| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | arboreum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 SD | Not Available |
| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | arboreum | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| 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 1234 .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 1234 CR23-0070 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 | A2 1234 T10-0584 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Growth Habit | Growth pattern of stem and branches. | 1 - normal - stem growth is typical of that seen for most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| GROWTH | Height (average) for the plot | Plot height to the nearest foot. | 6 - Plot height was estimated to the nearest foot. Plant height ranges from five to six feet (1.52 to 1.83 meters) in height | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Height (average) for the plot | Plot height to the nearest foot. | 6 - Plot height was estimated to the nearest foot. Plant height ranges from five to six feet (1.52 to 1.83 meters) in height | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| 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 1234 T10-0584 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | A2 1234 V12-383 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 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| GROWTH | Plot uniformity | Indicates degree of uniformity of plants in field plot. | mix - seed of another accession has germinated in the same plot | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| GROWTH | Plot uniformity | Indicates degree of uniformity of plants in field plot. | seg - one or more traits are segregating and usually at least one trait can have multiple scores
one or more traits are segregating and usually at least one trait can have multiple scores
| | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Plot uniformity | Indicates degree of uniformity of plants in field plot. | seg - one or more traits are segregating and usually at least one trait can have multiple scores
one or more traits are segregating and usually at least one trait can have multiple scores
| | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 V12-383 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Color | The degree of red coloration to the boll. | 1 - green - typical for most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Nectaries | The presence of nectar glands on the base of the boll or calyx. | 9 - plot is segregating for this trait and a single score is not an accurate description or the variation is outside of the rating scale | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Pitting | Intensity of the pitting of the surface of the mature, but non cleft bolls. | 3 - pitted - typical degree of pittin of the boll surface and common in G. barbadense and G. arboreum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Shape | Degree of roundness to the boll shape. | 1 - oval - oval shape to bolls. Widest point tends to the middle of the boll | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 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 1234 CR23-0070 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| 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 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| 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 1234 CR23-0070 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 | A2 1234 T10-0584 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 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Fruiting Type | Pattern of boll formation on branches. | 1 - normal - regular formation of bolls, with 1-2 per node | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 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 | A2 1234 T10-0584 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 1234 CR23-0070 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 | A2 1234 T10-0584 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 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 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 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Nectary Number | Number of nectary glands on the undersides of the leaf. | 9 - plot is segregating for this trait and a single score is not an accurate description or the variation is outside of the rating scale | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Nectary Number | Number of nectary glands on the undersides of the leaf. | 9 - plot is segregating for this trait and a single score is not an accurate description or the variation is outside of the rating scale | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 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 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| 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 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Lint Color | Color of mature fiber | 1 - white - most cotton cultivars of G. hirsutum and G. arboreum | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Color | Flower petal color. | 2 - yellow - petal color that is most common in G. barbadense, G. herbaceum, and G. arboreum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 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 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pollen color | Pollen color. | 4 - dark yellow - typically seen in G. barbadense, G. arboreum and G. herbaceum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 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 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Fuzz | The relative density of seed fuzz on the seed surface after ginning | 1 - medium - seed fuzz throughout surface | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Fuzz Color | The color of the seed fuzz after ginning. | 2 - cream - cream colored seed fuzz | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 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 | A2 1234 T10-0584 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 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 | A2 1234 T10-0584 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 1234 CR23-0070 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.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 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 1234 CR23-0070 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 SD | Not Available |
| PHENOLOGY | Maturity | Maturity of the plot at the time of observation. | 5 - complete - all or nearly all the bolls that have formed are open or are opening (cracking) | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 1234 T10-0584 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Productivity | Relative assessment of boll load on a single plant. | 3 - average count of bolls per plant range between 25 and 36 per plant | | COTTON.CRCWN.FIELD.COSTA.RICA.GUANACASTE.LIBERIA | A2 1234 CR23-0070 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Seed Index | The mass of 100 fuzzy seeds, in grams. | 5.88 | | COTTON.OVERVIEW | A2 1234 T10-0584 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Seed Index | The mass of 100 fuzzy seeds, in grams. | 6.18 | | COTTON.OVERVIEW | A2 1234 2000 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Germination Percent One Week | Germination percentage after one week of sowing with selected method and media | 100 | | GERM.GHTRAYCELLS.DIRECTSOW.PEATMIX | A2 1234 2000 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Germination Percent One Week | Germination percentage after one week of sowing with selected method and media | 100 | | GERM.GHTRAYCELLS.DIRECTSOW.PEATMIX | A2 1234 T10-0584 SD | Not Available |