1
Without point
SdCarb_Cp_pct
IPGRI
Razlin Azman
TotDieFib_M_g/100g
SCU
Little grooves
2
IPGRI
SdCol_E_1to9
8
abundant to extremely abundant nodules
IBP, IPGRI
Julian Pietragalla
FrostSus_E_1to9
UoN
SdCu_M_mgkg
Sean Mayes
Sean Mayes
SdMn_M_mgkg
UoN
Sean Mayes
UoN
SdAg_M_mgkg
Waikuanho
UoN
Dpod_E_day
Del15N_ratio
Waikuanho
UoN
UoN
SdMo_M_mgkg
Sean Mayes
99
Other (specify in descriptor Notes)
BeanBugSus_E_1to9
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
RootKnotSus_E_1to9
TotS_M_g/100g
SCU
Razlin Azman
UoN
Sean Mayes
SdZn_M_mgkg
SCU
Stch_M_g/100g
Razlin Azman
4
Black and brown mottles on cream background with grey butterfly-like eye
IITA
Michael Abberton
PetCol_E_col
Julian Pietragalla
FusaWiltSus_E_1to9
IBP
Julian Pietragalla, Sean Mayes
IBP, UoN
PlntLfN_Ct_lf
Waikuanho
WatCont_Cp_pct
UoN
CercLfSpotSus_E_1to9
IBP, IITA
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton
Dark brown marbled spots on cream background with grey butterfly-like eye
6
IBP, IPGRI
StmNodeN_Ct_node
Julian Pietragalla
IBP, IITA, IPGRI
PedFlwN_Ct_flw
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton
NoduCap_E_0to9
IBP, IPGRI
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton
SdYFW_M_gplant
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
SCU
Razlin Azman
BeheAcid_M_g/100g
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton
IBP, IITA, IPGRI
SdSh_E_1to3
SCU
Razlin Azman
LigAcid_M_g/100g
IBP, IPGRI
Julian Pietragalla
SaltSus_E_1to9
few nodules
3
0
absent
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
BCMVSus_E_1to9
SCU
Razlin Azman
SteAcid_M_g/100g
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
PetioLng_M_mm
IBP, IPGRI, IITA, UoN
Cream testa with dark red butterfly-like eye
2
UoN
SdU_M_mgkg
Sean Mayes
Julian Pietragalla
SdYFW_M_gplot
IBP
SdMoist_M_pct
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
IBP, IITA, UoN
Emer_DT_day
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
ShtFWT_Cp_g
Waikuanho
UoN
UoN
SdNi_M_mgkg
Sean Mayes
Purple
3
UoN
SdCd_M_mgkg
Sean Mayes
IBP
DidyLfSpotSus_E_1to9
Julian Pietragalla
IBP, IPGRI
DroSus_E_1to9
Julian Pietragalla
Sean Mayes
SdV_M_mgkg
UoN
IPGRI
PhotoReacTpe_E_1to3
Sean Mayes
SdCo_M_mgkg
UoN
SclerRootRotSus_E_1to9
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
UoN
SdTi_M_mgkg
Sean Mayes
2
slightly to sparse
SdYAdjW_Cp_gm2
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
UoN
SdGa_M_mgkg
Sean Mayes
HSdAdjW_M_g
IBP, IITA, IPGRI, UoN
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
BLng_M_mm
IBP, IITA
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton
Julian Pietragalla, Sean Mayes
PlntSpread_M_cm
IBP, UoN
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
IBP, IPGRI, IITA, UoN
PlntH_M_cm
IBP
BruchidSus_E_1to9
Julian Pietragalla
IITA
Michael Abberton
CanWid_M
IBP, IITA
Flw_DTFirst_day
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton
IBP, IITA, IPGRI
PSdN_Cp_sd
moderate to abundant nodules
6
Round
1
IBP, IITA, IPGRI, UoN
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
TLfltWid_M_mm
10
Light brown testa with grey butterfly-like eye
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
CPMVSus_E_1to9
AscBlightSus_E_1to9
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
extremely dense
9
Waikuanho
UoN
StomCduc_Cp_mmol
SdBa_M_mgkg
UoN
Sean Mayes
IITA
PodAreaN_Cp_cm2
Michael Abberton
Sean Mayes
PtInterNodRatio_Cp_ratio
UoN
IBP, IITA, IPGRI
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton
TLfltCol_E_1to4
entity
Dbiom_Cp_g
Waikuanho
UoN
Michael Abberton
IITA
GColSdTta_E
Michael Abberton
IITA
EyePat_E_1to12
Waikuanho
UoN
TotSdDW_M_g
Waikuanho
UoN
PdFWPP_M_g
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
PShelling_Cp_pct
1
Bunch type (P/I
IBP
Julian Pietragalla
Mat_Date_ymd
IBP, IPGRI
Julian Pietragalla
AlSus_E_1to9
IITA
Michael Abberton
OpenflwCol_E_col
SdCa_M_mgkg
Sean Mayes
UoN
4
Purple
LTemp_E_Reac
IPGRI
Sean Mayes
SdBe_M_mgkg
UoN
IITA
EyeCol_E_1to19
Michael Abberton
IBP, IITA, IPGRI, UoN
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
PWid_M_mm
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
IBP, IITA, IPGRI, UoN
SdLng_M_mm
TotN_M_g/100g
SCU
Razlin Azman
StomDen_Cp_cm2
Waikuanho
UoN
SdDW_M_g
Waikuanho
UoN
IBP
CowpeaWvilSus_E_1to9
Julian Pietragalla
UoN
SdP_M_mgkg
Sean Mayes
Razlin Azman
SCU
LinAcid_M_g/100g
Elliptic
4
SdRb_M_mgkg
UoN
Sean Mayes
Julian Pietragalla
IBP, IPGRI
SdProt_M_pct
