| CHEMICAL | Crude protein in the stem | Crude protein in the stem | 13.9 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| CHEMICAL | Crude protein in the leaf | Crude protein in the leaf. | 30.3 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Bacterial wilt | Percent of plants resistant to Bacterial wilt. (Corynebacterium insidiosum). | 18.52 | | ALFALFA.BACTWILT.89.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Phytophthora root rot | Percent of plants resistant to Phytophthora Root rot (Phytophthora megasperma). | 2.9 | | ALFALFA.PHYROOTROT.89.FOX | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Verticillium wilt | Percent of plants resistant to Verticillium wilt (Verticillium albo-atrum). | 3 | | ALFALFA.VERTWILT.88.PEADEN | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Fusarium wilt | Percent of plants resistant to Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum). | 38.03 | | ALFALFA.FUSWILT.89.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Downy mildew | Percent of plants resistant to Downy mildew (Peronospora trifoliorum). | 13.3 | | ALFALFA.DOWNYMILD.I7.85.STUT | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Downy mildew | Percent of plants resistant to Downy mildew (Peronospora trifoliorum). | 16.7 | | ALFALFA.DOWNYMILD.I8.85.STUT | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Aphanomyces | Percent resistant plants to Aphanomyces eutieches. | 0 | | ALFALFA.APHAN.89.GRAU | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| DISEASE | Sclerotinia resistance | Percent resistant plants to Sclerotinia. | 14 | | ALFALFA.SCLEROT.94.RHODES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| GROWTH | Fall growth | Fall growth evaluated by plant height on October 11-12. | 9 - LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 5 CM | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| GROWTH | Seedling vigor | Seedling vigor visually estimated as plant size during the fourth week after germination. | 6 - (1 = LEAST, 9 = MOST) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| GROWTH | Recovery rate | Recovery rate visually estimated 2 weeks after the first spring cutting (mid July). | 5 - INTERMEDIATE (SARANAC) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| INSECT | Pea Aphid | Percent of seedling survival after pea aphid damage. (Acrythosiphon pisum). | 1.6 | | ALFALFA.PEAAPHID.87.MANG | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| INSECT | Potato Leafhopper | Percent of plant foliage yellowed by Potato Leafhopper (Empoasca fabae). | 3.3 | | ALFALFA.POTLEAFHOP.94.BYERS | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| INSECT | Spotted Alfalfa Aphid | Percent of seedling survival after Spotted Alfalfa aphid damage (Therioaphis maculata). | 0 | | ALFALFA.SPOTALFAPH.87.MANG | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| INSECT | Blue aphid | Percent of seedling survival after Blue aphid damage. (Acyrthosiphon kondoi). | 3.12 | | ALFALFA.BLUEAPHID.88.CADDEL | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| INSECT | Clover Root curculio | Percent of plants resistant to Clover Root Curculio (Sitonia hispidulus). | 19 | 3 | ALFALFA.ROOTCURC.95.BYERS | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed weight 100 | Weight of 100 seeds in grams. | 0.2 | | ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed weight 100 | Weight of 100 seeds in grams. | 0.2 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf size | Leaf size visually estimated on August 30. | 7 - (1 = LEAST, 9 = MOST) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | Days to maturity | Number of days between the first and second cut | 37.5 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | Maturity | Visual estimate of the morphological stages of development. | 4 - 4 on 1-9 scale | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Leaf acid detergent fiber | Acid detergent fiber of the leaf taken at maturity | 17.1 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Leaf neutral detergent fiber | Neutral detergent fiber of leaf taken at maturity | 21.8 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Stem acid detergent fiber | Acid detergent fiber of stem taken at maturity | 44.6 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Stem neutral detergent fiber | Neutral detergent fiber of stem taken at maturity | 55.2 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Seedling year yield | Seedling year yield measured in grams of dry matter per plot. | 324.3 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Stem leaf ratio | Stem leaf ratio | 2.1 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| STRESS | Salt germination - ic(50) valu | Sodium chloride concentration which inhibits germination of 50% of the viable seed. | -0.44 | | ALFALFA.SALTGERM.88.RUMB | PI 468022 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). | 0.991 | | ALFALFA.SALTSTRESS.89.SMITH | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| STRESS | Frost damage | Frost damage visually estimated on October 10, after a severe frost during the last week of September. | 1 - LEAST | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |
| STRESS | Winter injury | Winter injury visually evaluated for damage and death. | 4 - (1 = least)(9 = most) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 468022 84i SD | |