| Code | Definition | Number of Accessions |
| 1 | typical - foliage cover is typical of that seen in most cotton cultivars | 5372 |
| 2 | open - leaves are spaced further than that seen for most cotton cultivars | 671 |
| 3 | dense - close placement of leaves on the plant. | 810 |
| 4 | compact - close placement of leaves and likely caused by genetic dwarfism and short internodes | 113 |
| 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 | 74 |