Descriptor: BLADE SHAPE OF BASAL LEAF (Blade Shape BSBL)



 
Definition:
Blade shape of the longest basal leaf at the onset of flowering.
Crop:
Category:
Morphological descriptors
Status:
Data Type:
Alpha/numeric descriptor
Maximum Length:
1
Comment:
Illustrated on page 23 of the Pedro Antonio Lopez (2006) dissertation at Iowa State University, and Diederichsen 1996 IPGRI (descriptor development)
Responsible Site:
North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station  (NC7)


Studies or environments

Distribution of Values for BLADE SHAPE OF BASAL LEAF (Blade Shape BSBL)

CodeDefinitionNumber of Accessions
1simple, margin entire or lobed2
2trifoliolate11
3pinnate with three or five leaflets39
4bipinnate55
5multipinnate with lobed parts43
6multipinnate with lanceolate parts12