GROWTH | Growth habit | Dominant growth habit | E - Erect (vertical dominant growth)(self-supporting) | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Leaf hairs | Leaf surface hairiness 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | 1 - Glabrous (none) | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Stem hairs | Stem surface hairiness 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | 1 - Glabrous (none) | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Pod hairs | Pod surface hairiness 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | 1 - Glabrous (none) | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Stem colour - dominant | Dominant stem colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | Burgundy | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Stem colour - secondary | Secondary stem colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | Mid green | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Leaf colour (dominant) | Dominant leaf colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | Grey green | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Leaf colour (secondary) | Secondary leaf colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower) | Burgundy | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Flower colour - dominant | Dominant flower colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (10-20 days after 1st flower) | White | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Flower colour - secondary | Secondary flower colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (10-20 days after 1st flower) | Light yellow | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Mature seed colour pattern | Dominant flower colour pattern 4-6 nodes from branch tip (10-20 days after 1st flower) | 1 - Uniform Colour | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Mature seed colour - dominant | Dominant seed colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (10-20 days after 1st flower) | Brown | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
MORPHOLOGY | Pod colour - primary | Dominant colour of mature pods 4-6 nodes from branch tip | Brown | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
OTHER | wet down date | Date seeds were first wetted for germination (in laboratory) | 20/12/2019 | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
PHENOLOGY | Days to First Flower | Days from wetting up to start of flowering phase | 103 | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
PHENOLOGY | Minimum canopy height | Minimum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 30 | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
PHENOLOGY | Maximum canopy height | Maximum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 85 | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
PHENOLOGY | Minimum flower height | Minimum flower (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 30 | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
PHENOLOGY | Maximum flower height | Maximum flower (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 85 | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
PHENOLOGY | Crown height | Height of the first branch relative to the ground surface (at first flower) | 1 - Below soil surface | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
PHENOLOGY | Seed production (subsidiary) | Estimate of seed production relative to the subsidiary comparator (where present) | 1 - Less than comparator | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
PHENOLOGY | Leafiness rating, PGroup Comp | Estimate of leaf vs non-leaf material compared to comparator for pasture group (30-50 days after 1st flower) | 1 - Less leafy than comparator for pasture group | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
PRODUCTION | Flowering and seed set | Estimate of seed production capacity | 2 - Sparse flowering, poor seed set (many empty florets) | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
PRODUCTION | Trait Agronomic Value | Subjective rating (one to five ) based on the overall appearance of an accessions agronomic potential | 1 - Very Poor | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |
PRODUCTION | Trait Agronomic Value Comment | Comment for trait agronomic value | Poor growth, fodder tree | APG QLD Regen 2019-20 Desmanthus | | |