Sean Mayes
UoN
SdTl_M_mgkg
Drght_E_Reac
IPGRI
Flw50_Ct_day
IITA, UoN, IPGRI
Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
UoN
SdK_M_mgkg
Sean Mayes
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
ShellThk_M_um
IBP, IITA, IPGRI, UoN
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
AlteLfSpotSus_E_1to9
TrifN_Ct_Lvs
IITA
Michael Abberton
HTempSus_E_1to9
Julian Pietragalla
IBP, IPGRI
ChiBruchidSus_E_1to9
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
UoN
Sean Mayes
SdMg_M_mgkg
IBP
Julian Pietragalla
PhylLfSpotSus_E_1to9
IBP
CPMoVSus_E_1to9
Julian Pietragalla
BSMVSus_E_1to9
IBP
Julian Pietragalla
sparse to moderately
4
SdSe_M_mgkg
UoN
Sean Mayes
IBP
Flw_DateFirst_ymd
Julian Pietragalla
UoN
SdFe_M_mgkg
Sean Mayes
SdCs_M_mgkg
UoN
Sean Mayes
Intermediate to high susceptibility
6
PowMildewSus_E_1to9
IBP
Julian Pietragalla
moderate nodules
5
Other (specify in descriptor Notes)
99
IBP, IPGRI
Julian Pietragalla
StmHair_E_0to9
7
abundant nodules
UoN
SdB_M_mgkg
Sean Mayes
PodFill_Ct
IITA
Michael Abberton
Julian Pietragalla
CMVSus_E_1to9
IBP
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
PLng_M_mm
IBP, IITA, IPGRI, UoN
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
CABMVSus_E_1to9
SdWid_M_mm
IBP, IITA, IPGRI, UoN
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
Razlin Azman
SCU
PalAcid_M_g/100g
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
IBP, IITA, IPGRI
TLfltSh_E_1to5
Oval
2
Julian Pietragalla
CPMMVSus_E_1to9
IBP
ShtDWT_Cp_g
UoN
Sean Mayes
TotSdN_Ct
Waikuanho
UoN
9
Cream testa with brown circular eye
SdPb_M_mgkg
UoN
Sean Mayes
SuckingBugSus_E_1to9
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
IBP, IPGRI, IITA, UoN
Mat_DT_day
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
2
Very low to low susceptibility
Other (specify in descriptor Notes)
99
IBP, IITA
StmBrnchN_Ct_brnch
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton
1
Very low or no visible sign of susceptibility
UoN
Sean Mayes
SdCr_M_mgkg
Black small dotted spots on brown background without eye
1
VNMVSus_E_1to9
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
SdAs_M_mgkg
Sean Mayes
UoN
IBP, IITA, IPGRI
GH_E_1to3
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
IntNodeLng_M_mm
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
IBP, IITA, UoN, IPGRI
Lf_Area_M_cm2
Waikuanho
UoN
Shell_Cp_Pct
Sean Mayes, Michael Abberton
UoN, IITA
Semibunch type (P/I
2
UoN
Sean Mayes
SingSW_Cp_g
99
Other (specify in descriptor Notes)
UoN
Sean Mayes
SdS_M_mgkg
PodDryWt_Cp_g
UoN
Sean Mayes
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
PlntPN_Ct_pod
IBP, IITA, UoN
Round
1
Razlin Azman
OleAcid_M_g/100g
SCU
acronym
CocoaWvlSus_E_1to9
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
SdFat_M_pct
IBP, IPGRI
Julian Pietragalla
2
very few to few nodules
1
Yellowish-brown
sparse
3
PedLng_M_mm
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
IBP, IPGRI, IITA, UoN
Smooth
1
1
Green
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton
IBP, IITA, IPGRI
PSh_E_1to5
TotPdDW_M_g
Waikuanho
UoN
CIsoDis_Cp_
Waikuanho
UoN
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
PeMoVSus_E_1to9
Sean Mayes
UoN
SdN_Ct_perplant
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
Emer_Date_ymd
AlphaLinAcid_M_g/100g
SCU
Razlin Azman
Cream testa with grey double thick lines on both sides of the eye
8
Dark brown small dotted spots on cream background without eye
2
PlntStmN_Ct_stm
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
IBP, IPGRI, IITA, UoN
Oval
2
3
Much grooved
Julian Pietragalla
IBP, IPGRI
SdYAdjW_Cp_kgha
SdWt_Cp_g
UoN
Sean Mayes
PCol_E_1to6
Julian Pietragalla
IBP, IPGRI
8
Dark brown rhomboid spots on cream background on the micropylar end with grey butterfly-like eye
SCU
AvaCarb_M_g/100g
Razlin Azman
IITA
Michael Abberton
PigArEye_E
3
Reddish-brown
ShellHrvst_M_Plot/kg
IITA
Michael Abberton
Sean Mayes, Michael Abberton
UoN, IITA
DMat_Ct_Day
IBP
Julian Pietragalla
Flw_DTHalf_day
IBP
Flw_DateHalf_ymd
Julian Pietragalla
Bambara groundnut ontology
Julian Pietragalla
IBP
HSdDW_M_g
9
extremely abundant nodules
SCU
AraAcid_M_g/100g
Razlin Azman
TotPdFW_M_g
Waikuanho
UoN
IBP, IITA, IPGRI, UoN
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton, Sean Mayes
TLfltLng_M_mm
UoN
Sean Mayes
ShW_Cp_g
Sean Mayes
SdSr_M_mgkg
UoN
7
High susceptibility
Black
5
2
Ending in a point, round on the other side
