Descriptor: Bract Teeth Size (BRACT TEETH SIZE)



 
Definition:
Size of bract teeth relative to the bract.
Crop:
COTTON
Category:
Morphological descriptors
Status:
Data Type:
Alpha/numeric descriptor
Maximum Length:
Responsible Site:
Cotton Collection (COT)

Distribution of Values for Bract Teeth Size (BRACT TEETH SIZE)

CodeDefinitionNumber of Accessions
0none - bract margins are smooth with no teeth51
1medium - teeth indent to about 1/3 the overall length of the bract. Common for G. barbadense1559
2small - teeth make little indentation into bract length. Found often on G. arboreum748
3large - bracts are indented to half of length of the bract. Common for G. hirsutum cultivars4523
9plot is segregating for this trait and a single score is not an accurate description or the variation is outside of the rating scale12