| CHEMICAL | Crude protein in the stem | Crude protein in the stem | 14.3 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| CHEMICAL | Crude protein in the leaf | Crude protein in the leaf. | 30.1 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| CHEMICAL | By pass protein | In-vitro dry matter disappearance (ivdmd) expressed as a percent of the cultivar venal. Higher than 100% suggests low digestibility & higher by-pass protein. | 76 | | ALFALFA.PROTBYPASS.93.VOLENEC | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| DISEASE | Anthracnose | Percent of plants resistant to Anthracnose (Colletotrichum trifolii). | 1.3 | | ALFALFA.ANTHRAC.89.WOODWARD | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| DISEASE | Bacterial wilt | Percent of plants resistant to Bacterial wilt. (Corynebacterium insidiosum). | 0 | | ALFALFA.BACTWILT.89.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| DISEASE | Spring Black Stem | Disease reaction/rating to Spring Black Stem (Phoma medicaginis) using the Standard Test 1-5 rating scale. Data was taken on a 1 to 5 scale.
1 = Resistant : Healthy, symptom-free top growth
2 = Resistant : Small (<2mm), brown or black lesions or flecks; no defoliation
3 = Susceptible : Larger (2 to 3mm),disrete lesions; lesions may be on leaves and petioles; usually no chlorosis or defoliation
4 = Susceptible : Large (>3mm) lesions; no defoliation;petiole lesions
5 = Susceptible : Lesions > 3mm, fruiting; dead leaves or defoliation | 4.84 | | ALFALFA.SPRBLSTEM.89.LEATH | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| DISEASE | Phytophthora root rot | Percent of plants resistant to Phytophthora Root rot (Phytophthora megasperma). | 0 | | ALFALFA.PHYROOTROT.89.MCCASLIN | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| DISEASE | Common leaf spot | Percent of plants resistant to Common Leaf spot (Pseudopeziza medicaginis). | 4.07 | | ALFALFA.LEAFSPOT.89.LEATH | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| DISEASE | Fusarium wilt | Percent of plants resistant to Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum). | 51.38 | | ALFALFA.FUSWILT.89.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| DISEASE | Lepto spot | Percent of plants resistant to Lepto Spot (Leptosphaerulina briosiana). | 3.85 | | ALFALFA.LEPTOSPOT.89.LEATH | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| DISEASE | Downy mildew | Percent of plants resistant to Downy mildew (Peronospora trifoliorum). | 0 | | ALFALFA.DOWNYMILD.I8.88.STUT | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| DISEASE | Downy mildew | Percent of plants resistant to Downy mildew (Peronospora trifoliorum). | 6.2 | | ALFALFA.DOWNYMILD.I7.88.STUT | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| DISEASE | Stemphylium Leaf spot | Disease reaction/rating to Stemphylium Leaf Spot (Stemphylium botryosum) using the Standard Test 1-5 rating scale. Data was taken on a 1 to 5 scale.
1 = Resistant : Healthy, symptom-free top growth
2 = Resistant : Small (<1mm) brown or black lesions or pepper spots; no defoliation
3 = Susceptible : Larger (1 to 3mm), discreet lesions with necrotic centers; usually no chlorosis or defoliation
4 = Susceptible : Larger (>3mm), target-type lesions or necrotic areas; may have petiole lesions
5 = Susceptible : Lesions > 3mm, chlorosis, defoliation | 4.54 | | ALFALFA.STEMPHLFSP.89.LEATH | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| DISEASE | Aphanomyces | Percent resistant plants to Aphanomyces eutieches. | 0 | | ALFALFA.APHAN.89.GRAU | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| DISEASE | Sclerotinia resistance | Percent resistant plants to Sclerotinia. | 11 | | ALFALFA.SCLEROT.89.RHODES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| GROWTH | Plant growth habit | Plant growth habit evaluated during the mid stage of the second regrowth (August 8-9). | 8 - ERECT (CUF 101) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| GROWTH | Fall growth | Fall growth evaluated by plant height on October 11-12. | 3 - 31-35 CM | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| GROWTH | Crown stem diameter | Diameter of the crown stem | 3 - (1 = NARROW, 5 = WIDE) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| GROWTH | Taproot diameter | Diameter of the taproot | 2 - (1 - <= 5MM, 5 - >= 12.5 MM) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| GROWTH | Secondary root diameter | Secondary root diameter | 1 - 2-5 MM | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| GROWTH | Seedling vigor | Seedling vigor visually estimated as plant size during the fourth week after germination. | 8 - (1 = LEAST, 9 = MOST) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| GROWTH | Recovery rate | Recovery rate visually