| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | hirsutum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 260 T12-244 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 260 .02 SD | Not Available |
| DISEASE | Coletotrichum Resistance | Resistance to Coletotrichum gossypii. (1 = Immune, 5 = Highly Susceptible) | 3.8 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| DISEASE | Verticillium Resistance | Resistance to Verticillium dahliae. (1.0 = Immune, 5.0 = Highly susceptible) | 3.3 | | 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 260 T12-244 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 | TEX 260 T12-244 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 260 T12-244 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 | TEX 260 T12-244 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 260 T12-244 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. | 422 | | 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. | 7.4 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Embryo Index | Weight in grams of embryos per 100 seeds. | 3.977 | | 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 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pubescence | Hairiness of plant in general. | 4 - Very hairy plant | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed Coat Index | Weight in grams of seed coats per 100 seeds. | 3.246 | | 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. | 0.9 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | 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 260 T12-244 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Nectaries | The presence of nectar glands on the base of the bracts on the outside or abaxial side. | 1 - present - nectar gland seen at least once on the bract on the outside or abaxial side | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 260 T12-244 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 | TEX 260 T12-244 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 | TEX 260 T12-244 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Hair | Relative density of hairs on the leaf surfaces (expanded leaves at the fourth node). | 5 - very hairy - highest density seen on leaf surfaces | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 260 T12-244 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 260 T12-244 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 | TEX 260 T12-244 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Lint Color | Color of mature fiber | 7 - off white - best seen in G. herbaceum f. africanum and in some wild accessions of cotton | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 260 T12-244 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Color | Flower petal color. | 1 - cream - most common color in cultivars of Gossypium hirsutum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 260 T12-244 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 260 T12-244 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pollen color | Pollen color. | 1 - yellow - seen in some of the older cultivars of G. hirsutum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 260 T12-244 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 | TEX 260 T12-244 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 | TEX 260 T12-244 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Hair | Stem hair density on the mature, expanded stem, fourth node, or older. | 5 - very hairy - highest density seen on stems | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 260 T12-244 SD | |
| 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. | 2 - flowers have formed, but bolls are not yet forming | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | TEX 260 T12-244 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Mean | The average length in inches of all fibers longer than 1/4 inch. | 0.75 | | 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. | 4.85 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Productiveness | Relative productiveness. | 4 - Poor production | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Seed Index | The weight of 100 seed in grams | 10.4 | | 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. | 39.8 | | 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. | 16.6 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| 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 | TEX 260 T12-244 SD | |