| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | hirsutum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| COMMENT | Usability | Ease of cultivation and crop production. | 1 - Flowers and produces seed during a single US summer growing season ( G. hirsutum cultivars 'SA' sub-collection, most of asiatic diploid cotton G. herbaceum and G. arboreum, cultivated G. barbadense GB, some G. hirsutum 'TEX' sub-collection accessions). | | COTTON.OVERVIEW | TEX 2407 .02 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Canopy Type | The foliage density on the plants. | 1 - typical - foliage cover is typical of that seen in most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Growth Habit | Growth pattern of stem and branches. | 1 - normal - stem growth is typical of that seen for most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Height (average) for the plot | Plot height to the nearest foot. | 4 - Plot height was estimated to the nearest foot. Plant height ranges from three to four feet (0.91 to 1.22 meters) in height | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Stand establishment | Stand establishment of the accession in the plot. | 6 - full stand, high germination rate, high seedling survival | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Stand establishment | Stand establishment of the accession in the plot. | 6 - full stand, high germination rate, high seedling survival | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 2407 T11-0843 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Stand establishment | Stand establishment of the accession in the plot. | 6 - full stand, high germination rate, high seedling survival | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 2407 V12-828 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Plot uniformity | Indicates degree of uniformity of plants in field plot. | seg - one or more traits are segregating and usually at least one trait can have multiple scores
one or more traits are segregating and usually at least one trait can have multiple scores
| | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Plot uniformity | Indicates degree of uniformity of plants in field plot. | seg - one or more traits are segregating and usually at least one trait can have multiple scores
one or more traits are segregating and usually at least one trait can have multiple scores
| | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 2407 V12-828 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Plot uniformity | Indicates degree of uniformity of plants in field plot. | unif - appears uniform and each trait can be given a single score
| | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 2407 T11-0843 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Color | The degree of red coloration to the boll. | 1 - green - typical for most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Glanding | Density of gossypol glands on the surface of the mature, but non cleft boll. | 1 - medium - typical density of gossypol glands observed on most G. hirsutum cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Nectaries | The presence of nectar glands on the base of the boll or calyx. | 1 - present - nectar gland seen at least once on the base of the boll. | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Pitting | Intensity of the pitting of the surface of the mature, but non cleft bolls. | 1 - smooth - no observable pitting of the surface of the boll | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Point | Degree of tapering of the boll tips. | 1 - moderately pointed - boll ends in a point, intermediate between clearly pointed and blunt | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Shape | Degree of roundness to the boll shape. | 2 - round - round shape to the bolls. Not necessarily perfectly round but length is close to width | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Size | Relative size of the bolls. | 1 - medium - typical size for most cotton cultivars (golf ball size) | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Color | The degree of red coloration to the bracts. | 3 - sun red - partial red color of the bracts. Nearly always seen on G. hirsutum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Nectaries | The presence of nectar glands on the base of the bracts on the outside or abaxial side. | 1 - present - nectar gland seen at least once on the bract on the outside or abaxial side | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Teeth Number | Relative number of bract teeth. | 1 - medium - around a dozen teeth on the bract | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Teeth Size | Size of bract teeth relative to the bract. | 3 - large - bracts are indented to half of length of the bract. Common for G. hirsutum cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Type | Type of bract according to shape or placement relative to the boll. | 1 - normal - typical bract that remains close to the boll and expands to partially wrap the boll | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Fruiting Type | Pattern of boll formation on branches. | 1 - normal - regular formation of bolls, with 1-2 per node | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Color | The degree of red coloration to the leaf color. | 1 - green - leaf is primarily green in color | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Glands | Density of gossypol glands in the leaves. | 3 - heavy - density of glands is greater than that normally seen in most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Hair | Relative density of hairs on the leaf surfaces (expanded leaves at the fourth node). | 9 - plot is segregating for this trait and a single score is not an accurate description or the variation is outside of the rating scale | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Nectary Number | Number of nectary glands on the undersides of the leaf. | 1 - 1 - nectar glands only seen on the main vein of underside of leaves | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Shape | The general shape of the mature, expanded leaves (degree of lobing ). | 1 - normal - leaf shape typically seen in cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Size | Size of the mature, expanded leaf surfaces, fourth node, or older. | 1 - medium - leaf size is typical for that in cultivars, and when compared to an opened hand it fills the palm area | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Lint Color | Color of mature fiber | 1 - white - most cotton cultivars of G. hirsutum and G. arboreum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Locule Number | Number of locules per boll | 4 - four locules | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Spot | Red coloration at interior base of flower petals. | 0 - none - base of petal is same color as rest of petal. | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pollen color | Pollen color. | 1 - yellow - seen in some of the older cultivars of G. hirsutum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Fuzz | The relative density of seed fuzz on the seed surface after ginning | 9 - plot is segregating for this trait and a single score is not an accurate description or the variation is outside of the rating scale | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Fuzz Color | The color of the seed fuzz after ginning. | 9 - plot is segregating for this trait and a single score is not an accurate description or the variation is outside of the rating scale | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Type | The clustering of the seed in the boll. | 1 - free - seeds separate freely from each other in the ripe boll | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Color | The degree of red coloration to the stems. | 2 - sun red - red coloration is regularly seen on the side of the stem most exposed to the sun | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Glands | The relative density of gossypol glands on the stems. | 3 - heavy - density of glands is greater than that normally seen in most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Hair | Stem hair density on the mature, expanded stem, fourth node, or older. | 9 - plot is segregating for this trait and a single score is not an accurate description or the variation is outside of the rating scale | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stigma | The stigmatic column in relation to the antheridial cone. | 1 - normal - stigma clears the antheridial cone. Typical for most G. hirsutum cultivars
| | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| PHENOLOGY | Maturity | Maturity of the plot at the time of observation. | 3 - less than 1/2 open - bolls have already formed, but most are unopened | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| PHENOLOGY | Photoperiodic rating | Average plot flowering response approximately 3 weeks post Summer Solstice | 3 - bolls - bolls are developing on the plants | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Productivity | Relative assessment of boll load on a single plant. | 1 - less than a dozen bolls are observed per plant | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 2407 CS18-1613 SD | Not Available |