| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | armourianum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | armourianum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D2-1 6 .02 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Canopy Type | The foliage density on the plants. | 2 - open - leaves are spaced further than that seen for most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Canopy Type | The foliage density on the plants. | 2 - open - leaves are spaced further than that seen for most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| GROWTH | Growth Habit | Growth pattern of stem and branches. | 2 - spreading - stem and branch growth tends to be top heavy | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Growth Habit | Growth pattern of stem and branches. | 2 - spreading - stem and branch growth tends to be top heavy | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| GROWTH | Height (average) for the plot | Plot height to the nearest foot. | 1 - Plot height was estimated to nearest foot. Plants are growing along or very close to the ground and less than one feet or 0.3 meters in height. Seen in several diploid Gossypium species (G. longicalyx, G. costulatum for example) | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Height (average) for the plot | Plot height to the nearest foot. | 2 - Plot height was estimated to the nearest foot. Plant height is very short irrespective of growing conditions and ranges from one to two feet (0.3 to 0.61 meters in height) | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Color | The degree of red coloration to the boll. | 3 - light green - lighter color than most of the cotton cultivars. Often seen in G. arboreum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Point | Degree of tapering of the boll tips. | 1 - moderately pointed - boll ends in a point, intermediate between clearly pointed and blunt | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Shape | Degree of roundness to the boll shape. | 2 - round - round shape to the bolls. Not necessarily perfectly round but length is close to width | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Shape | Degree of roundness to the boll shape. | 2 - round - round shape to the bolls. Not necessarily perfectly round but length is close to width | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Color | The degree of red coloration to the bracts. | 3 - sun red - partial red color of the bracts. Nearly always seen on G. hirsutum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Nectaries | The presence of nectar glands on the base of the bracts on the outside or abaxial side. | 0 - absent - no nectar glands seen on base of bracts on the outside or abaxial side | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Nectaries | The presence of nectar glands on the base of the bracts on the outside or abaxial side. | 0 - absent - no nectar glands seen on base of bracts on the outside or abaxial side | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Size | General size of the leaf bract in relation to the boll. | 1 - small bract = bract length or width is shorter or narrower than the boll size | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Nectary Number | Number of nectary glands on the undersides of the leaf. | 0 - absent - no nectar glands seen on the undersides of any leaves | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Nectary Number | Number of nectary glands on the undersides of the leaf. | 0 - absent - no nectar glands seen on the undersides of any leaves | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Size | Size of the mature, expanded leaf surfaces, fourth node, or older. | 4 - extra small - leaf size is much smaller than that observed in cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Size | Size of the mature, expanded leaf surfaces, fourth node, or older. | 4 - extra small - leaf size is much smaller than that observed in cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Lint Color | Color of mature fiber | 0 - no lint - completely naked seed | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Locule Number | Number of locules per boll | 3 - three locules | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Locule Number | Number of locules per boll | 3 - three locules | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Color | Flower petal color. | 2 - yellow - petal color that is most common in G. barbadense, G. herbaceum, and G. arboreum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Color | Flower petal color. | 2 - yellow - petal color that is most common in G. barbadense, G. herbaceum, and G. arboreum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Spot | Red coloration at interior base of flower petals. | 1 - light - red coloration is faint | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pollen color | Pollen color. | 1 - yellow - seen in some of the older cultivars of G. hirsutum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | Maturity | Maturity of the plot at the time of observation. | 4 - more than 1/2 open - most bolls that have formed are opening | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| PHENOLOGY | Photoperiodic rating | Average plot flowering response approximately 3 weeks post Summer Solstice | 3 - bolls - bolls are developing on the plants | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| PHENOLOGY | Photoperiodic rating | Average plot flowering response approximately 3 weeks post Summer Solstice | 4 - open bolls - bolls are already maturing on plants | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Productivity | Relative assessment of boll load on a single plant. | 1 - less than a dozen bolls are observed per plant | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS21-2001 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Productivity | Relative assessment of boll load on a single plant. | 2 - average count of bolls per plant range between 13 to 24 bolls per plant | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | D21 6 CS22-3307 SD | |