BARLEY

Descriptors
Category: CHEMICAL
  1. Beta Glucan (BETAGLUCAN) Beta Glucan content of the kernel, expressed as percent dry weight basis.
  2. Beta Glucan Aberdeen Grown (BETAGLUCAN_ABERDEEN) Beta Glucan content of the kernel, expressed as percent dry weight basis. Grown in Aberdeen.
  3. Beta Glucan Maricopa Grown (BETAGLUCAN_MARICOPA) Beta Glucan content of the kernel, expressed as percent dry weight basis. Grown in Maricopa.
  4. Lipid (LIPID) Lipid content of the kernel, expressed as percent dry weight basis.
  5. Lipid - Aberdeen Grown (LIPID_ABERDEEN) Lipid content of the kernel, expressed as percent dry weight basis. Grown in Aberdeen.
  6. Protein (PROTEIN) Protein content of the kernel, expressed as percent dry weight basis. Conversion 5.75.
  7. Protein Aberdeen Grown (PROTEIN_ABERDEEN) Protein content of the kernel, expressed as percent dry weight basis. Conversion 5.75. Grown in Aberdeen.
  8. Protein Maricopa Grown (PROTEIN_MARICOPA) Protein content of the kernel, expressed as percent dry weight basis. Conversion 5.75. Grown in Aberdeen. GROWN in Maricopa.
Category: CYTOLOGIC
  1. Chromosome Number (PLOIDY) Laboratory determination of chromosome number.
Category: DISEASE
  1. BSMV Free (BSMVFREE) Kernels free of Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus, based on visual and ELISA evaluations.
  2. Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) Reaction to Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus.
  3. Net Blotch (NETBLOTCH) Reaction to Net Blotch (incited by Pyrenophora teres).
  4. Leaf Scald (SCALD) Reaction to Leaf Scald (incited by Rhynchosporium secalis).
  5. Spot Blotch (SPOTBLOTCH) Reaction to Spot Blotch (incited by Cochliobolus sativus).
  6. Stripe Rust Reaction (STRIPRUSRE) Reaction to Stripe Rust (incited by Puccinia striiformis). See also Stripe Rust Severity descriptor.
  7. Stripe Rust Severity (STRIPRUSSV) Severity of Stripe Rust (incited by Puccinia striiformis). See also Stripe Rust Reaction descriptor.
Category: GROWTH
  1. Growth Habit (HABIT) Growth habit, based on a spring planting.
  2. Plant Height (PLANTHT) Average height of plants at maturity, measured in centimeters from the ground to top of the spike, excluding awns.
Category: INSECT
  1. Cereal Leaf Beetle (CEREALLB) Reaction to Cereal Leaf Beetle (Oulema melanopus), based on larval feeding damage.
  2. Greenbug (GREENBUG) Reaction to Greenbug (Schizaphis graminum).
  3. Greenbug Biotype E (GREENBUG_E) Reaction to Greenbug Biotype E (Schizaphis graminum).
  4. Russian Wheat Aphid Chlorosis (RUSSAPHID) Reaction to the Russian Wheat Aphid (Diuraphis noxia). Amount of chlorosis. See RWA Leafroll descriptor, also.
  5. Russian Wheat Aphid Leafroll (RWALEAFROL) Reaction to the Russian Wheat Aphid (Diuraphis noxia). Leafrolling symptoms. See RWA Chlorosis descriptor, also.
Category: MORPHOLOGY
  1. Aleurone Color (ALEURONCOL) Color of the aleurone or pericarp.
  2. Awn Deciduousness (AWNDECIDU) Proportion of awns falling off prior to harvest. Taken at maturity.
  3. Awn Roughness (AWNROUGH) Surface roughness characteristic of the awn.
  4. Awn Type (AWNTYPE) Presence or absence of awns or hoods on the spike.
  5. Hull Cover (HULL) Adherence of the lemma and palea to the caryopsis.
  6. Kernels Per Spike (KERNELSPIK) Average number of kernels per spike, based on five typical spikes.
  7. Lemma Color (LEMMACOLOR) Color of the lemma or hull cover.
  8. Lodging (LODGING) Estimated amount of plant lodging near maturity.
  9. Neck Breakage (NECKBREAK) Estimated amount of neck breakage at maturity.
  10. Rachilla Hair Length (RACHHAIR) Length of rachilla hairs.
  11. Shattering (SHATTERING) Estimated amount of shattering at maturity.
  12. Spike Angle (SPIKEANGLE) Spike angle at maturity.
  13. Spike Density (SPIKEDENS) Visual measure of spike density.
  14. Spike Row Number (SPIKEROW) Spike row number characteristic.
  15. Straw Breakage (STRAWBREAK) Estimated amount of straw breakage at maturity.
Category: OTHER
  1. Core Subset (CORE) A flag to indicate the accession is part of the core subset
Category: PHENOLOGY
  1. Days to Anthesis (DAYSANTHES) Days from January 1 (Julian) when 50% of the spikes are fully exserted from the boot.
Category: PRODUCTION
  1. Kernel Plumpness (KERNELPLMP) Percent of kernels remaining over specified discriminating sieves.
  2. 1000 Kernel Weight (KERNELWT) Thousand kernel weight, based on a count of 250 or more. Expressed in grams.
  3. Test Weight (TESTWEIGHT) Test weight of grain in pounds per bushel.
  4. Grain Yield (YIELD) Weight of harvested grain in grams per unreplicated row 2.44 meters (8 feet) in length.