Descriptor: BLADE SHAPE (BLADESHAPE)



 
Definition:
BLADE SHAPE ON ADULT PLANTS. SHAPES CAN BE MODIFIED WITH BLADE RATIO INFORMATION.
Crop:
AMARANTH
Category:
Morphological descriptors
Status:
Crop Germplasm Committee approved
Data Type:
Alpha/numeric descriptor
Maximum Length:
4
Responsible Site:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station  (NC7)

Distribution of Values for BLADE SHAPE (BLADESHAPE)

CodeDefinitionNumber of Accessions
ELLIELLIPTIC WIDEST AXIS AT MIDPOINT, MARGINS SYMMETRICALLY CURVED1
LANCLANCEOLATE SIMILAR TO OVATE BUT THE TIP IS POINTED8
OBOVOBOVATE INVERSELY OVATE4
OVATOVATE WIDEST AXIS BELOW MIDDLE, MARGINS SYMMETRICALLY CURVED EGG SHAPED, OR OVATAINATE4
RHOMRHOMBIC WIDEST AXIS AT MIDPOINT, MARGINS STRAIGHT, DIAMOND SHAPED3
TRIATRIANGULAR THE PETIOLE IS CENTERED ON A SIDE OF A TRIANGLE4