Descriptors Cowpea characterization
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1. Days to first flowering
Days from planting to the notice of first flowering
Unit of measure, suffix: days. Data type: java.lang.Double.
2. Days to first ripe pod
Days from planting to first ripe pod
Unit of measure, suffix: days. Data type: java.lang.Double.
3. Pattern of pigmentation on plant
Pattern of pigmentation on plant
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - Moderate on base and tip of petioles | |
| 2 - Extensive | |
| 3 - None or Very pale | |
| 4 - Almost Solid |
4. Pattern of pigmentation on flower
Pattern of pigmentation on flower
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - Completely Pigmented | |
| 2 - Wing & Standard petal has pigmented margin | |
| 3 - Wing pigmented petal has light V-shape pattern | |
| 4 - None | |
| 5 - Wing has pigmented upper margin; standard petal pigmented | |
| 6 - Wing is pigmented ; Petal is lightly pigmented | |
| 7 - Wing is pigmented; Petal is lightly pigmented |
5. Pattern of pigmentation on green pod
Pattern of pigmentation on green pod
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - None | |
| 2 - Pigmented tip | |
| 3 - Uniform pigment | |
| 4 - Splashes of Pigment | |
| 5 - Pigmented Sutures | |
| 6 - Pigmented valves,green sutures |
6. Plant growth habit
Plant growth habit
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - Prostrate: plant completely flat on ground: branches spread for several meters | |
| 2 - SemiProstrate: Main stem upto 20cm or more above ground; branches spread 1-4m | |
| 3 - Intermediate:most lower branches touch the ground | |
| 4 - Semi-Erect: branches tend to be perpendicular to main stem but do not touch ground | |
| 5 - Erect : branches less acute than above | |
| 6 - Acute erect: branches form acute angle with main stem | |
| 7 - Climbing |
7. Twining tendency
Twining tendency
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - None | |
| 2 - Moderate | |
| 3 - Pronounced |
8. Growth vigor
Growth vigor
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - Vigorous - Height < 37.5cm and Width < 75cm | |
| 2 - Intermediate - Height > 37.5cm or Width > 75cm | |
| 3 - Vigorous - Height > 37.5cm and Width > 75cm | |
| 4 - Very Vigorous - Height > 50cm and Width > 1m |
9. Determinacy
Determinacy
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - Indeterminate main stem | |
| 2 - Determinate main stem |
10. No of main branches
No of main branches
Data type: java.lang.Double.
11. No of main stem nodes
No of main stem nodes
Data type: java.lang.Double.
12. Peduncle length
Peduncle length
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - Short - average length < 5cm | |
| 2 - Long - Average length > 5cm |
13. Raceme position
Raceme position
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - In all layers of canopy | |
| 2 - In upper leaf layers | |
| 3 - Above Foliage |
14. Terminal leaflet shape
Terminal leaflet shape
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - Sub-hastate | |
| 2 - Sub-Globose | |
| 3 - Hastate (Lanceolate) | |
| 4 - Globose |
15. Terminal leaflet length
Terminal leaflet length
Unit of measure, suffix: cm. Data type: java.lang.Double.
16. Terminal leaflet width
Terminal leaflet width
Unit of measure, suffix: cm. Data type: java.lang.Double.
17. No of pods/peduncle
No of pods/peduncle
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - 2 to 3 | |
| 2 - Less than 2 | |
| 3 - 4 or more |
18. Pod attachment to peduncle
Pod attachment to peduncle
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - Angle of 30° to 90° | |
| 2 - Erect | |
| 3 - Pendant |
19. Pod shape
Pod shape
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - Curved | |
| 2 - Straight | |
| 3 - Coiled |
20. Pod length
Pod length
Unit of measure, suffix: mm. Data type: java.lang.Double.
21. Pod width
Pod width
Unit of measure, suffix: mm. Data type: java.lang.Double.
22. No of locules/pod
No of locules/pod
Data type: java.lang.Double.
