| GROWTH | Growth Habit | Visual assessment of habit (form) taken at flowering, (Jemalong Semi-erect) | SE - Semi Erect | APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000 | | |
| GROWTH | Spring Forage Yield | November; visual score (/100) relative to standard check (SARDI 7 Series 2) six weeks after first cut. (SARDI 7 Series 2 = 70) | 84 | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| GROWTH | Spring Forage Yield | November; visual score (/100) relative to standard check (SARDI 7 Series 2) six weeks after first cut. (SARDI 7 Series 2 = 70) | 99 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| GROWTH | Summer Forage Yield | January; visual score (/100) relative to standard check (SARDI 7 Series 2) | 63 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| GROWTH | Summer Forage Yield | January; visual score (/100) relative to standard check (SARDI 7 Series 2) | 87 | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| GROWTH | Autumn Plant Height | Plant natural height 6 weeks after equinox ( cut 2 weeks after equinox, in cm.) | 12 | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| GROWTH | Habit Angle | Measured autumn stem length (A) and stem height (B) from the ground. a= SIN (B/A) | 20 | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| GROWTH | Habit Angle | Measured autumn stem length (A) and stem height (B) from the ground. a= SIN (B/A) | 48.59 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| GROWTH | Growth Habit | Visual assessment taken at same time as autumn plant height and summer stem length | P - Prostrate | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| GROWTH | Growth Habit | Visual assessment taken at same time as autumn plant height and summer stem length | SE - Semi Erect | APG SA Regen Lucerne Historical.2000 | | |
| GROWTH | Growth Habit | Visual assessment taken at same time as autumn plant height and summer stem length | SE - Semi Erect | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| GROWTH | Autumn Stem Length | Plant natural stem length 6 weeks after equinox (cut 2 weeks after equinox, in cm) | 35 | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| GROWTH | Winter Forage Yield | Quantiative measurment of winter forage yield (g per plant) | 0.16667 | APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000 | | |
| GROWTH | Winter Forage Yield | Quantiative measurment of winter forage yield (g per plant) | 26 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| GROWTH | Spring Forage Yield | Quantiative measurment of spring forage yield (g per plant) | 2.45 | APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000 | | |
| GROWTH | Harvest Seed Weight | Total weight of the seeds harvested in grams | 101 | APG SA Regen Lucerne Historical.2000 | | |
| GROWTH | Internode length | Internode length assessed between the 4th and 5th internode from base | | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| GROWTH | Leaf Size | Subjective assessment of Leaf Area (small, medium, large) | 2 - Medium | APG SA Regen Lucerne Historical.2000 | | |
| GROWTH | Regrowth | Recovery rate. The stem length from a representative plant measuredwith a ruler in cm, two weeks after the spring cutting | 23 | APG SA Regen Lucerne Historical.2000 | | |
| GROWTH | Regrowth | Recovery rate. The stem length from a representative plant measuredwith a ruler in cm, two weeks after the spring cutting | 7 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| GROWTH | Autumn Forage Yield | Visual estimation of autumn forage yield, relative to Winter Activity Class 7 variety (100) | 28 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Lifeform | The life form of the accession | H - Herb | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Lifespan | The lifespan of the accession | P - Perennial | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Establishment | Number of plants established, 6-8 weeks after planting (counted if <100) | 100 | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Winter Activity | Calculated using correlation between existing winter activity controls and stem height measured 6 weeks after equinox ( cut 2 weeks after equinox) | 1.8 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Winter Activity | Calculated using correlation between existing winter activity controls and stem height measured 6 weeks after equinox ( cut 2 weeks after equinox) | 2.7 | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Floret Colour | Visual classification of flower colour as per Alfalfa colour book 424 | | APG SA Regen Lucerne Historical.2000 | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Floret Colour | Visual classification of flower colour as per Alfalfa colour book 424 | | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Floret Colour | Visual classification of flower colour as per Alfalfa colour book 424 | PUR - Purple-violet | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Mortality | Number of plant serviving. Scored in November of year 2 after the last cut | 100 | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Mortality | Number of plant serviving. Scored in November of year 2 after the last cut | 92 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pod Coiling | The number of coils in a pod counted | | APG SA Regen Lucerne Historical.2000 | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pod Coiling | The number of coils in a pod counted | 2 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pod Coiling | The number of coils in a pod counted | 3 | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | 1000 Seed Weight | Weight of 1000 seeds in grams | 2.19 | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | 1000 Seed Weight | Weight of 1000 seeds in grams | 2.209 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Creeping Rooted | Creeping Root Habit. The presence or absence of plants on developing stem buds on lateral roots. | No | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Visual Pod Production | Subjective assessment of pod production taken at harvest | 3 - Good | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed yield per plant | Seed yield per plant (g, approximate using mortality count). This is a guide, as 100% of seed is not always harvested and cleaned | 2.1 | APG SA Regen 2016 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Color | Leaf Color | | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Hair | Relative hairiness of the stem | | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Thickness | Relative stem thickness | | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Hairs | Leaf surface hairiness (at 5th-8th leaf stage) | 3 - Upper Glaborous Lower Dense | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Number of Nodes | Number of nodes on a representative 3 stems | 14 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf to stem ratio | Ratio of leaf relative to stem of 10 representative stems, which are hand cut, seperated and oven dried | 1.32 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Length | Leaf length (cm) measured using electronic callipers. Measurement will be taken on the forth leaflet from the top on 3 random branches from a representative plant. The central leaf will be measured. | 1.33 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Area | Leaf area (cm2) calculated by multiplying leaf length and width | 4.12 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Crown bud number | The number of buds emanating from the crown is counted 2 weeks after the October 4th cut in Year 2 | 25 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seeds per Pod | The mean number of seeds produced from 100 pods | 3.5 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Crown Size | The width of the crown (cm) on 5 representative plants measured using electronic callipers | 7.82 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Crown Position | The position of the crown in relation to the surface, where 1 Below, 2 Above, 3 Surface | 2 - Above | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | LEAF SHAPE | LEAF SHAPE | | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| MORPHOLOGY | LEAF WIDTH | LEAF WIDTH | 993 | SA Regen 2003-04 Lucerne | | |
| PRODUCTION | Seed production per plant | Seed production per plant in grams | 2.02 | APG SA Regen Medics Historical.2000 | | |