moderately to dense
6
Cream testa with black triangular eye
4
5
Black marbled spots on cream background with grey butterfly-like eye
IBP, IITA, IPGRI
Julian Pietragalla, Michael Abberton
Ptext_E_1to4
8
highly dense
0
none
Cream with grey triangular eye
6
3
Low susceptibility
SCU
MetEgy_M_g/100g
Razlin Azman
UoN
SdAl_M_mgkg
Sean Mayes
9
Black rhomboid spots on cream background on both micropylar and non-micropylar ends with grey butterfly-like eye
5
Cream testa with brown triangular eye
Ending in two points on each side
4
Brown
2
3
Spreading type (open) (P/I
3
Black and grey mottles on cream background without eye
3
Ending in a point, with nook on the other side
Cream testa with black butterfly-like eye
1
9
Very high susceptibility
Michael Abberton
VgIndx_E
IITA
slightly
1
Michael Abberton
IITA
TestPat_E_1to19
4
few to moderate nodules
Intermediate susceptibility
5
4
Much folded
Red
2
High to very high susceptibility
8
dense
7
Cream testa with black irregular eye
7
10
Dark brown rhomboid spots on cream background on both micropylar and non-micropylar ends with grey butterfly-like eye
3
Lanceolate
Cream testa with grey butterfly-like eye
3
99
Other (specify in descriptor Notes)
moderately
5
very few nodules
1
attribute
7
Black rhomboid spots on cream background on the micropylar end with grey butterfly-like eye
4
Low to intermediate susceptibility
Scored under artificial and/or natural conditions, which should be clearly specified
Reaction to drought - Estimation
Seed cadmium concentration
SdCd
Cadmium
Seed cadmium concentration
Average percentage of 10 pods based on weight of mature seeds (at 12% moinsture content)
Shelling percentage - Computation
SdAs
Seed arsenic concentration
Arsenic
Seed arsenic concentration
Total nitrogen content - Measurement
Determined by horizontal combustion (Dumas) method on LECO system
No scale name found
Arachidic acid concentration
AraAcid
The arachidic acid concentration
Arachidic acid concentration
Determined using hydrolytic extraction gas chromatographic method of fatty acid methyl ester (FAMES) method on GC-FID with BPX70 column.
Oleic acid concentration - Measurement
High temperature susceptibility
High temperature susceptibility
HTempSus
The plants susceptibility to high temperature conditions.
BCMV susceptibility
BCMVSus
BCMV susceptibility
Bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) susceptibility.
Determined using hydrolytic extraction gas chromatographic method of fatty acid methyl ester (FAMES) method on GC-FID with BPX70 column.
Arachidic acid concentration - Measurement
Compute number of days required from sowing (or emergence) to first flower.
Days to first flowering - Computation
The computed ratio of petiole length to internode length
Petiole internode ratio - Computation
leaf
Uranium
SdU
Seed uranium concentration
Seed uranium concentration
Seed yield FW basis - Measurement
Record fresh weight (FW) of harvested seed per sampling unit (plot, plant, branch, raceme, etc).
TLfltWid
Terminal leaflet width
Width
The width of the terminal leaflet.
SdDW
Seed dry weight
Seed dry weight
The weight of the dry seed
BCMV susceptibility - Estimation
Observe BCMV susceptibility and rate it.
Observe Sclerotium root rot susceptibility and rate it.
Sclerotium root rot susceptibility - Estimation
Shell weight - Computation
100 dry pods weighed then shelled
Total pod dry weight pre rep
The total weight of pod per rep
TotPdDW
Total pod dry weight pre rep
Total pod fresh weight
TotPdFW
The total weight of fresh pod
Total pod fresh weight
g/plant
Compute number of days required from sowing to emergence.
Days to emergence - Computation
Cocoa weevil susceptibility - Estimation
Observe Cocoa weevil susceptibility and rate it.
Podding time
Dpod
The estimated days to podding
Estimated days to podding
CPMV susceptibility - Estimation
Observe CPMV susceptibility and rate it.
Observe Root knot nematode susceptibility and rate it.
Root knot nematode susceptibility - Estimation
Seed thallium content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
1 to 3
Date (yyyymmdd)
The content of carbohydrate in the seed.
Seed carbohydrate content
Carbohydrate
SdCarb
Flower number per peduncle
The flowers number per peduncle.
Flower number
PedFlwN
Stem number per plant
Stem number
The stems number per plant.
PlntStmN
Observe pod colour and rate it. Recorded within two months after harvest.
