Descriptor: LEAF BLADE SHAPE (LEAF_SHAPE)



 
Definition:
Leaf blade shapes.
Crop:
SPINACH
Category:
Morphological descriptors
Status:
Crop Germplasm Committee approved
Data Type:
Alpha/numeric descriptor
Maximum Length:
6
Responsible Site:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station  (NC7)

Distribution of Values for LEAF BLADE SHAPE (LEAF_SHAPE)

CodeDefinitionNumber of Accessions
2TEETHOakleaf shape with a tooth on each side of the blade.160
4TEETHOakleaf shape with two teeth on each side of the blade.146
6TEETHOakleaf shape with three teeth on each side of the blade.19
8TEETHOakleaf shape with four teeth on each side of the blade.6
LANCLanceolate, tapers to apex, broadest at the base, more narrow than the oval shape.62
OTHEROther shapes including triangular.2
OVALOval, blunt at apex and stem ends, broadest at the middle of the blade.11
OVATEBroadest at the base end of the blade, egg shaped.197