SUGARCANE

Descriptors
Category: CHEMICAL
  1. Brix measurement (BRIX) Hand refractometer brix measurement.
  2. REFRACTOMETER SOLID (REFRACTSOL) REFRACTOMETER SOLIDS TAKEN IN THE WINTER WHEN THE ACCESSION IS 9 MONTHS OLD.
Category: DISEASE
  1. Eye spot (EYESPOT) Reaction to eye spot (Bipolaris saccahari). Coded 0 (resistant) to 9 (susceptible).
  2. Leaf scald disease (LEAFSCALD) Reaction to leaf scald disease (Xanthomonas albilineans). Coded 0 (resistant) to 9 (susceptible).
  3. Rust (RUST) Reaction to rust (Puccinia meloncephala). Coded 0 (resistant) to 9 (susceptible).
  4. Smut (SMUT) Reaction to smut (Ustilago scitaminea). Coded 0 (resistant) to 9 (susceptible).
Category: GROWTH
  1. Canopy structure (CANOPY) Canopy structure.
  2. Plant height (HEIGHT) Relative plant height. Coded 1 to 9 (tall).
Category: MORPHOLOGY
  1. Inner auricle (AURICLEIN) Type of inner auricle.
  2. Outer auricle (AURICLEOUT) Type of outer auricle.
  3. Auricle pubescence groups (AURIPUBGRP) Presence or absence of auricle pubescence groups.
  4. Bud cushion (BUDCUSHION) Presence or absence of bud cushion.
  5. Bud extension (BUDEXTEND) Relative degree of bud extension.
  6. Bud groove type (BUDGROOVE) Type of bud groove.
  7. Bud pubescence groups (BUDPUBGRP) Presence of major bud pubescence groups.
  8. Bud shape (BUDSHAPE) Relative bud shape.
  9. Bud size (BUDSIZE) Relative bud size.
  10. Dewlap color (DEWLAPCOL) Color of the dewlap.
  11. Dewlap shape (DEWLAPSHAP) Relative shape of dewlap.
  12. Dewlap pubescence groups (DEWPUBGRP) Presence or absence of dewlap pubescence groups.
  13. Plant erectness (ERECT) Relative plant erectness. Coded 1 to 9 (erect).
  14. Germpore (GERMPORE) Location of germpore.
  15. Internode alignment (INALIGN) Relative degree of internode alignment.
  16. Internode wax band shape (INBANDSHP) Relative shape of internode wax band.
  17. Internode wax band width (INBANDWID) Relative width of internode wax band.
  18. Internode expression (INEXPRESS) Relative degree of internode expression.
  19. Internode flesh color (INFLSHCOL) Presence or absence of red internode flesh color.
  20. Major internode shape (INSHAPE1) Relative major internode shape.
  21. Internode wax band (INWAXBAND) Relative prominence of internode wax band.
  22. Internode cross section (INXSECT) Relative shape of internode cross section.
  23. Lamina color (LAMINACOL) Color of the lamina.
  24. Lamina length (LAMINALEN) Length of lamina, measured in centimeters.
  25. Lamina width (LAMINAWDTH) Width of lamina, measured in centimeters.
  26. Lamina pubescence groups (LAMPUBGRP) Presence or absence of lamina pubescence groups.
  27. Leaf wax bloom (LEAFBLOOM) Relative degree of leaf wax bloom.
  28. Leaf blotching (LEAFBLOTCH) Presence or absence of dark leaf blotches.
  29. Leaf sheath clasping (LEAFCLASP) Relative degree of leaf sheath clasping.
  30. Leaf color (LEAFCOLOR) Color of the leaves.
  31. Scarious leaf margins (LEAFSCAR) Presence or absence of scarious leaf margins.
  32. Leaf sheath pubescence groups (LFPUBGRP) Presence or absence of leaf sheath pubescence groups.
  33. Ligule shape (LIGSHAPE) Relative shape of ligule.
  34. Ligule width (LIGWIDTH) Relative width of ligule.
  35. Node alignment (NODEALIGN) Relative degree of node alignment.
  36. Node swelling (NODESWELL) Relative degree of node swelling.
  37. Piping (PIPING) Relative degree of piping.
  38. Pithiness (PITHY) Relative degree of pithiness.
  39. Rhizomes (RHIZOME) Presence or absence of rhizomes.
  40. Exposed rind color (RINDCOLE) Color of the exposed rind.
  41. Freshly exposed rind color (RINDCOLF) Color of freshly exposed rind.
  42. Rind stripes (RINDSTRIPE) Presence or absence of stripes on the rind.
  43. Growth ring swelling (RINGSWELL) Relative degree of growth ring swelling.
  44. Exposed root band color (ROOTCOLORE) Color of the exposed root band.
  45. Freshly exposed root band colo (ROOTCOLORF) Color of freshly exposed root band.
  46. Root eye row number (ROOTEYE) Number of root eye rows.
  47. Root band shape (ROOTSHAPE) Relative shape of root band.
  48. Root band swelling (ROOTSWELL) Relative degree of root band swelling.
  49. Root band width (ROOTWIDTH) Width of root band, measured in millimeters.
  50. Stalk wax bloom (STALKBLOOM) Relative degree of stalk wax bloom.
  51. Stalk red blotches (STALKBLOT) Presence or absence of stalk red blotches.
  52. Stalk corky cracks (STALKCORKC) Presence or absence of stalk corky cracks.
  53. Stalk corky patches (STALKCORKP) Presence or absence of stalk corky patches.
  54. Stalk growth cracks (STALKCRACK) Relative degree of stalk growth cracks.
  55. Mid internode stalk width (STALKWID1) Width of stalk at mid internode, measured in centimeters.
  56. Mid node stalk width (STALKWID2) Width of stalk at mid node, measured in centimeters.
  57. Plant tillering (TILLER) Relative plant tillering. Coded 1 to 9 (profuse).
Category: PHENOLOGY
  1. Flower date (FLOWERDATE) Date of flowering, expressed as MMDD.
Category: PRODUCTION
  1. POLLEN PRODUCTION (POLLENPROD) POLLEN PRODUCTION, AMOUNT OFPOLLEN WHICH HAS DEHISCED.