estimated 2 weeks after the first spring cutting (mid July). | 8 - FAST (CUF 101) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| GROWTH | Crown width | Width of the crown | 2 - (1 = NARROW, 5 = WIDE) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| INSECT | Potato Leafhopper | Percent of plant foliage yellowed by Potato Leafhopper (Empoasca fabae). | 5.7 | | ALFALFA.POTLEAFHOP.89.BYERS | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| INSECT | Spotted Alfalfa Aphid | Percent of seedling survival after Spotted Alfalfa aphid damage (Therioaphis maculata). | 0 | | ALFALFA.SPOTALFAPH.89.CADDEL | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| INSECT | Blue aphid | Percent of seedling survival after Blue aphid damage. (Acyrthosiphon kondoi). | 7 | | ALFALFA.BLUEAPHID.89.CADDEL | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| INSECT | Clover Root curculio | Percent of plants resistant to Clover Root Curculio (Sitonia hispidulus). | 30 | | ALFALFA.ROOTCURC.90.BYERS | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed weight 100 | Weight of 100 seeds in grams. | 0.33 | | ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed weight 100 | Weight of 100 seeds in grams. | 0.36 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf size | Leaf size visually estimated on August 30. | 8 - (1 = LEAST, 9 = MOST) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Depth of the crown | Depth of the crown | 2 - (1 = SHALLOW, 5 = DEEP) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Crown branching | Branching of the crown | 2 - (1 = LOW, 5 = DEEP) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Crown bud number | Number of crown buds | 1 - FEW | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Secondary root number | Number of secondary roots | 3 - (1 = 0 TO 1, 6 = GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 12) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Secondary root position | Secondary root position | 2 - (1 - >= 20 CM BELOW CROWN, 5 - <= 5 CM BELOW CROWN) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Fibrous root mass | Fibrous root mass | 3 - (1 = NONE, 5 = MANY) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Determinate taproot percentage | Determinate taproot percentage | 0 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Determinate taproot position | Determinate taproot position | 0 - EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 20 CM BELOW CROWN | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | Days to maturity | Number of days between the first and second cut | 21 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | Maturity | Visual estimate of the morphological stages of development. | 5 - 5 MEDIUM on 1-9 scale | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Leaf acid detergent fiber | Acid detergent fiber of the leaf taken at maturity | 14 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Leaf neutral detergent fiber | Neutral detergent fiber of leaf taken at maturity | 19.1 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Stem acid detergent fiber | Acid detergent fiber of stem taken at maturity | 47.7 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Stem neutral detergent fiber | Neutral detergent fiber of stem taken at maturity | 58.7 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Seedling year yield | Seedling year yield measured in grams of dry matter per plot. | 271.4 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Stem leaf ratio | Stem leaf ratio | 1.5 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| STRESS | Salt germination - ic(50) valu | Sodium chloride concentration which inhibits germination of 50% of the viable seed. | -0.86 | | ALFALFA.SALTGERM.88.RUMB | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| STRESS | Acid soil tolerance | Ratio of root dry weight below 1 inch in acid soil to root dry weight below 1 inch in lime soil. Data is compared to an acid tolerant check. | 0.93 | | ALFALFA.ACIDSOIL.92.BOUTON | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| STRESS | Tolerance to salt stress | The ratio of mean regrowth amount under salt stress to that produced under non-stress conditions expressed as a proportion of the ratio for a control cultivar(s). | 0.973 | | ALFALFA.SALTSTRESS.89.SMITH | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| STRESS | Frost damage | Frost damage visually estimated on October 10, after a severe frost during the last week of September. | 9 - MOST | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |
| STRESS | Winter injury | Winter injury visually evaluated for damage and death. | 9 - Most winter injury | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 179947 87i SD | |