| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | barbadense | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | barbadense | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | GB 577 T09-0446 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 | GB 577 .02 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Plant Height | Plant height in meters as grown in Tecoman or Iguala Mexico | 2.3 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Canopy Type | The foliage density on the plants. | 3 - dense - close placement of leaves on the plant. | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | GB 577 CS14-1411 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Height (average) for the plot | Plot height to the nearest foot. | 5 - Plot height was estimated to the nearest foot. Plant height ranges from four to five feet (1.22 to 1.52 meters) in height | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| GROWTH | Height (average) for the plot | Plot height to the nearest foot. | 7 - Plot height was estimated to the nearest foot. Plant height ranges from six to seven feet (1.83 to 2.13 meters) in height | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | GB 577 T09-0446 SD | |
| 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 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 | GB 577 T09-0446 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 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 | GB 577 T09-0446 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Length | Length from base to tip in mm. | 37 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Width | Cross section at widest part in mm. | 24 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Lac | B/A where B = distance from petiole to the sinus between the middle lobe and the first lateral lobe and A = length of leaf from petiole to tip of middle lobe. | 0.38 | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Color | Petal color. | 2 - Cream | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Spot | Type of petal spotting. For the Arizona Collections the codes are from 0 (spotless) to 22 (full spot). | 2 - Medium spot | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pollen Color | Pollen color. | 2 - Cream | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pubescence | Hairiness of plant in general. | 2 - Few plant hairs | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Color | The degree of red coloration to the boll. | 2 - dark green - darker color than most of the cotton cultivars. Often seen in G. barbadense | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Color | The degree of red coloration to the bracts. | 1 - green - green colored bracts | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 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 | GB 577 T09-0446 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Hair | Relative density of hairs on the leaf surfaces (expanded leaves at the fourth node). | 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Hair | Relative density of hairs on the leaf surfaces (expanded leaves at the fourth node). | 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 | GB 577 T09-0446 SD | |
| 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 | GB 577 T09-0446 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 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 | GB 577 T09-0446 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Lint Color | Color of mature fiber | 1 - white - most cotton cultivars of G. hirsutum and G. arboreum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | GB 577 T09-0446 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Locule Number | Number of locules per boll | 3 - three locules | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | GB 577 CS14-1411 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 | GB 577 T09-0446 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Spot | Red coloration at interior base of flower petals. | 2 - medium - red coloration is just enough to create effect of petal spot. | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | GB 577 T09-0446 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pollen color | Pollen color. | 2 - cream - common in cultivars of G. hirsutum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | GB 577 T09-0446 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Hair | Stem hair density on the mature, expanded stem, fourth node, or older. | 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 | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| MORPHOLOGY | Stem Hair | Stem hair density on the mature, expanded stem, fourth node, or older. | 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 | GB 577 T09-0446 SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | Maturity | Relative maturity of entries when earliest cotton had all bolls open. | 4 - No bolls open | | 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.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | 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 | GB 577 T09-0446 SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | Photoperiodic rating | Average plot flowering response approximately 3 weeks post Summer Solstice | 0 - no squares - no sign of flowering response in the plot | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Productiveness | Relative productiveness. | 4 - Poor production | | COTTON.GENERAL | | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Productivity | Relative assessment of boll load on a single plant. | 1 - less than a dozen bolls are observed per plant | | COTTON.CSF&B.FIELD.TEXAS.COLLEGE.STATION | GB 577 CS14-1411 SD | 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 | GB 577 T09-0446 SD | |