23. Eye pattern
Eye pattern
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - S00:Self Colored | |
| 2 - W31:Watson blotched:dilute.blotches are much less pronounced. Flowering pigment pattern is 4 | |
| 3 - N40:Narrow Eye(Hilum ring).Eye fills the narrow groove(G.) around hilum(H.) & spills out of this G in front of the H for a short distance & presents an indistinct margin in front | |
| 4 - H48:holstein 40 to 60:spotted keel. Similar to H40 with splashes of pigment on keel joining with the pigment of the eye | |
| 5 - H30:Large eye to holstein.similar to H11 but splashes of pigment spilling over in front of hilum: the splashes having a distinct margin | |
| 6 - A41:restricted hilum ring. similar to A40 but flower pigment pattern is 3. | |
| 7 - H38:Large eye to holstein.spotted keel. similar to H30 but with splashes of pigment on keel. | |
| 8 - A61:Similar to A60 but flower pigment pattern is 5. | |
| 9 - W11:Normal Watson | |
| 10 - E10:Small eye.Eye encircles the back of hilum(H.) in a narrow ring:widens slightly at the sides of H. & extends in a straight band at either sides of H. | |
| 11 - A60:the eye fills the narrow groove all around the hilum. similar to Kabba (K) group but no specks on body. flower pigment pattern is 1. | |
| 12 - A20:line by hilum (H).straight:narrow band of pigment on each side of H: similar to E10 but pigment does not extend completely behind H. | |
| 13 - A40:small hilum ring. similar to N40 but eye more restricted in front of hilum.flower pigment pattern is 1. | |
| 14 - W30:Watson blotched.Large blotches of pigment from eye move onto body | |
| 15 - W35:Watson speckled. Speckling tends to occur in blotches | |
| 16 - N41:Hilum ring:specks similar to N40 but with specks distributed uniformly over body. | |
| 17 - E30:Small eye-large. similar to E10: but eye at sides of the hilum is wider than that of E10. | |
| 18 - E58:Broad eye:spotted keel.similar to E40 but with spotted keel. | |
| 19 - H60:holstein 60 to 80l. Pigment extends out in front of hilum from the large eye and covers 60-80% of the seed. | |
| 20 - A10:Eye absent | |
| 21 - W55:Watson: nearly self colored. Eye covers almost entire seed except for small portion of micropylar end. | |
| 22 - K10:Densely speckled. speckles uniform over body | |
| 23 - A70:eye starts in a groove at either side of the hilum and spills out slightly in front of it. flower pigment pattern is 1. | |
| 24 - K20:Lightly speckled. speckles uniform over body | |
| 25 - N80:Hilum ring:speckled keel. similar to N40 but with specks predominantly on keel. | |
| 26 - H28:Large eye: spoted keel: dilute. Similar to H18 but with flower pigment pattern 1 | |
| 27 - H11:Large eye. Heart shaped eye: with indentation at front of hilum | |
| 28 - H40:holstein 40 to 60.pigment extends out in front of hilum from the large eye and covers 40-60% of seed | |
| 29 - W15:Watson with dark or speckled body | |
| 30 - E50:Broad eye. eye is triangle:with the hilum inside: the front of the hilum resting on the base of the triangle. | |
| 31 - W20:Watson dilute.The margin in front of the hilum becomes more restricted | |
| 32 - H80:holstein 80 to 95. Pigment extends out in front of hilum from the large eye and covers 60-80% of the seed. | |
| 33 - K30:Very Lightly speckled. speckles uniform over body | |
| 34 - N44:Undefined | |