Pod colour - Estimation
Seed nickel concentration
SdNi
Nickel
Seed nickel concentration
Delta 15N
Delta-N-15 ratio
Nitrogen isotope ratio
Seed thallium concentration
Thallium
SdTl
Seed thallium concentration
Stomatal conductance
Stomatal conductance
The stomatal conductance
StomCon
Chinese bruchid susceptibility - Estimation
Observe Chinese bruchid susceptibility and rate it.
Total pod fresh weight pre rep - Measurement
Weight of total fresh pod after freshly harvested per plant, when the residual soil is removed
Manganese
SdMn
Seed manganese concentration
Seed manganese concentration
Pod texture
The texture of pod.
Texture
Ptext
Stomatal density
Stomatal density
StomDen
The stomatal density
Weight of freshly harvested above ground material
Shoot fresh weight - Computation
Testa pattern
The pattern of seed testa.
Pattern
TestPat
Record date of emergence.
Emergence date - Estimation
PSh
Pod shape
The shape of pod.
Shape
Seed barium concentration
SdBa
Seed barium concentration
Barium
SaltSus
Salinity susceptibility
Salinity susceptibility
The plants susceptibility to soil salinity.
Seed colour/pattern - Estimation
It is divided into 3 subgroups. See trait descriptor
Seed barium content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
1-9 Susceptibility scale
TotSdN
Total seed number per rep
Total number of seed per rep
The total number of seed per rep
Seed caesium concentration
Caesium
Seed caesium concentration
SdCs
Seed colour
Colour
The colour of the seed.
SdCol
BeheAcid
Behenic acid concentration
The behenic acid concentration
Behenic acid concentration
The spread of the plant.
Plant spread
PlntSpread
Spread
Adjusted weight
Hundred seed adjusted weight
HSdAdjW
The adjusted weight (at 12% moisture content) of 100 seeds.
mm
PeMoV susceptibility
PeMoV susceptibility
PeMoVSus
Peanut mottle virus (PeMoV) susceptibility.
1 to 19
The oleic acid concentration
Oleic acid concentration
Oleic acid concentration
OleAcid
Number of days from sowing to full maturity
Days to maturity - Counting
g/m2
%
Bean southern mosaic virus (BSMV) susceptibility.
BSMV susceptibility
BSMV susceptibility
BSMVSus
Seed potassium concentration
Seed potassium concentration
SdK
Potassium
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Seed calcium content - Measurement
g/100g
CPMoV susceptibility
CPMoV susceptibility
CPMoVSus
Cowpea mottle virus (CPMoV) susceptibility.
Seed phosphorus concentration
Phosphorus
SdP
Seed phosphorus concentration
Seed vanadium concentration
Seed vanadium concentration
Vanadium
SdV
Measure the banner length and record it. Usually recorded at the stage of open flower, average length of two peduncles of five healthy plants.
Peduncle length - Measurement
1 to 12
Dry biomass
Dbiomass
The dry weight of biomass
Dry biomass
Length
IntNodeLng
The length of internode.
Internode length
Determined using hydrolytic extraction gas chromatographic method of fatty acid methyl ester (FAMES) method on GC-FID with BPX70 column.
Palmitic acid concentration - Measurement
BLng
Banner length
Length
The length of the banner.
Determined using hydrolytic extraction gas chromatographic method of fatty acid methyl ester (FAMES) method on GC-FID with BPX70 column.
Linoleic acid concentration - Measurement
Available carbohydrate concentration
AvaCarb
The available carbohydrate concentration
Available carbohydrate concentration
No scale name found
seed
Terminal leaflet length
The length of the terminal leaflet.
TLfltLng
Length
SdTi
Seed titanium concentration
Titanium
Seed titanium concentration
No scale name found
The pod number per plant.
Pod number per plant
PlntPN
Pod number
Dry weight
ShtDWT
Shoot dry weight
The weight of the dry shoot.
Cocoa weevil (Araecerus fasciculatus) susceptibility.
Cocoa weevil susceptibility
Cocoa weevil susceptibility
CocoaWvlSus
CPMMVSus
CPMMV susceptibility
Cowpea mild mottle virus (CPMMV) susceptibility.
CPMMV susceptibility
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Seed beryllium content - Measurement
The color of the eye.
Eye colour
Colour
EyeCol
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Seed sulphur content - Measurement
Maturity time
Mat
Maturity time
Maturity time.
Harvest
ShellHrvst
Weight of the shelled seed after harvest
Shelled harvest/plot(kg)
Average weight of pods taken from 5 plants per plot
Pod dry weight - Computation
Bean bug susceptibility
Bean bug (Clavigralla tomentosicollis) susceptibility.
BeanBugSus
Bean bug susceptibility
Alpha-linolneic acid concentration - Measurement
Determined using hydrolytic extraction gas chromatographic method of fatty acid methyl ester (FAMES) method on GC-FID with BPX70 column.
Pod length - Measurement
Measure pod length and record it. Usually recorded within two months after harvest, average length of 10 pods.
Seed moisture content
SdMoist
The moisture content of the seed.
Moisture
Seed caesium content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Leaf area - Measurement
Measure leaf length x leaf width from middle leaflet of three fully expanded leaves, total three leaves per plant
Seed gallium concentration
SdGa
Seed gallium concentration
Gallium
The length of the pod.
