measure the dry weight of stover, haulm harvested after threshing plants harvested from the plot excluing the borders. Then divide the measured harvested weight by the effectively harvested area of the plot
Frog eye assessment
Visual assessment of 1-5 affected leaf area with frog eye
Plant height
PTHT
Height of the plant i.e., the length from the soil surface to top main stem (not petioles and leaves) node
Distance from growing medium to the top leaves
CANOPYHT
Canopy height
Cold reaction assessment
Appearance of plant or plant part in low temperature weather
SEEDFILL
Seed filling period
Time when the seed grows in size and weight i.e., the period characterized by the beginning of R4 (full pod) and the end of R6 (full seed).
Orientation of pubescence, generally on the leaf surface but pubsecence can be found on the stem
PUBFORM
Pubescence form
Aphid attack assessment
Observe the plant parts that are yellowing and/or curling
1 to 13 maturity scale
Count days from planting to pod maturity R8
Maturity days count
Seed palmitic acid content
PALMITIC
Palmitic acid content of the seed oil i.e., palmitic acid weight per total oil weight of the seed
Stearic acid content of the seed oil i.e., stearic acid weight per total oil weight of the seed
Seed stearic acid content
STEARIC
Foliar feeding assessment
Visual assessment on the percentage of leaves eaten up by beet armyworm on a scale of 1 to 5
Estimate the proportion of open pods at harvest by shattering the pods left on the 1m at both ends of the plot after the net yield plot was harvested
Early pod shattering estimation
At maturity, observe the abundance of primary branches
Plant branching observation
1 or 2 presence scale
0 or 1 nodulation scale
Downy mildew assessment method
Look at how much of the plant or plant part is covered with small, discrete, pale to bright yellow spots
Measurement chlorophyll content using a SPAD meter and then compare to a reference
Wooden lath placed on each plot to measure average height above ground
Height average of plants
Pubescence tip type
PUBTIPTYPE
The form of the tip of a soybean pubescence
Maturity group classification
Relative classification based on maturity of cultivars in known maturity group
Nodulation proportion observation
Visual assessment of the proportion of nodules
Measure the content of oleic acid in the oil extracted from the seed
Oleic acid content measurement
Seed methionine content
The amount of total soybean seed protein that is composed of methionine
METHIONINE
R8 Full Maturity
Number of days past planting when 95% of pods have reached their mature color.
FULLMATURITY
Pod color observation
Take note of the color of the mature pod which are black, tan, brown and grey
Days to 50% flowering count
Count the number of days after sowing until 50% of the plants have one or more flowers
Measure the content of linolenic acid in the oil extracted from the seed
Linolenic acid content measurement
Seed lysine content
The amount of total soybean seed protein that is composed of lysine
LYSINE
Orientation of pubescence on the surface of the leaflet
Pubescence form on leaflet
Number of pods per plant
PODNUMBER
Pod number
The amount of fiber in soybean seed
Fiber content
SEEDFIBER
Drought reaction of plants observation
Appearance of plants in response to limited water availability
RAFFINOSE
Raffinose content of a plant or plant part.
Seed Raffinose content
1 to 10 percentage scale
Observe tapering of stem tip and presence or absence of terminal raceme.
Termination observation
Color of the soybean seed hilum (scar on the ovule produced by abscision of funiculus)
HILUMCOLOR
Hilum color
1 to 4 color scale
Weight of the seed
Seed weight
SEEDWEIGHT
Weigh 100 seeds
100 weight
Reaction of the plant or plant part to infection by Cercopsora species.
CERCOSLEAFSPOT
Cercospora Leaf spot
Protein content of seed
PROTEIN
Seed protein content
PRIROOTSHAPE
Primary root shape
The shape of the primary root at a stipulated range of the root
1 to 5 quality scale
1-5 Iinfection score
Weigh the amount of extracted oil from seed after harvest and divide by the seed dry weight
Seed oil content measurement in the lab
Observe the color of the seed coat
Seed coat color observation
Overall quality of the seed based on defective seed coat, greenish or diseased seeds
Seed quality
SEEDQUAL
SHATLATE
Proportion of open pods 2 weeks after harvest
Late Shattering Score
Plant height measurement
Length of the plant at harvest
1 or 2 shape scale
Length of stem
Stalk height measurement
Maturity group designation of a germplasm.