| 35 - A42:limited hilum ring. similar to A40. differentiated definitely by crossing. | |
| 36 - N84:Hilum ring:lightly speckled keel. similar to N80 but with specks less dense. | |
| 37 - K38:speckled keel. | |
| 38 - A81:A thin line of pigment starts at back of the hilum (h) and moves along each side of it. A narrow clear space found b/w eye & H. Flower pigment pattern is 6. | |
| 39 - A85:similar to A81 but body is dark. | |
| 40 - H18:Large eye: spotted keel. Similar to H11 but with spotted keel | |
| 41 - H29:Very Large eye. a large semi-circle of pigment almost covering each half of the seed: with the center of the beans of each semi-circle at the hilum | |
| 42 - K10:densely speckled. speckles uniform over body | |
| 43 - H20:Large eye: dilute. Similar to H11 but with flower pigment pattern 1 | |
| 44 - W50:Not defined in catalog |
24. Eye pattern code
Eye pattern code
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - S00 | |
| 2 - W31 | |
| 3 - N40 | |
| 4 - H48 | |
| 5 - H30 | |
| 6 - A41 | |
| 7 - H38 | |
| 8 - A61 | |
| 9 - W11 | |
| 10 - E10 | |
| 11 - A60 | |
| 12 - A20 | |
| 13 - A40 | |
| 14 - W30 | |
| 15 - W35 | |
| 16 - N41 | |
| 17 - E30 | |
| 18 - E58 | |
| 19 - H60 | |
| 20 - A10 | |
| 21 - W55 | |
| 22 - K10 | |
| 23 - A70 | |
| 24 - K20 | |
| 25 - N80 | |
| 26 - H28 | |
| 27 - H11 | |
| 28 - H40 | |
| 29 - W15 | |
| 30 - E50 | |
| 31 - W20 | |
| 32 - H80 | |
| 33 - K30 | |
| 34 - N44 | |
| 35 - A42 | |
| 36 - N84 | |
| 37 - K38 | |
| 38 - A81 | |
| 39 - A85 | |
| 40 - H18 | |
| 41 - H29 | |
| 42 - A30 | |
| 43 - H20 | |
| 44 - W50 |
25. Eye color
Eye color
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - T10:Tan or buff | |
| 2 - R40:red | |
| 3 - S11:Speckling on tan | |
| 4 - T20:dark tan | |
| 5 - B30:Solid black | |
| 6 - M60:solid brown over tan | |
| 7 - B45:black with light spots of red | |
| 8 - W25:white body: tan eye | |
| 9 - T60:brown | |
| 10 - T41:light orange tan | |
| 11 - W23:white body: mottled eye | |
| 12 - M11:brown mottling on tan | |
| 13 - W21:white body: black eye | |
| 14 - X51:black spots with mottling on tan | |
| 15 - W45:cream body: tan eye | |
| 16 - M12:brown mottling on orange | |
| 17 - R10:maroon | |
| 18 - T57:reddish brown | |
| 19 - W43:cream body: mottled eye | |
| 20 - S63:Speckling on brown with clear areas | |
| 21 - W41:cream body: black eye | |
| 22 - T44:medium orange tan | |
| 23 - B10:Purple | |
| 24 - B20:Solid black: gray body | |
| 25 - R70:pink | |
| 26 - W40:cream body: used only with A10 eye | |
| 27 - W65:brown splash on body: tan eye | |
| 28 - T16:buff with blue tinge | |
| 29 - W20:white body: used only with A10 eye | |
| 30 - W61:brown splash on body: black eye | |
| 31 - B71:blue covering tan | |
| 32 - V11:Speckled with mottling on tan | |
| 33 - S15:Speckling on red | |
| 34 - S61:Speckling on tan with clear areas:as though speckles had erased with random strokes | |
| 35 - X71:blue covering mottled on tan | |
| 36 - M65:solid brown over red | |
| 37 - X81:blue covering solid brown | |
| 38 - W71:gray body: black eye | |
| 39 - V71:solid brown with speckling on tan | |
| 40 - M15:brown mottling on red | |
| 41 - S62:Speckling on orange with clear areas | |
| 42 - B51:black spots with speckling on tan | |
| 43 - V15:Speckled with mottling on red | |
| 44 - S65:Speckling on red with clear areas | |
