GROWTH | Growth habit | Dominant growth habit | E - Erect (vertical dominant growth)(self-supporting) | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
GROWTH | Mode of spread | Dominant mode of spread (at 1st flower) | N - Neither strongly stoloiferous or rhizmatous (short rhizomes) | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Leaf hairs | Leaf surface hairiness, fully expanded leaves (at 1st flower) | 4 - Dense hairs | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Leaf sheath hairs | Leaf sheath surface hairiness, fully expanded leaves (at 1st flower) | 4 - Dense hairs | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Leaf colour (dominant) | Dominant leaf colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | Mid. Green | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Culm colour (dominant) | Dominant culm colour (10-20 days after 1st flower) | Mid. Green | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 1000 Seed Weight | Weight of 1000 seeds in grams | 2.9 | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Maximum leaf length | Maximum leaf size of fully expanded leaves (at first flower) | | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
OTHER | wet down date | Date seeds were first wetted for germination (in laboratory) | 27/12/2020 | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
PHENOLOGY | Days to First Flower | Days from wetting up to start of flowering phase | 65 | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
PHENOLOGY | Minimum canopy height | Minimum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 100 | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
PHENOLOGY | Maximum canopy height | Maximum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 120 | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
PHENOLOGY | Minimum seedhead height | Minimum flower (foliage) height (cm) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 100 | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
PHENOLOGY | Maximum seeedhead height | Maximum flower (foliage) height (cm) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 140 | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
PHENOLOGY | Leafiness rating - principal | Estimate of leaf vs non-leaf material compared to principal (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 2 - Similar to comparator | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
PHENOLOGY | Seed production (subsidiary) | Estimate of seed production relative to the subsidiary comparator (where present) | 2 - Similar to comparator | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
PRODUCTION | Flowering and seed set | Estimate of seed production capacity | 5 - Dense flowering, ready seed set (few empty florets) | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
PRODUCTION | Trait Agronomic Value | Subjective rating (one to five ) based on the overall appearance of an accessions agronomic potential | | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |
PRODUCTION | Trait Agronomic Value Comment | Comment for trait agronomic value | coarse | APG QLD Regen 2020-21 Cenchrus | | |