MATGROUP
Maturity group
Determine the number of days elapsed between sowing and when the pods have reached maturity
Days to maturity count
Estimate the proportion of plants lodged i.e., protrated on the ground
Lodging estimation
Early shattering
Proportion of open pods at harvest
SHATEARLY
Count number of days from beginning of bloom (R1) to full maturity(R8)
Reproductive period duration measurement
Oil content of soybean seed
OIL
Seed oil content
Observe the colour of the hilum
Hilum color observation
OILPROTEIN
Seed oil/protein content
Ratio of oil content to protein content of the seed
Measure amount of total seed soluble carbohydrates that is raffinose
Raffinose measurement
LATROOTSHAPE
Lateral root shape
The shape of the lateral root at a stipulated range of the roots
Linoleic acid content measurement
Measure the content of linoleic acid in the oil extracted from the seed
Seed linoleic acid content
Linoleic acid content of the seed oil i.e., linoleic acid weight per total oil weight of the seed
LINOLEIC
Number of flowers per plant
Flower number count
PTHARV
Plants Harvested
The number of plants harvested contributing to the yield
Capacity of a seed to emerge when planted after being stored during a given amount of time.
Storability
STORABILITY
Measurement of the amount of fibre out of seed weight
Fiber content measurement
Reaction of the plant or plant part to herbicide exposure
Herbicide sensitivity
HERBSENSITIVE
Seed oleic acid content
OLIEC
Oleic acid content of the seed oil i.e., palmitic acid weight per total oil weight of the seed
The number of flowers produced by a plant
FLWRNUMBER
Flower number
The shape of the leaflet. Remark: This trait has been incorrectly called Leaf shape.
Leaflet shape
LEAFSHAPE
Number of plants harvested in the net plot, excluding the borders
Flooding reaction of plants assessment
Appearance of plants in response to flooding
HLP
Height from soil surface to first pod
Height of lowest pods
1 to 12 color scale
Nodulation observation
Visual assessment of the presence of nodulation
Seed linolenic acid content
Linolenic acid content of the seed oil i.e., linolenic acid weight per total oil weight of the seed
LINOLENIC
Measure the weight of methionine extracted from the seed sample and divide by the weight of protein extracted from the same sample.
Methionine content calculation
flower
Measure length of pod from caylx to pod tip using a length measuring instrument
Measure length of pod
Primary root thickness measure
Using a callipers measure diameter of primary root at stipulated point
Defoliation
Defoliation by chewing insects
DEFOL
Count the number of seeds on a pod
Seed number count
Root nodule formation due to interaction with microorganisms.
NODULE
The diameter of the main root measured at a stipulated level of the root
Primary root size
PRIROOTSIZE
pod
mmdd
Measurement of the amount of isoflavone out of seed weight
Isoflavone content measurement
Pod shattering
Proportion of open pods
PodShat
Bacterial pustle assessment
Visual assessment of 1-5 affected plants with bacterial pustule
Resistance of a plant or plant part to damage by higher than normal temperatures
Heat stress resistance
HIGHTEMP
1 to 9 color scale
Leaf number count
Count Physically the number of leaves on a plant
Weigh the amount of harvested grains (excluding the borders) adjusted to 13% moisture, and then divided by the area of the plot
Grain yield calculation
Ratio
DOWNYMILDEW
Reaction of the plant or plant part to Peronospora manchurica infection.
Downy mildew
Herbicide reaction of plant assessment
Appearance of plants in response to herbicides sprayed
Leaf disease
Number and density of spot on leaves
Visually examine the primary root shape
Primary root shape observation
Plant
1 to 4 shape scale of PRIROOTSHAPE
Seed quality visual assessment
Visual assessment of seed quality
Visually observe the shape of the lateral root
Lateral root shape observation
1 to 3 shape scale
1 to 8 shape scale