| COMMENT | Observed Taxon | The observed species of Gossypium in the plot. | arboreum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 501 T08-0258 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 | A2 501 .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 | A2 501 T08-0258 SD | |
| GROWTH | Stand establishment | Stand establishment of the accession in the plot. | 4 - three fourths of a full stand | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 501 T08-0258 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 | A2 501 V11-0550 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 | A2 501 T08-0258 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 | A2 501 V11-0550 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.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 501 T08-0258 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Boll Shape | Degree of roundness to the boll shape. | 4 - cone oval - bolls show tapering from middle to the tip. The base and middle are comparable in length | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 501 T08-0258 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Nectaries | The presence of nectar glands on the base of the bracts on the outside or abaxial side. | 0 - absent - no nectar glands seen on base of bracts on the outside or abaxial side | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 501 T08-0258 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Bract Teeth Size | Size of bract teeth relative to the bract. | 2 - small - teeth make little indentation into bract length. Found often on G. arboreum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 501 T08-0258 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 | A2 501 T08-0258 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 | A2 501 T08-0258 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 | A2 501 T08-0258 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 | A2 501 T08-0258 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Leaf Shape | The general shape of the mature, expanded leaves (degree of lobing ). | 2 - okra - leaf shape is more dissected than that normally seen | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 501 T08-0258 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 | A2 501 T08-0258 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Color | Flower petal color. | 5 - white - in a few G. arboreum accessions, typical for some species e.g. G. costulatum, G. exiguum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 501 T08-0258 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Petal Spot | Red coloration at interior base of flower petals. | 3 - heavy - red coloration creates solid band across petals and extends halfway up the petal. | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 501 T08-0258 SD | |
| MORPHOLOGY | Pollen color | Pollen color. | 1 - yellow - seen in some of the older cultivars of G. hirsutum | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 501 T08-0258 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 | A2 501 T08-0258 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 | A2 501 T08-0258 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 | A2 501 T08-0258 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 | A2 501 T08-0258 SD | |
| PHENOLOGY | Maturity | Maturity of the plot at the time of observation. | 4 - more than 1/2 open - most bolls that have formed are opening | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 501 T08-0258 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Productivity | Relative assessment of boll load on a single plant. | 2 - average count of bolls per plant range between 13 to 24 bolls per plant | | COTTON.MXCWN.FIELD.MEXICO.COLIMA.TECOMAN | A2 501 T08-0258 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Seed Index | The mass of 100 fuzzy seeds, in grams. | 5.47 | | COTTON.OVERVIEW | A2 501 1996 SD | Not Available |
| PRODUCTION | Seed Index | The mass of 100 fuzzy seeds, in grams. | 6.24 | | COTTON.OVERVIEW | A2 501 T08-0258 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Germination Percent One Week | Germination percentage after one week of sowing with selected method and media | 100 | | GERM.GHTRAYCELLS.DIRECTSOW.PEATMIX | A2 501 T08-0258 SD | |
| PRODUCTION | Germination Percent One Week | Germination percentage after one week of sowing with selected method and media | 60 | | GERM.GHTRAYCELLS.DIRECTSOW.PEATMIX | A2 501 1996 SD | Not Available |