| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | hirsutum | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| COMMENT | Usability | Ease of cultivation and crop production. | 2 - Fails to mature or produce seed in a single summer growing season. Results from a combination of factors such as delayed maturity, photoperiodic (short day) flowering, hard seed coats, poor stand establishment (many collected G. barbadense GB, most G. hirsutum TEX landraces/racestocks or 'wild' cotton). | | COTTON.OVERVIEW | TEX 304 .02 SD | Not Available |
| DISEASE | Coletotrichum Resistance | Resistance to Coletotrichum gossypii. (1 = Immune, 5 = Highly Susceptible) | 3.9 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| DISEASE | Verticillium Resistance | Resistance to Verticillium dahliae. (1.0 = Immune, 5.0 = Highly susceptible) | 4.2 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Canopy Type | The foliage density on the plants. | 2 - open - leaves are spaced further than that seen for most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| GROWTH | Growth Habit | Growth pattern of stem and branches. | 4 - pyramid - stem growth is orderly, often with a single main stem, and takes precedence over branching | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| GROWTH | Stand establishment | Stand establishment of the accession in the plot. | 6 - full stand, high germination rate, high seedling survival | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Arealometer A | Arealometer A is a measure of the external surface area of the fibers of a given volume of material, expressed in square mm per cubic mm of fibrous material. | 428 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Arealometer D | The difference between specific area determined at high pressure (AH) and standard pressure (Areo A). D is presumably a measure of flatness of the fiber ribbon. | 9 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | E1 | The percentage elongation at break of the center 1/8 inch of the fiber bundle measured for T1 strength on the Stelometer. | 7.7 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Embryo Index | Weight in grams of embryos per 100 seeds. | 3.28 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Coat Index | Weight in grams of seed coats per 100 seeds. | 3.079 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Uhm | The length in inches of the half of the fibers by weight that contains the longer fibers. UHM approximates classer's staple and 2.5 percent span length. | 0.89 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Color | The degree of red coloration to the boll. | 1 - green - typical for most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Size | Relative size of the bolls. | 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Nectaries | The presence of nectar glands on the base of the bracts on the outside or abaxial side. | 2 - reduced - nectar gland is small in size and low in frequency on the plant | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Teeth Number | Relative number of bract teeth. | 1 - medium - around a dozen teeth on the bract | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Fruiting Type | Pattern of boll formation on branches. | 1 - normal - regular formation of bolls, with 1-2 per node | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Hair Variation | Changes in hair density with age of the leaf (more or less density on the younger leaves). | 1 - greater hair density on younger leaves | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Color | The degree of red coloration to the leaf color. | 1 - green - leaf is primarily green in color | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Glands | Density of gossypol glands in the leaves. | 1 - medium - typically seen density of gossypol glands for most cotton cultivars. | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Hair | Relative density of hairs on the leaf surfaces (expanded leaves at the fourth node). | 2 - few - leaf hairs are at a low frequency | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Shape | The general shape of the mature, expanded leaves (degree of lobing ). | 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Locule Number | Number of locules per boll | 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Color | Flower petal color. | 2 - yellow - petal color that is most common in G. barbadense, G. herbaceum, and G. arboreum | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Spot | Red coloration at interior base of flower petals. | 0 - none - base of petal is same color as rest of petal. | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pollen color | Pollen color. | 2 - cream - common in cultivars of G. hirsutum | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Color | The degree of red coloration to the stems. | 3 - dark red - red coloration permeates the stem | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Glands | The relative density of gossypol glands on the stems. | 1 - medium - typically seen density of gossypol glands for most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Hair | Stem hair density on the mature, expanded stem, fourth node, or older. | 1 - none - hairs appear to be absent from stems | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | Maturity | Maturity of the plot at the time of observation. | 2 - flowers have formed, but bolls are not yet forming | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Mean | The average length in inches of all fibers longer than 1/4 inch. | 0.74 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Micronaire | The fineness of the sample taken from the ginned lint measured by the Micronaire and expressed in standard curvilinear micron aire units. | 5 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | T0 | The fiber strength of a bundle of fibers measured on a Stelometer with the jaws holding the fiber bundle tightly appressed. Measured in grams force per tex. | 38.4 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | T1 | The fiber strength of a bundle of fibers measured on a Stelometer with the jaws separated by a 1/8 inch spacer. Measured in grams force per tex. | 16.6 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Productivity | Relative assessment of boll load on a single plant. | 3 - average count of bolls per plant range between 25 and 36 per plant | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | TEX 304 CR18-1555 SD | |