| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | sturtianum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| COMMENT | Usability | Ease of cultivation and crop production. | 3 - The remainder of the Gossypium species and without usable fiber or have no seed fiber. Difficult to germinate and/or raise to maturity. Often left as ornamental perennial in the Tropics or as a large potted plant in a greenhouse. | | COTTON.OVERVIEW | C1 5 .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 | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| 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 | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| GROWTH | Height (average) for the plot | Plot height to the nearest foot. | 3 - Plot height was estimated to the nearest foot. Plant height ranges from two to three feet (0.61 to 0.91 meters) in height | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| GROWTH | Stand establishment | Stand establishment of the accession in the plot. | 5 - between 75 and 90% of a full stand | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| 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 | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Glanding | Density of gossypol glands on the surface of the mature, but non cleft boll. | 3 - heavy - more gossypol glands than is normally observed on most cotton cultivars. Often seen with G. barbadense | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Nectaries | The presence of nectar glands on the base of the boll or calyx. | 0 - absent - no nectar glands seen on base of the boll | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Point | Degree of tapering of the boll tips. | 3 - blunt - boll ends abruptly. With round or oval bolls, tip follows the overall shape of the boll | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Shape | Degree of roundness to the boll shape. | 1 - oval - oval shape to bolls. Widest point tends to the middle of the boll | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Size | Relative size of the bolls. | 4 - extra small - typical for most of the exotic species, (marble size or smaller) | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Color | The degree of red coloration to the bracts. | 1 - green - green colored bracts | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Teeth Number | Relative number of bract teeth. | 3 - few - less than a dozen teeth on the bract. Typical for many species | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Teeth Size | Size of bract teeth relative to the bract. | 0 - none - bract margins are smooth with no teeth | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| 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 | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| 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 | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Glands | Density of gossypol glands in the leaves. | 1 - medium - typically seen density of gossypol glands for most cotton cultivars. | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Hair | Relative density of hairs on the leaf surfaces (expanded leaves at the fourth node). | 1 - none - hairs appear to be absent from leaf surfaces | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Nectary Number | Number of nectary glands on the undersides of the leaf. | 6 - reduced - nectar gland is barely noticeable on the main vein | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Shape | The general shape of the mature, expanded leaves (degree of lobing ). | 6 - ovate - leaf shape is rounded or oval. Best seen in a number of Australian diploid species | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Size | Size of the mature, expanded leaf surfaces, fourth node, or older. | 2 - small - leaf size is less than the palm area of the opened adult hand | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Lint Color | Color of mature fiber | 0 - no lint - completely naked seed | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Locule Number | Number of locules per boll | 3 - three locules | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Color | Flower petal color. | 6 - light blue - in a few Australian diploids | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Spot | Red coloration at interior base of flower petals. | 2 - medium - red coloration is just enough to create effect of petal spot. | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pollen color | Pollen color. | 2 - cream - common in cultivars of G. hirsutum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Fuzz | The relative density of seed fuzz on the seed surface after ginning | 0 - none - no seed fuzz on surface | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Fuzz Color | The color of the seed fuzz after ginning. | 0 - lintless - no fuzz or lint on seed surface | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| 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 | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Color | The degree of red coloration to the stems. | 1 - green - stem is primarily green in color | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| 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 | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | Photoperiodic rating | Average plot flowering response approximately 3 weeks post Summer Solstice | 2 - flowers - flowers are opening, but bolls are not yet formed | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |
| 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | C1 5 CS20-2503 SD | |