| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | hirsutum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | SA 1958 T08-0405 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 | SA 1958 .02 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | SA 1958 T08-0405 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 | SA 1958 T08-0405 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 | SA 1958 T08-0405 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Shape | Degree of roundness to the boll shape. | 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 | SA 1958 T08-0405 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Teeth Size | Size of bract teeth relative to the bract. | 1 - medium - teeth indent to about 1/3 the overall length of the bract. Common for G. barbadense | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | SA 1958 T08-0405 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 | SA 1958 T08-0405 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 | SA 1958 T08-0405 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 | SA 1958 T08-0405 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 | SA 1958 T08-0405 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 | SA 1958 T08-0405 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 | SA 1958 T08-0405 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Color | Flower petal color. | 1 - cream - most common color in cultivars of Gossypium hirsutum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | SA 1958 T08-0405 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 | SA 1958 T08-0405 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pollen color | Pollen color. | 2 - cream - common in cultivars of G. hirsutum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | SA 1958 T08-0405 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 | SA 1958 T08-0405 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 | SA 1958 T08-0405 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 | SA 1958 T08-0405 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | SA 1958 T08-0405 SD | |
| 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | SA 1958 T08-0405 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 | SA 1958 T08-0405 SD | |