| CHEMICAL | Crude protein in the stem | Crude protein in the stem | 13.5 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| CHEMICAL | Crude protein in the leaf | Crude protein in the leaf. | 30 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Anthracnose | Percent of plants resistant to Anthracnose (Colletotrichum trifolii). | 0 | | ALFALFA.ANTHRAC.89.WOODWARD | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Bacterial wilt | Percent of plants resistant to Bacterial wilt. (Corynebacterium insidiosum). | 17.59 | | ALFALFA.BACTWILT.89.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Phytophthora root rot | Percent of plants resistant to Phytophthora Root rot (Phytophthora megasperma). | 8.7 | | ALFALFA.PHYROOTROT.89.FOX | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Verticillium wilt | Percent of plants resistant to Verticillium wilt (Verticillium albo-atrum). | 11 | | ALFALFA.VERTWILT.88.PEADEN | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Fusarium wilt | Percent of plants resistant to Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum). | 21.92 | | ALFALFA.FUSWILT.87.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Downy mildew | Percent of plants resistant to Downy mildew (Peronospora trifoliorum). | 14.5 | | ALFALFA.DOWNYMILD.I8.85.STUT | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Downy mildew | Percent of plants resistant to Downy mildew (Peronospora trifoliorum). | 8.2 | | ALFALFA.DOWNYMILD.I7.85.STUT | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Aphanomyces | Percent resistant plants to Aphanomyces eutieches. | 0 | | ALFALFA.APHAN.89.GRAU | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| GROWTH | Fall growth | Fall growth evaluated by plant height on October 11-12. | 8 - 6-10 CM | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| GROWTH | Crown stem diameter | Diameter of the crown stem | 1 - NARROW | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| GROWTH | Taproot diameter | Diameter of the taproot | 1 - LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 5 MM | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| GROWTH | Secondary root diameter | Secondary root diameter | 2 - (1 = 2-5 MM, 5 = GREATER THAN 12.5 MM) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| GROWTH | Seedling vigor | Seedling vigor visually estimated as plant size during the fourth week after germination. | 7 - (1 = LEAST, 9 = MOST) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| GROWTH | Crown width | Width of the crown | 2 - (1 = NARROW, 5 = WIDE) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| INSECT | Pea Aphid | Percent of seedling survival after pea aphid damage. (Acrythosiphon pisum). | 1.7 | | ALFALFA.PEAAPHID.87.MANG | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| INSECT | Potato Leafhopper | Percent of plant foliage yellowed by Potato Leafhopper (Empoasca fabae). | 7 | | ALFALFA.POTLEAFHOP.88.BYERS | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| INSECT | Spotted Alfalfa Aphid | Percent of seedling survival after Spotted Alfalfa aphid damage (Therioaphis maculata). | 0 | | ALFALFA.SPOTALFAPH.87.MANG | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| INSECT | Spotted Alfalfa Aphid | Percent of seedling survival after Spotted Alfalfa aphid damage (Therioaphis maculata). | 4.22 | | ALFALFA.SPOTALFAPH.89.CADDEL | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| INSECT | Blue aphid | Percent of seedling survival after Blue aphid damage. (Acyrthosiphon kondoi). | 0.93 | | ALFALFA.BLUEAPHID.88.CADDEL | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| INSECT | Clover Root curculio | Percent of plants resistant to Clover Root Curculio (Sitonia hispidulus). | 35.3 | | ALFALFA.ROOTCURC.89.BYERS | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed weight 100 | Weight of 100 seeds in grams. | 0.21 | | ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed weight 100 | Weight of 100 seeds in grams. | 0.21 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf size | Leaf size visually estimated on August 30. | 7 - (1 = LEAST, 9 = MOST) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Depth of the crown | Depth of the crown | 3 - (1 = SHALLOW, 5 = DEEP) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Crown branching | Branching of the crown | 2 - (1 = LOW, 5 = DEEP) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Crown bud number | Number of crown buds | 1 - FEW | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Crown origin | Origin of the crown | 1 - MANY THIN STEMS ORIGINATE AT THE SAME NARROW POINT | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i 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 452474 84i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Secondary root position | Secondary root position | 2 - (1 - >= 20 CM BELOW CROWN, 5 - <= 5 CM BELOW CROWN) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Fibrous root mass | Fibrous root mass | 4 - (1 = NONE, 5 = MANY) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Determinate taproot percentage | Determinate taproot percentage | 0 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Determinate taproot position | Determinate taproot position | 0 - EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 20 CM BELOW CROWN | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | Days to maturity | Number of days between the first and second cut | 30 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | Maturity | Visual estimate of the morphological stages of development. | 5 - 5 MEDIUM on 1-9 scale | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Leaf acid detergent fiber | Acid detergent fiber of the leaf taken at maturity | 17.3 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Leaf neutral detergent fiber | Neutral detergent fiber of leaf taken at maturity | 22.5 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Stem acid detergent fiber | Acid detergent fiber of stem taken at maturity | 46.3 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Stem neutral detergent fiber | Neutral detergent fiber of stem taken at maturity | 56.6 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Seedling year yield | Seedling year yield measured in grams of dry matter per plot. | 289.9 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Stem leaf ratio | Stem leaf ratio | 2.3 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| STRESS | Salt germination - ic(50) valu | Sodium chloride concentration which inhibits germination of 50% of the viable seed. | -0.55 | | ALFALFA.SALTGERM.88.RUMB | PI 452474 84i 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). | 1.028 | | ALFALFA.SALTSTRESS.89.SMITH | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| STRESS | Frost damage | Frost damage visually estimated on October 10, after a severe frost during the last week of September. | 2 - (1 = LEAST, 9 = MOST) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |
| STRESS | Winter injury | Winter injury visually evaluated for damage and death. | 2 - (1 = least)(9 = most) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 452474 84i SD | |