PLng
Length
Pod length
1 to 9
Shoot fresh weight
ShtFWT
Dry weight
The fresh weight of the shoot
Carbohydrate content - Computation
Standard chemical method for carbohydrate content method.
Starch concentration
Stch
The starch concentration
Starch concentration
Record date of maturity.
Maturity date - Estimation
Seed lead concentration
Seed lead concentration
Lead
SdPb
CowpeaWvilSus
Cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus) susceptibility.
Cowpea weevil susceptibility
Cowpea weevil susceptibility
Seed nickel content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Fusarium wilt susceptibility - Estimation
Observe Fusarium wilt susceptibility and rate it.
Pod shelling - Computation
Compute the pod shelling. Recorded within two months after harvest, average percentage of 10 pods, based on weight of mature seed (at 12% moisture content).
Leaf number
PlntLfN
The leaves number per plant.
Leaf number per plant
number
Drought susceptibility
Drought susceptibility
The plants susceptibility to drought stress.
DroSus
Sucking bug susceptibility
SuckingBugSus
Sucking bug susceptibility
Sucking bug (Agonoscelis sp.) susceptibility.
node
Counting the number of days from sowing to 50% of plants started flowering
Days to 50% flowering - Counting
Silver
SdAg
Seed silver concentration
Seed silver concentration
Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry under heat condition and rate the susceptibility.
High temperature susceptibility - Estimation
The length of the petiole.
Petiole length
PetioLng
Length
Compute number of days required from sowing (or emergence) to when 50 percent of the plants begun to flower.
Days to half flowering - Computation
Chinese bruchid susceptibility
Chinese bruchid (Callosobruchus chinensis) susceptibility.
ChiBruchidSus
Chinese bruchid susceptibility
RootKnotSus
Root knot nematode susceptibility
Root knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) susceptibility.
Root knot nematode susceptibility
Count the total number of seeds per plant (if one replicate = one plant)
Total number of seed per rep - Counting
Flowering time
Days to 50% flowering
Number of days to when 50% of the plants have started flowering.
Flw50
Seed cadmium content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
The shape of the pigment pattern.
Pattern
EyePat
Eye pattern
Count stems in a plant. Usually recorded at harvest, average number of five healthy plants.
Stem number - Counting
Chromium
Seed chromium concentration
SdCr
Seed chromium concentration
Total nitrogen content
Total nitrogen content
The total nitrogen content
TotN
Pod fill
Filling
PodFill
The percentage of the seed that is filling the pod
Pod number per plant - Counting
Count pods in a plant. Usually recorded at harvest, average number of ten healthy plants.
Calcium
Seed calcium concentration
Seed calcium concentration
SdCa
Flowering time
Flw
Flowering time.
Flowering time
Starch concentration - Measurement
Determined by sequential digestion-colourimetric method using Megazyme kit total starch, expressed in dry matter
Phyllosticta leaf spot susceptibility caused by the agent Phyllosticta voandzeiae.
PhylLfSpotSus
Phyllosticta leaf spot susceptibility
Phyllosticta leaf spot susceptibility
Seed shape - Estimation
Observe seed shape and rate it. Recorded on the basis of seeds from one-seeded pod, within two months after harvest.
Seed number
Seed number per pod
PSdN
The seed number per pod.
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Seed boron content - Measurement
Observe Ascochyta blight susceptibility and rate it.
Ascochyta blight susceptibility - Estimation
variable_of
CPMV susceptibility
Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) susceptibility.
CPMVSus
CPMV susceptibility
Dro
Reaction to drought
Reaction
Drought reaction.
Count flowers in a sampling unit (plot, plant, branch, peduncle, etc).
Flower number - Counting
um
Seed weight
SdWt
Weight
The weight of the seed.
Sclerotium root rot susceptibility
SclerRootRotSus
Sclerotium root rot susceptibility
Sclerotium root rot susceptibility caused by the agent Sclerotium rolfsii.
Boron
Seed boron concentration
Seed boron concentration
SdB
Pod fresh weight per plant
The pod fresh weight per plant
Pod fresh weight per plant
PdFWPP
Seed molybdenum concentration
Seed molybdenum concentration
Molybdenum
SdMo
Measure the banner length and record it. Usually recorded as average length of two flowers of five plants.
Banner length - Measurement
Determined by calculation using specific Atwater food system for energy providing macronutrients (carbohydrate, protein, lipid)
Metabolised energy - Measurement
1-5 Pod shape scale
1-4 Leaflet colour scale
Compute adjusted weight of harvested seed per area.
Seed yield adjusted weight basis - Computing
flower
mg/kg
Weight of total fresh pod after freshly harvested per sampling unit (single plant, 100, 200, 1000), when the residual soil is removed
Total pod fresh weight - Measurement
Seed iron content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Color of the open flowers.
Color
Open flower colour
OpenflwCol
Seed rubidium content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
1-6 Pod colour scale
Seed width
SdWid
The width of seeds.
Width
Rubidium
SdRb
Seed rubidium concentration
Seed rubidium concentration
Fusarium wilt susceptibility
Fusarium wilt susceptibility caused by the agent Fusarium oxysporum.
FusaWiltSus
Fusarium wilt susceptibility
TLfltCol
Colour
Terminal leaflet colour
The colour of the terminal leaflet.
