| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | arboreum | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| COMMENT | Usability | Ease of cultivation and crop production. | 1 - Flowers and produces seed during a single US summer growing season ( G. hirsutum cultivars 'SA' sub-collection, most of asiatic diploid cotton G. herbaceum and G. arboreum, cultivated G. barbadense GB, some G. hirsutum 'TEX' sub-collection accessions). | | COTTON.OVERVIEW | A2 659 .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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Stand establishment | Stand establishment of the accession in the plot. | 4 - three fourths of a full stand | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 659 V11-0705 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Stand establishment | Stand establishment of the accession in the plot. | 6 - full stand, high germination rate, high seedling survival | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 659 V11-0705 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Nectaries | The presence of nectar glands on the base of the boll or calyx. | 1 - present - nectar gland seen at least once on the base of the boll. | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Teeth Number | Relative number of bract teeth. | 3 - few - less than a dozen teeth on the bract. Typical for many species | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Teeth Size | Size of bract teeth relative to the bract. | 2 - small - teeth make little indentation into bract length. Found often on G. arboreum | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Color | The degree of red coloration to the leaf color. | 1 - green - leaf is primarily green in color | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Hair | Relative density of hairs on the leaf surfaces (expanded leaves at the fourth node). | 4 - hairy - leaf hair density is greater than that normally seen on most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Shape | The general shape of the mature, expanded leaves (degree of lobing ). | 2 - okra - leaf shape is more dissected than that normally seen | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Color | Flower petal color. | 5 - white - in a few G. arboreum accessions, typical for some species e.g. G. costulatum, G. exiguum | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Spot | Red coloration at interior base of flower petals. | 3 - heavy - red coloration creates solid band across petals and extends halfway up the petal. | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pollen color | Pollen color. | 4 - dark yellow - typically seen in G. barbadense, G. arboreum and G. herbaceum | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Color | The degree of red coloration to the stems. | 3 - dark red - red coloration permeates the stem | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Hair | Stem hair density on the mature, expanded stem, fourth node, or older. | 4 - hairy - stem hair density is greater than that normally seen on most cotton cultivars. | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| PHENOLOGY | Maturity | Maturity of the plot at the time of observation. | 2 - flowers have formed, but bolls are not yet forming | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Productivity | Relative assessment of boll load on a single plant. | 1 - less than a dozen bolls are observed per plant | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 659 CR24-0059 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Seed Index | The mass of 100 fuzzy seeds, in grams. | 7.34 | | COTTON.OVERVIEW | A2 659 1996 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Germination Percent One Week | Germination percentage after one week of sowing with selected method and media | 90 | | GERM.GHTRAYCELLS.DIRECTSOW.PEATMIX | A2 659 1996 SD | |