| CHEMICAL | Crude protein in the stem | Crude protein in the stem | 14.8 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| CHEMICAL | Crude protein in the leaf | Crude protein in the leaf. | 33.3 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| 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. | 100 | | ALFALFA.PROTBYPASS.93.VOLENEC | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| DISEASE | Anthracnose | Percent of plants resistant to Anthracnose (Colletotrichum trifolii). | 32.26 | | ALFALFA.ANTHRAC.89.ONEILL | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| DISEASE | Verticillium wilt | Percent of plants resistant to Verticillium wilt (Verticillium albo-atrum). | 11 | | ALFALFA.VERTWILT.89.PEADEN | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Fall growth | Fall growth evaluated by plant height on October 11-12. | 6 - 16-20 CM | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Crown stem diameter | Diameter of the crown stem | 2 - (1 = NARROW, 5 = WIDE) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Taproot diameter | Diameter of the taproot | 2 - (1 - <= 5MM, 5 - >= 12.5 MM) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Secondary root diameter | Secondary root diameter | 2 - (1 = 2-5 MM, 5 = GREATER THAN 12.5 MM) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| 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 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Recovery rate | Recovery rate visually estimated 2 weeks after the first spring cutting (mid July). | 7 - ACTIVE (MESILLA) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Crown width | Width of the crown | 2 - (1 = NARROW, 5 = WIDE) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| INSECT | Lygus bug | Resistance to lygus bug | 3 - 2 LEAVES WILTED | | ALFALFA.LYGUSBUG.93.TEUBER | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| INSECT | Alfalfa Snout beetle | Resistance/tolerance to Alfalfa Snout Beetle (Otiorhynchus ligustic) root feeding | 4 - Deep feeding wounds evident on roots but taproot severed | 9 | ALFALFA.SNOUTBEETE.00.MILLER-GARVIN | PI 478573 92i SD | |
| MOLECULAR | Chloroplast DNA hypervariabili | Chloroplast DNA hypervariability. The average distance relative to all other measured. Other data downloadable as Excel:135 by 135 matrix and Genetic distance between 2 accessions(8972 combinations)- click on Chloroplast DNA hypervariabili | 0.669 | | ALFALFA.GENEDIST.99.SKINNER | PI 478573 92i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed weight 100 | Weight of 100 seeds in grams. | 0.28 | | ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS | PI 478573 92i SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf size | Leaf size visually estimated on August 30. | 8 - (1 = LEAST, 9 = MOST) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Depth of the crown | Depth of the crown | 3 - (1 = SHALLOW, 5 = DEEP) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Crown branching | Branching of the crown | 2 - (1 = LOW, 5 = DEEP) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Crown bud number | Number of crown buds | 1 - FEW | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Crown origin | Origin of the crown | 2 - ONE MAJOR (THICK) STEM AND MANY SMALL ONES | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Secondary root number | Number of secondary roots | 3 - (1 = 0 TO 1, 6 = GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 12) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Secondary root position | Secondary root position | 1 - GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 20 CM BELOW CROWN | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Fibrous root mass | Fibrous root mass | 4 - (1 = NONE, 5 = MANY) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Determinate taproot percentage | Determinate taproot percentage | 0 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Determinate taproot position | Determinate taproot position | 0 - EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 20 CM BELOW CROWN | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Unifoliate internode length | Unifoliate internode length - the distance between the cotyledonary node and the unifoliate leaf node measured in millimeters. | 13.78 | 37 | ALFALFA.UILENGTH.93.GORDON | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| PHENOLOGY | Days to maturity | Number of days between the first and second cut | 25 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| PHENOLOGY | Maturity | Visual estimate of the morphological stages of development. | 5 - 5 MEDIUM on 1-9 scale | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Seed productivity | Seed productivity. coded 1-9. | 5 - (1 = HIGH, 9 = LOW) | | ALFALFA.SEEDPROD.92.PEADEN | PI 478573 92i SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Seed productivity | Seed productivity. coded 1-9. | 9 - LOW | | ALFALFA.SEEDPROD.88.PEADEN | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Leaf acid detergent fiber | Acid detergent fiber of the leaf taken at maturity | 14.7 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Leaf neutral detergent fiber | Neutral detergent fiber of leaf taken at maturity | 20 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Stem acid detergent fiber | Acid detergent fiber of stem taken at maturity | 44 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Stem neutral detergent fiber | Neutral detergent fiber of stem taken at maturity | 54.4 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Seedling year yield | Seedling year yield measured in grams of dry matter per plot. | 265 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Stem leaf ratio | Stem leaf ratio | 2 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| STRESS | Salt germination - ic(50) valu | Sodium chloride concentration which inhibits germination of 50% of the viable seed. | -0.4 | | ALFALFA.SALTGERM.89.RUMB | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| STRESS | Frost damage | Frost damage visually estimated on October 10, after a severe frost during the last week of September. | 8 - (1 = LEAST, 9 = MOST) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| STRESS | Winter injury | Winter injury visually evaluated for damage and death. | 9 - Most winter injury | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 478573 88i SD | Not Available |
| SUBSET | Core subset | A flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subset | Y - YES, ACCESSION IS PART OF THE CORE | | ALFALFA.CORE | PI 478573 81o SD | Not Available |