Yield adjusted weight basis
Seed yield adjusted weight basis
The amount in adjusted weight basis (at 12% moisture content) of seed that was harvested per unit area or plant.
SdYAdjW
Days to podding - Estimation
Counting days until podding
Average weight of seeds from 5 plants taken with a plot after drying
Seed weight - Computation
The amount of water in a leaf at the time of sampling relative to the maximal water a leaf can hold
Relative water content - Computation
Days to Maturity
Days to maturity
The number of days from sowing to full maturity
DMat
Colour
Pod colour
PCol
The colour of pod.
Shelling percentage
Average percentage of 10 pods based on weight of mature seeds.
Shell
Shelling %
TLfltSh
Shape
Terminal leaflet shape
The shape of terminal leaflet.
Pod width
PWid
The width of the pod.
Width
Seed phosphorus content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
plot/kg
Pod dry weight
The weight of pod dry.
PodDryWt
Pod dry weight
CercLfSpotSus
Cercospora leaf spot susceptibility
Cercospora leaf spot susceptibility caused by the agent Cercospora canescens.
Cercospora leaf spot susceptibility
Photoperiodic reaction type - Estimation
Estimation of reaction with three different scales
Carbon isotope discrimination
The carbon isotope discrimination
CIsoDis
Carbon isotope discrimination
Observe stem hairiness and rate it. Usually observed at harvest time.
Stem hairiness - Estimation
Cercospora leaf spot susceptibility - Estimation
Observe Cercospora leaf spot susceptibility and rate it.
Shelled harvest - Measurement
Weight of the shelled seed after harvest
Eye colour - Estimation
Visual rating of the color of the eye
Relative water content
WatCont
Water content
The relative water content
Leaf number - Counting
Count leaves in a sampling unit (plot, plant, branch, etc). Usually recorded two weeks after first flowering, average number of 10 plants.
Branch number - Counting
Count branches in a stem. Usually recorded at harvest, average number of three stems of five healthy plants.
First flowering date - Estimation
Record date of first flower.
mmol
mm2
Reaction to low temperature
The reaction to low temperature.
Reaction
Ltemp
Plant height - Measurement
Measure plant height and record it. Measured from the ground level (at the base of the plant) to the tip of the highest point, including the terminal leaflet. Usually recorded 10 weeks after planting, average height of five plants.
Seed number per plant
SdN
Seed number
The number of seed per plant.
Seed length - Measurement
Measure seeds width and record it. Usually recorded within two months after harvest, average length of 10 seeds.
Scored under artificial and/or natural conditions, which should be clearly specified
Reaction to low temperature - Estimation
PetCol
Petiole colour
Colour
Colour of petiole.
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Seed selenium content - Measurement
Pod filling - Counting
The % (or ratio) of seed filling a pod
The plant susceptibility to frost.
Frost susceptibility
Frost damage
FrostSus
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Seed potassium content - Measurement
Pod width - Measurement
Measure pod width and record it. Usually recorded within two months after harvest, average width of 10 pods.
CABMV susceptibility
CABMVSus
Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus (CABMV) susceptibility.
CABMV susceptibility
Visual assessment of the plant vigour in a plot at two month after planting
Vigor index - Estimation
Node number - Counting
Count nodes in a stem. Usually recorded at harvest, average number of three stems of five healthy plants.
Observe CABMV susceptibility and rate it.
CABMV susceptibility - Estimation
Weight of total dry seed after removing of shell and incubating for 3 weeks at 37C per plant (if one replicate = one plant)
Total seed dry weight per rep - Measurement
g
Beryllium
Seed beryllium concentration
SdBe
Seed beryllium concentration
Selenium
Seed selenium concentration
SdSe
Seed selenium concentration
Seed zinc concentration
SdZn
Seed zinc concentration
Zinc
Stearic acid concentration
The stearic acid concentration
SteAcid
Stearic acid concentration
Number of trifoliate leaves - Counting
Number of leaves with trifoliate shape
Seed fat content - Measurement
Standard chemical method for seed fat content method.
No scale name found
Aluminium susceptibility
AlSus
The plants susceptibility to Aluminium.
Aluminium susceptibility
Seed copper concentration
Copper
Seed copper concentration
SdCu
Plant spread - Measurement
Measure plant spread and record it. Usually recorded 10 weeks after planting, average of five plants. Widest length between two opposite points.
ShellThk
Shell thickness
The thickness of the shell.
Thickness
Eye pattern - Estimation
Use of diagram illustrating eye pattern (IITA Genetic Resource Center)
Number per area
The number of pods per area.
PodAreaN
Pods number per area
CanWid
Width of the canopy.
Width
Canopy width
Terminal leaflet width - Measurement
Measure terminal leaflet width and record it. Usually recorded 10 weeks after planting, average width of three leaves at the fourth node of five healthy plants.
Canopy width - Measurement
Average canopy width of three/five representative plants of an accession.
Measure shell thickness and record it. Usually recorded within two months after harvest, average width of 10 pods.
Shell thickness - Measurement
1-3 Seed shape scale
Seed copper content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
day
Seed cobalt concentration
Seed cobalt concentration
SdCo
Cobalt
Aluminium susceptibility - Estimation
Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry in a high Aluminium soil and rate the susceptibility.
ratio
Pod texture - Estimation
Observe texture and rate it. Recorded within two months after harvest.
