| Code | Definition | Number of Accessions |
| 1 | smooth - no observable pitting of the surface of the boll | 3582 |
| 2 | lightly pitted - low degree of pitting, shallower pits and lower density than typically seen in G. barbadense and G. arboreum | 462 |
| 3 | pitted - typical degree of pittin of the boll surface and common in G. barbadense and G. arboreum | 1847 |
| 4 | very pitted - intense pitting of boll surface in density and depth. Seen on some G. barbadense and G. arboreum | 951 |
| 9 | plot is segregating for this trait and a single score is not an accurate description or the variation is outside of the rating scale | 30 |