| GROWTH | Fall growth | Fall growth evaluated by plant height on October 11-12. | 7 - 11-15 CM | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| GROWTH | Crown stem diameter | Diameter of the crown stem | 2 - (1 = NARROW, 5 = WIDE) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| GROWTH | Taproot diameter | Diameter of the taproot | 2 - (1 - <= 5MM, 5 - >= 12.5 MM) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| GROWTH | Secondary root diameter | Secondary root diameter | 2 - (1 = 2-5 MM, 5 = GREATER THAN 12.5 MM) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| GROWTH | Seedling vigor | Seedling vigor visually estimated as plant size during the fourth week after germination. | 6 - (1 = LEAST, 9 = MOST) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| GROWTH | Recovery rate | Recovery rate visually estimated 2 weeks after the first spring cutting (mid July). | 5 - INTERMEDIATE (SARANAC) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| GROWTH | Crown width | Width of the crown | 2 - (1 = NARROW, 5 = WIDE) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed weight 100 | Weight of 100 seeds in grams. | 0.2 | | ALFALFA.SEEDWEIGHT.WRPIS | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Seed weight 100 | Weight of 100 seeds in grams. | 0.2 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf size | Leaf size visually estimated on August 30. | 6 - (1 = LEAST, 9 = MOST) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Depth of the crown | Depth of the crown | 2 - (1 = SHALLOW, 5 = DEEP) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Crown branching | Branching of the crown | 3 - (1 = LOW, 5 = DEEP) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Crown bud number | Number of crown buds | 2 - (1 = FEW, 5 = MANY) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Crown origin | Origin of the crown | 2 - ONE MAJOR (THICK) STEM AND MANY SMALL ONES | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Secondary root number | Number of secondary roots | 4 - (1 = 0 TO 1, 6 = GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 12) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Secondary root position | Secondary root position | 2 - (1 - >= 20 CM BELOW CROWN, 5 - <= 5 CM BELOW CROWN) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Fibrous root mass | Fibrous root mass | 4 - (1 = NONE, 5 = MANY) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Determinate taproot percentage | Determinate taproot percentage | 20 | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Determinate taproot position | Determinate taproot position | 5 - EQUAL TO OR LESSTHAN 5 CM BELOW CROWN | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| STRESS | Salt germination - ic(50) valu | Sodium chloride concentration which inhibits germination of 50% of the viable seed. | -0.73 | | ALFALFA.SALTGERM.89.RUMB | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| STRESS | Frost damage | Frost damage visually estimated on October 10, after a severe frost during the last week of September. | 7 - (1 = LEAST, 9 = MOST) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |
| STRESS | Winter injury | Winter injury visually evaluated for damage and death. | 8 - (1 = least)(9 = most) | | ALFALFA.1989.BARNES | PI 516858 86o SD | |