The alpha-linolneic acid concentration
Alpha-linolneic acid concentration
AlphaLinAcid
Alpha-linolneic acid concentration
The lignoceric acid concentration
LigAcid
Lignoceric acid concentration
Lignoceric acid concentration
Terminal leaflet shape - Estimation
Observe the shape of the terminal leaflet and rate it.
Pod shelling
The pod shelling.
PShelling
Shelling
Nodulation capacity
The nodulation capacity of the plant.
Nodulation capacity
NoduCap
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Seed lead content - Measurement
Weight of total dry seed after removing of shell and incubating for 3 weeks at 37C per sampling unit (single plant, 100, 200, 1000)
Seed dry weight - Measurement
Total dietary fibre
The total dietary fibre
TotDieFib
Total dietary fibre
Bruchid susceptibility
Bruchid (Bruchidius atrolineatus) susceptibility.
Bruchid susceptibility
BruchidSus
Single seed weight - Computation
Average of 100 seed weight
kg/ha
Petiole-internode ratio
Ratio
The computed ratio of petiole length to internode length
PtInterNodRatio
PedLng
The length of peduncle.
Peduncle length
Length
Number of pods - Computation
Count number of pods per area
%
Lignoceric acid concentration - Measurement
Determined using hydrolytic extraction gas chromatographic method of fatty acid methyl ester (FAMES) method on GC-FID with BPX70 column.
Determined using hydrolytic extraction gas chromatographic method of fatty acid methyl ester (FAMES) method on GC-FID with BPX70 column.
Behenic acid concentration - Measurement
Seed strontium content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
0-9 Density scale
Shell weight
Shell weight
The weight of the shell.
ShW
Growth habit assessment. Usually recorded 10 weeks after planting, based on the 4th petiole (P)/4th internode (I) length ratio (P/I).
Growth habit - Estimation
The reaction type to a determined photoperiod.
PhotoReacTpe
Photoperiod type
Photoperiodic reaction type
The length of seeds.
Length
SdLng
Seed length
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Seed magnesium content - Measurement
The area of the leaf
Leaf area
Leaf area
LfArea
The weight of a single seed.
SingSW
Single seed weight
Single seed weight
The ground colour of seed testa.
Ground colour of seed testa
SdCTstacCol
Colour
SdFat
The content of fat in seeds.
Seed fat content
Fat content
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Seed zinc content - Measurement
No scale name found
Didymella leaf spot susceptibility - Estimation
Observe Didymella leaf spot susceptibility and rate it.
Petiole colour - Estimation
Observe petiole color and rate it
Stearic acid concentration Measurement
Determined using hydrolytic extraction gas chromatographic method of fatty acid methyl ester (FAMES) method on GC-FID with BPX70 column.
No scale name found
No scale name found
Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry at the field presenting soil salinity and rate the susceptibility.
Salinity susceptibility - Estimation
Ascochyta blight susceptibility
AscBlightSus
Ascochyta blight susceptibility caused by the agent Ascochyta phaseolorum.
Ascochyta blight susceptibility
0-9 Nodulation capacity scale
Observe Powdery mildew susceptibility and rate it.
Powdery mildew susceptibility - Estimation
CPMoV susceptibility - Estimation
Observe CPMoV susceptibility and rate it.
Seed per plant - Counting
Average number of seeds taken from 5 plants per plot
Palmitic acid concentration
PalAcid
Palmitic acid concentration
The palmitic acid concentration
1-4 Pod texture scale
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Seed silver content - Measurement
Compute number of days required from sowing (or emergence) to maturity.
Days to maturity - Computation
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Seed aluminium content - Measurement
Dry weight
Hundred seed dry weight
The dry weight of 100 seeds.
HSdDW
Terminal leaflet colour - Estimation
Observe terminal leaflet colour and rate it. Usually observed on fully expanded terminal leaflet.
Total sulphur content
Total sulphur content
TotS
The total sulphur content
cm
kg
Dry biomass - Computation
Weight of plant biomass after drying for 48 hours at 80C
The content of protein in seeds.
SdProt
Protein content
Seed protein content
TrifLvsN
The total number of trifoliate leaves.
Trifoliate leaves number
Trifoliate number
cm2
leaves
Metabolised energy
Metabolised energy
MetEgy
The metabolised energy
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Seed chromium content - Measurement
To be observed on seeds less than three months old
Seed coat color - Estimation
Didymella leaf spot susceptibility
Didymella leaf spot susceptibility
Didymella leaf spot susceptibility caused by the agent Didymella pinodes.
DidyLfSpotSus
The vigor of the vine and leaves of the new plant.
Vigor index
VgIndx
Vigor index
Total seed dry weight per rep
The total weight of dry seed per rep
TotSdDW
Total seed dry weight per rep
Seed vanadium content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Available carbohydrate concentration Measurement
Determine by calculation using a formula expressed on dry weight basis
No scale name found
Seed yield fresh weight basis
SdYFW
The amount in fresh weight basis of seed that was harvested per unit area or plant.
Yield
PigArEye
Pigmentation around eye
The pigmentation around the eye.
Pigmentation
branch
stem
Seed molybdenum content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
SdSr
Seed strontium concentration
Seed strontium concentration
Strontium
Measurement of stomatal density
Stomatal density - Computation
Observe pod shape and rate it. Recorded on the basis of one-seeded pod, within two months after harvest.
