| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | hirsutum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | hirsutum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 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 466 .02 SD | Not Available |
| DISEASE | Coletotrichum Resistance | Resistance to Coletotrichum gossypii. (1 = Immune, 5 = Highly Susceptible) | 4 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| DISEASE | Verticillium Resistance | Resistance to Verticillium dahliae. (1.0 = Immune, 5.0 = Highly susceptible) | 4.8 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Plant Height | Plant height in meters as grown in Tecoman or Iguala Mexico | 1.2 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Canopy Type | The foliage density on the plants. | 1 - typical - foliage cover is typical of that seen in most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Canopy Type | The foliage density on the plants. | 1 - typical - foliage cover is typical of that seen in most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 SD | |
| GROWTH | Growth Habit | Growth pattern of stem and branches. | 1 - normal - stem growth is typical of that seen for most cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Growth Habit | Growth pattern of stem and branches. | 2 - spreading - stem and branch growth tends to be top heavy | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 SD | |
| GROWTH | Height (average) for the plot | Plot height to the nearest foot. | 3 - Plot height was estimated to the nearest foot. Plant height ranges from two to three feet (0.61 to 0.91 meters) in height | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 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 | TEX 466 CS16-1509 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 | TEX 466 T12-272 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 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 | TEX 466 T12-272 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Arealometer A | Arealometer A is a measure of the external surface area of the fibers of a given volume of material, expressed in square mm per cubic mm of fibrous material. | 355 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Arealometer D | The difference between specific area determined at high pressure (AH) and standard pressure (Areo A). D is presumably a measure of flatness of the fiber ribbon. | 9 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Weight | Average weight in grams of a 10 boll sample | 3.1 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | E1 | The percentage elongation at break of the center 1/8 inch of the fiber bundle measured for T1 strength on the Stelometer. | 7.7 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Embryo Index | Weight in grams of embryos per 100 seeds. | 5.08 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Flower Score | Flowering score of TX Collection. (0.0 = no flowers during growing season, 1.0 = flowers 8 weeks later than Upland var. 5.0 = flowers as early as Upland variety). | 0.5 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pubescence | Hairiness of plant in general. | 3 - Hairy plant | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Coat Percentage | Weight of seed coat over weight of whole seed. | 39 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Coat Index | Weight in grams of seed coats per 100 seeds. | 3.235 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Uhm | The length in inches of the half of the fibers by weight that contains the longer fibers. UHM approximates classer's staple and 2.5 percent span length. | 0.89 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| 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 | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 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 466 T12-272 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Glanding | Density of gossypol glands on the surface of the mature, but non cleft boll. | 2 - light - less gossypol glands than is normally observed on most G. hirsutum cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| 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 466 T12-272 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 | TEX 466 CS16-1509 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 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 | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 SD | |
| 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Size | Relative size of the bolls. | 1 - medium - typical size for most cotton cultivars (golf ball size) | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Size | Relative size of the bolls. | 3 - small - smaller than typical size in most cotton cultivars. Best seen in a number of G. herbaceum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 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 | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Nectaries | The presence of nectar glands on the base of the bracts on the outside or abaxial side. | 2 - reduced - nectar gland is small in size and low in frequency on the plant | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Nectaries | The presence of nectar glands on the base of the bracts on the outside or abaxial side. | 2 - reduced - nectar gland is small in size and low in frequency on the plant | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Teeth Number | Relative number of bract teeth. | 1 - medium - around a dozen teeth on the bract | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Teeth Size | Size of bract teeth relative to the bract. | 3 - large - bracts are indented to half of length of the bract. Common for G. hirsutum cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 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 | TEX 466 CS16-1509 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 | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| 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 466 T12-272 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Glands | Density of gossypol glands in the leaves. | 0 - glandless - no observable dark glands on the leaves. Most likely a result of mutation and selected by growers | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 SD | |
| 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| 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 466 T12-272 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Shape | The general shape of the mature, expanded leaves (degree of lobing ). | 1 - normal - leaf shape typically seen in cotton cultivars | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| 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 466 T12-272 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Lint Color | Color of mature fiber | 1 - white - most cotton cultivars of G. hirsutum and G. arboreum | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Locule Number | Number of locules per boll | 4 - four locules | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Color | Flower petal color. | 1 - cream - most common color in cultivars of Gossypium hirsutum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 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 466 T12-272 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pollen color | Pollen color. | 2 - cream - common in cultivars of G. hirsutum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Fuzz | The relative density of seed fuzz on the seed surface after ginning | 2 - high - dense seed fuzz and seed coat is not visible | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Fuzz Color | The color of the seed fuzz after ginning. | 4 - green - green colored seed fuzz | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 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 | TEX 466 CS16-1509 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 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 | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Glands | The relative density of gossypol glands on the stems. | 0 - glandless - no observable dark glands on the stems. Most likely a result of mutation and selected by growers | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 SD | |
| 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| 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 466 T12-272 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| PHENOLOGY | Maturity | Relative maturity of entries when earliest cotton had all bolls open. | 3 - Mostly green bolls | | COTTON.GENERAL | | 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | Maturity | Maturity of the plot at the time of observation. | 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| PHENOLOGY | Photoperiodic rating | Average plot flowering response approximately 3 weeks post Summer Solstice | 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Lint percent | The weight of lint ginned from a sample of seed cotton expressed as a percentage of the weight of seed cotton. | 22 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Lint Index | The weight of lint from 100 seed in grams | 3.4 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Mean | The average length in inches of all fibers longer than 1/4 inch. | 0.77 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Micronaire | The fineness of the sample taken from the ginned lint measured by the Micronaire and expressed in standard curvilinear micron aire units. | 6.23 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Productiveness | Relative productiveness. | 2 - Good production | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Seed Index | The weight of 100 seed in grams | 11.8 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | T0 | The fiber strength of a bundle of fibers measured on a Stelometer with the jaws holding the fiber bundle tightly appressed. Measured in grams force per tex. | 36.1 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | T1 | The fiber strength of a bundle of fibers measured on a Stelometer with the jaws separated by a 1/8 inch spacer. Measured in grams force per tex. | 18.2 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 466 T12-272 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Productivity | Relative assessment of boll load on a single plant. | 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | TEX 466 CS16-1509 SD | Not Available |