| 45 - W60:brown splash on body:used only with A10 eye | |
| 46 - W22:white body: red eye | |
| 47 - W42:cream body: red eye | |
| 48 - W63:brown splash on body: mottled eye | |
| 49 - B75:blue covering red | |
| 50 - X55:black spots with mottling on red | |
| 51 - X61:black spots on solid brown | |
| 52 - W81:gray body with brown splash: black eye | |
| 53 - V61:Speckled with clear areas and mottling on buff | |
| 54 - V75:solid brown with speckling on red | |
| 55 - X75:blue covering mottled on red | |
| 56 - V62:Speckled with clear areas and mottling on orange | |
| 57 - W70:gray body:used only with A10 eye | |
| 58 - B56:black spots on red | |
| 59 - W62:brown splash on body: red eye | |
| 60 - W80:gray body with brown splash: used only with A10 eye | |
| 61 - B41:black with light spots of tan |
26. Eye color code
Eye color code
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - T10 | |
| 2 - R40 | |
| 3 - S11 | |
| 4 - T20 | |
| 5 - B30 | |
| 6 - M60 | |
| 7 - B45 | |
| 8 - W25 | |
| 9 - T60 | |
| 10 - T41 | |
| 11 - W23 | |
| 12 - M11 | |
| 13 - W21 | |
| 14 - X51 | |
| 15 - W45 | |
| 16 - M12 | |
| 17 - R10 | |
| 18 - T57 | |
| 19 - W43 | |
| 20 - S63 | |
| 21 - W41 | |
| 22 - T44 | |
| 23 - B10 | |
| 24 - B20 | |
| 25 - R70 | |
| 26 - W40 | |
| 27 - W65 | |
| 28 - T16 | |
| 29 - W20 | |
| 30 - W61 | |
| 31 - B71 | |
| 32 - V11 | |
| 33 - S15 | |
| 34 - S61 | |
| 35 - X71 | |
| 36 - M65 | |
| 37 - X81 | |
| 38 - W71 | |
| 39 - V71 | |
| 40 - M15 | |
| 41 - S62 | |
| 42 - B51 | |
| 43 - V15 | |
| 44 - S65 | |
| 45 - W60 | |
| 46 - W22 | |
| 47 - W42 | |
| 48 - W63 | |
| 49 - B75 | |
| 50 - X55 | |
| 51 - X61 | |
| 52 - W81 | |
| 53 - V61 | |
| 54 - V75 | |
| 55 - X75 | |
| 56 - V62 | |
| 57 - W70 | |
| 58 - B56 | |
| 59 - W62 | |
| 60 - W80 | |
| 61 - B41 |
27. Testa texture
Testa texture
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - S:Smooth | |
| 2 - R:Rough | |
| 3 - I:Intermediate | |
| 4 - W:Wrinkled | |
| 5 - P:Split | |
| 6 - S-W:Smooth & Wrinkled | |
| 7 - L:Loose | |
| 8 - S/W:Smooth Eye;Wrinkled Body | |
| 9 - I-W:Intermediate & Wrinkled | |
| 10 - P-W:Split & Wrinkled | |
| 11 - R-W:Rough & Wrinkled |
28. Seed size
Seed size
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - 810mg/10 seeds | |
| 2 - 1400mg/10 seeds | |
| 3 - 472mg/10 seeds | |
| 4 - 2150mg/10 seeds | |
| 5 - 48mg/10 seeds | |
| 6 - 189mg/10 seeds | |
| 7 - 2880mg/10 seeds | |
| 8 - 117mg/10 seeds | |
| 9 - 3370mg/10 seeds |
29. Seed length
Seed length
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - Short - slightly longer than it is wide | |
| 2 - Very Short - Length equal to Width | |
| 3 - Intermediate - twice as long as wide | |
| 4 - Long - thrice as long as wide | |
| 5 - Very Long - at least four times as long as wide |
30. Seed thickness
Seed thickness
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - Intermediate - thickness slightly less than the width | |
| 2 - Flat - thickness two-thirds the width | |
| 3 - Thick - thickness equal to width | |
| 4 - Very Flat - thickness half the width |
31. Seed Crowding in pod
Seed Crowding in pod
Data type: java.lang.Integer.
| 1 - Semi-Crowder:slight indentation of seed ends | |
| 2 - Non-crowder:no compression at all in pod | |
| 3 - Crowder:marked compression of seeds | |
| 4 - Extreme crowder:seed so compressd that width is greater than length |