Pod shape - Estimation
Alternaria leaf spot susceptibility - Estimation
Observe Alternaria leaf spot susceptibility and rate it.
1-5 Leaflet shape scale
Seed width - Measurement
Measure seeds length and record it. Usually recorded within two months after harvest, average length of 10 seeds.
Observe Bruchid susceptibility and rate it.
Bruchid susceptibility - Estimation
Measure terminal leaflet length and record it. Usually recorded 10 weeks after planting, average length of three leaves at the fourth node of five healthy plants.
Terminal leaflet length - Measurement
Node number per stem
StmNodeN
Node number
The nodes number per stem.
Observe CPMMV susceptibility and rate it.
CPMMV susceptibility - Estimation
Determined by horizontal combustion (Dumas) method on LECO system
Total sulphur content - Measurement
Visual assessment of the pattern of the seed testa
Testa pattern - Estimation
Growth habit
Growth habit
GH
A qualitative description of the growth habit of the plant.
Observe Bean bug susceptibility and rate it.
Bean bug susceptibility - Estimation
Determined by gravimetric-sequential digestion method using Megazye total dietary fibre kit. Expressed on dry weight basis
Total dietary fibre - Measurement
Sulphur
Seed sulphur concentration
Seed sulphur concentration
SdS
Weight of aboveground biomassof harvested plants
Shoot dry weight - Computation
Seed protein content - Measurement
Standard chemical method for seed protein content method.
Weight of total dry pod after incubating for 3 weeks at 37C per plant (if one replicate = one plant)
Total pod dry weight pre rep - Measurement
Pigmentation around eye - Estimation
Visual rating of the color around the eye
The linoleic acid concentration
Linoleic acid concentration
Linoleic acid concentration
LinAcid
Observe Cowpea weevil susceptibility and rate it.
Cowpea weevil susceptibility - Estimation
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Seed manganese content - Measurement
The shape of seed.
SdSh
Shape
Seed shape
Half flowering date - Estimation
Record date when 50 percent of the plants begun to flower.
g/plot
Observe nodulation capacity and rate it. Usually recorded 10 weeks after planting, average capacity of five healthy plants.
Nodulation capacity - Estimation
Frost susceptibility - Estimation
Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry after a frost event and rate the susceptibility.
1-3 Growth habit scale
Seed cobalt content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
SdFe
Seed iron concentration
Seed iron concentration
Iron
Carbon isotope discrimination - Computation
The 13C/12C ratio (δ13C) is used as a proxy for water use efficiency (WUE) and is typically determined by isotope ratio mass spectrometry
Count and weigh seed per sampling unit (single, 100, 200, 1000).
Seed Weight - Measurement
Emergence time
Emer
Emergence time is when the cotyledon appears above the soil surface.
Emergence time
Sucking bug susceptibility - Estimation
Observe Sucking bug susceptibility and rate it.
Observe the growth of plants per plot/entry under droughted condition and rate the susceptibility.
Drought susceptibility - Estimation
Observe BSMV susceptibility and rate it.
BSMV susceptibility - Estimation
Height
PlntH
Plant height
The height of the plant.
Seed uranium content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Visual classification of flower colour in the experimental plot
Open flower color - Estimation
Seed magnesium concentration
Seed magnesium concentration
SdMg
Magnesium
Voandzeia necrotic mosaic virus (VNMV) susceptibility.
VNMV susceptibility
VNMVSus
VNMV susceptibility
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Seed gallium content - Measurement
Aluminium
Seed aluminium concentration
SdAl
Seed aluminium concentration
Delta 15N - Computation
A measure of the ratio of the two stable isotopes of nitrogen, 15N:14N; typically determined by isotope ratio mass spectrometry
m2
Seed arsenic content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
Alternaria leaf spot susceptibility caused by the agent Alternaria alternata.
Alternaria leaf spot susceptibility
AlteLfSpotSus
Alternaria leaf spot susceptibility
Branch number
StmBrnchN
Branch number per stem
The branches number per stem.
PeMoV susceptibility - Estimation
Observe PeMoV susceptibility and rate it.
Powdery mildew susceptibility
PowMildewSus
Powdery mildew susceptibility
Powdery mildew susceptibility caused by the agent Sphaerotheca voandzeiae.
scale_of
Seed number per pod - Computation
Compute the seed number per pod.
StmHair
Stem hairiness
Hairiness
The stem hairiness.
pct
Observe Phyllosticta leaf spot susceptibility and rate it.
Phyllosticta leaf spot susceptibility - Estimation
Stomatal conductance - Computation
A measure of the degree of stomatal opening
VNMV susceptibility - Estimation
Observe VNMV susceptibility and rate it.
pod
Seed titanium content - Measurement
Acid digested samples, detected by Ion Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
CMV susceptibility
CMVSus
CMV susceptibility
Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) susceptibility.
Measure petiole length and record it. Usually recorded 10 weeks after planting, average length of three leaves at the fourth node of five healthy plants.
Petiole length - Measurement
Observe CMV susceptibility and rate it.
CMV susceptibility - Estimation
method_of
Internode length - Measurement
Measure the internode length and record it. Usually recorded 10 weeks after planting, average length of fourth internode of three longest stems of five healthy plants.