| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | hirsutum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| COMMENT | Usability | Ease of cultivation and crop production. | 2 - Fails to mature or produce seed in a single summer growing season. Results from a combination of factors such as delayed maturity, photoperiodic (short day) flowering, hard seed coats, poor stand establishment (many collected G. barbadense GB, most G. hirsutum TEX landraces/racestocks or 'wild' cotton). | | COTTON.OVERVIEW | TEX 408 .02 SD | Not Available |
| DISEASE | Coletotrichum Resistance | Resistance to Coletotrichum gossypii. (1 = Immune, 5 = Highly Susceptible) | 4 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| DISEASE | Verticillium Resistance | Resistance to Verticillium dahliae. (1.0 = Immune, 5.0 = Highly susceptible) | 5 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | 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 | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Growth Habit | Growth pattern of stem and branches. | 4 - pyramid - stem growth is orderly, often with a single main stem, and takes precedence over branching | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Height (average) for the plot | Plot height to the nearest foot. | 5 - Plot height was estimated to the nearest foot. Plant height ranges from four to five feet (1.22 to 1.52 meters) in height | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Stand establishment | Stand establishment of the accession in the plot. | 6 - full stand, high germination rate, high seedling survival | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Arealometer A | Arealometer A is a measure of the external surface area of the fibers of a given volume of material, expressed in square mm per cubic mm of fibrous material. | 401 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Arealometer D | The difference between specific area determined at high pressure (AH) and standard pressure (Areo A). D is presumably a measure of flatness of the fiber ribbon. | 18 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Weight | Average weight in grams of a 10 boll sample | 1.5 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Embryo Index | Weight in grams of embryos per 100 seeds. | 3.692 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Flower Score | Flowering score of TX Collection. (0.0 = no flowers during growing season, 1.0 = flowers 8 weeks later than Upland var. 5.0 = flowers as early as Upland variety). | 4.5 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Coat Index | Weight in grams of seed coats per 100 seeds. | 2.546 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Uhm | The length in inches of the half of the fibers by weight that contains the longer fibers. UHM approximates classer's staple and 2.5 percent span length. | 0.8 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| 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 | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Glands | Density of gossypol glands in the leaves. | 3 - heavy - density of glands is greater than that normally seen in most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Hair | Relative density of hairs on the leaf surfaces (expanded leaves at the fourth node). | 3 - moderate - leaf hairs are at a regular and commonly seen density for most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Nectary Number | Number of nectary glands on the undersides of the leaf. | 1 - 1 - nectar glands only seen on the main vein of underside of leaves | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Shape | The general shape of the mature, expanded leaves (degree of lobing ). | 1 - normal - leaf shape typically seen in cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Size | Size of the mature, expanded leaf surfaces, fourth node, or older. | 1 - medium - leaf size is typical for that in cultivars, and when compared to an opened hand it fills the palm area | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Color | The degree of red coloration to the stems. | 2 - sun red - red coloration is regularly seen on the side of the stem most exposed to the sun | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Glands | The relative density of gossypol glands on the stems. | 3 - heavy - density of glands is greater than that normally seen in most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Hair | Stem hair density on the mature, expanded stem, fourth node, or older. | 3 - moderate - stem hairs are at a regular and commonly seen density for most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| PHENOLOGY | Maturity | Maturity of the plot at the time of observation. | 1 - flowers have not formed yet | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| PHENOLOGY | Photoperiodic rating | Average plot flowering response approximately 3 weeks post Summer Solstice | 0 - no squares - no sign of flowering response in the plot | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Lint percent | The weight of lint ginned from a sample of seed cotton expressed as a percentage of the weight of seed cotton. | 18 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Lint Index | The weight of lint from 100 seed in grams | 1.7 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Mean | The average length in inches of all fibers longer than 1/4 inch. | 0.67 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Micronaire | The fineness of the sample taken from the ginned lint measured by the Micronaire and expressed in standard curvilinear micron aire units. | 5.43 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Seed Index | The weight of 100 seed in grams | 8 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | T0 | The fiber strength of a bundle of fibers measured on a Stelometer with the jaws holding the fiber bundle tightly appressed. Measured in grams force per tex. | 32.4 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Productivity | Relative assessment of boll load on a single plant. | 0 - no bolls have formed on the plant | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 408 CS16-1431 SD | Not Available |