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Vigna
Descriptors
Category: GROWTH
  1. Growth Habit (Growth Habit) The growth shape of the plant, E erect, S not self supporting, D cascading growth, M mixed
  2. Twining capacity (Twining capacity) Dominant twining capacity
  3. Vigour (Vigour) Vigour
Category: MORPHOLOGY
  1. Dominant leaf shape (Dominant leaf shape) Dominant leaf shape of fully expanded leaves (at 1st flower)
  2. Flower colour - dominant (Flower colour - dominant) Dominant flower colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (10-20 days after 1st flower)
  3. Flower colour - secondary (Flower colour - secondary) Secondary flower colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (10-20 days after 1st flower)
  4. Height (Height) Plant height, measured in centermeters
  5. Leaf colour (dominant) (Leaf colour (dominant)) Dominant leaf colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower)
  6. Leaf colour (secondary) (Leaf colour (secondary)) Secondary leaf colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower)
  7. Leaf Hairs (Leaf Hairs) Leaf surface hairiness 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower)
  8. Mature seed colour - dominant (Mature seed colour - dominant) Dominant seed colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (10-20 days after 1st flower)
  9. Mature seed colour - secondary (Mature seed colour - secondary) Secondary seed colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (10-20 days after 1st flower)
  10. Mature seed colour pattern (Mature seed colour pattern) Dominant seed colour pattern 4-6 nodes from branch tip (10-20 days after 1st flower)
  11. Pod colour - dominant (Pod colour - dominant) Dominant colour of mature pods 4-6 nodes from branch tip
  12. Pod colour - secondary (Pod colour - secondary) Secondary colour of mature pods 4-6 nodes from branch tip
  13. Pod Hairs (Pod Hairs) Pod surface hairiness 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower)
  14. Stem colour - dominant (Stem colour - dominant) Dominant stem colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower)
  15. Stem colour - secondary (Stem colour - secondary) Secondary stem colour 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower)
  16. Stem Hairs (Stem Hairs) Stem surface hairiness 4-6 nodes from branch tip (at 1st flower)
Category: OTHER
  1. Wet Down Date (Wet Down Date) Date seeds were first wetted for germination (in laboratory)
Category: PHENOLOGY
  1. Days to First Flower (Days to First Flower) Days from wetting up to start of flowering phase
  2. Diseases (Diseases) Identification of diseases not otherwise rated (group or scientific name if known)
  3. Leafiness rating (Leafiness rating) Estimate of leaf vs non-leaf material compared to comparator for pasture group (30-50 days after 1st flower)
  4. Maximum canopy height (Maximum canopy height) Maximum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower)
  5. Maximum flower height (Maximum flower height) Maximum flower (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower)
  6. Minimum canopy height (Minimum canopy height) Minimum canopy (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower)
  7. Minimum flower height (Minimum flower height) Minimum flower (foliage) height (cm) (without support) (30-50 days after 1st flower)
  8. Seed production (subsidiary) (Seed production (subsidiary)) Estimate of seed production relative to the subsidiary comparator (where present)
Category: PRODUCTION
  1. 1000 Seed Weight (1000 Seed Weight) Weight of 1000 seeds in grams
  2. COMPETITIVENESS (COMPETITIVENESS) Visaul rating for plant competitiveness from 1 (poor) to 10 (highly competitive)
  3. ESTABLISHMENT (ESTABLISHMENT) ESTABLISHMENT
  4. Flowering and seed set (Flowering and seed set) Estimate of seed production capacity
  5. GRAZING_TOLERANCE (GRAZING_TOLERANCE) GRAZING_TOLERANCE
  6. LEAFINESS (LEAFINESS) Visual rating for above-ground leafiness from 1 (no leaf) to 10 (extremely leafy)
  7. OUT_OF_SEASON_GREEN (OUT_OF_SEASON_GREEN) Visual rating for out-of-season greeness during non-growing period of species (normally winter for tropical forages)
  8. PALATABILITY_GREEN (PALATABILITY_GREEN) PALATABILITY_GREEN
  9. PERSISTENCE (PERSISTENCE) PERSISTENCE
  10. RATE_OF_SPREAD (RATE_OF_SPREAD) RATE_OF_SPREAD
  11. Seed Yield (Seed Yield) Seed Yield
  12. SEED_PRODUCTION (SEED_PRODUCTION) Visual rating for seed production from 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent)
  13. Summer Biomass Yield Rating (Summer Biomass Yield Rating) Visual rating of biomass production, where October to April = summer and May - September = winter
  14. Trait Agronomic Value (Trait Agronomic Value) Subjective rating (one to five ) based on the overall appearance of an accessions agronomic potential
  15. Trait Agronomic Value Comment (Trait Agronomic Value Comment) Comment for trait agronomic value
  16. Winter Biomass Yield Rating (Winter Biomass Yield Rating) Visual rating of biomass production, where October to April = summer and May - September = winter
Category: STRESS
  1. DROUGHT_TOLERANCE (DROUGHT_TOLERANCE) Visual rating of drought tolerance from 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent)
  2. FIRE_RESISTANCE (FIRE_RESISTANCE) Visual rating for fire resistance from 1 (plants always killed) to 8 (plants never killed)
  3. FROST_TOLERANCE (FROST_TOLERANCE) Visual rating of plant frost tolerance from 1 (killed by light frost) to 8 (not killed by repeated serve radiation frosts)



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