| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | hirsutum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| 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 1877 .02 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Canopy Type | The foliage density on the plants. | 3 - dense - close placement of leaves on the plant. | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| GROWTH | Growth Habit | Growth pattern of stem and branches. | 1 - normal - stem growth is typical of that seen for most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| GROWTH | Height (average) for the plot | Plot height to the nearest foot. | 4 - Plot height was estimated to the nearest foot. Plant height ranges from three to four feet (0.91 to 1.22 meters) in height | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| GROWTH | Stand establishment | Stand establishment of the accession in the plot. | 6 - full stand, high germination rate, high seedling survival | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Color | The degree of red coloration to the boll. | 1 - green - typical for most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Glanding | Density of gossypol glands on the surface of the mature, but non cleft boll. | 1 - medium - typical density of gossypol glands observed on most G. hirsutum cultivars | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Nectaries | The presence of nectar glands on the base of the boll or calyx. | 2 - reduced - nectar gland is small in size and low in frequency on the plant | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Point | Degree of tapering of the boll tips. | 2 - pointed - boll is tapered to a tip. It can complement the cone boll shape or appear pinched out | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Shape | Degree of roundness to the boll shape. | 4 - cone oval - bolls show tapering from middle to the tip. The base and middle are comparable in length | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Size | Relative size of the bolls. | 2 - large - larger than typical boll size, larger than golf ball size. May also be longer than normal | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Nectaries | The presence of nectar glands on the base of the bracts on the outside or abaxial side. | 1 - present - nectar gland seen at least once on the bract on the outside or abaxial side | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Color | The degree of red coloration to the leaf color. | 1 - green - leaf is primarily green in color | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Glands | Density of gossypol glands in the leaves. | 1 - medium - typically seen density of gossypol glands for most cotton cultivars. | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Nectary Number | Number of nectary glands on the undersides of the leaf. | 3 - 3 - nectar glands found on main vein and two other veins on undersides of leaves | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Shape | The general shape of the mature, expanded leaves (degree of lobing ). | 1 - normal - leaf shape typically seen in cotton cultivars | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Lint Color | Color of mature fiber | 1 - white - most cotton cultivars of G. hirsutum and G. arboreum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Color | Flower petal color. | 1 - cream - most common color in cultivars of Gossypium hirsutum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Spot | Red coloration at interior base of flower petals. | 0 - none - base of petal is same color as rest of petal. | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pollen color | Pollen color. | 2 - cream - common in cultivars of G. hirsutum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Fuzz | The relative density of seed fuzz on the seed surface after ginning | 0 - none - no seed fuzz on surface | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Fuzz Color | The color of the seed fuzz after ginning. | 0 - lintless - no fuzz or lint on seed surface | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stigma | The stigmatic column in relation to the antheridial cone. | 2 - protruding - stigma is beyond the antheridial cone. Typical in many G. barbadense accessions and wild accessions of other Gossypium species
| | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Productivity | Relative assessment of boll load on a single plant. | 4 - average count of bolls per plant range from 37 to 48 bolls per plant | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 1877 T12-728 SD | |