Measured by the number of emitted foliage leaves (or their scars) that are at least 10 cm wide. The scars are the dried-up bases of the petioles of past leaves. Along the pseudostem, the leaves are arranged in two spirals. Count the number along one spiral and multiply by 2. Tip: Mark the number of leaves on the pseudostem as it grows to avoid having to count scars since planting.
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | <32 | Small |
| 2 | 32-38 | Medium |
| 3 | >38 | Giant |
Score on fully developed plant with no environmental stress.
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cylindrical | |
| 2 | Truncate | ( = cone shaped) |
| 3 | Asymmetrical | |
| 4 | Spiral | (all fruit are attached to a unique crown coiled around the stalk) |
| 5 | Other |
The bunch should still be on the plant.
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Very Lax | (one can easily place a hand horizontally between the hands of fruit) |
| 2 | Lax | (one can easily place one's hand BETWEEN the hands OF fruit) |
| 3 | Compact | (one can place one's finger, but NOT one's hand, between the hands of fruit) |
| 4 | Very compact | (one cannot place one's finger BETWEEN the hands OF fruit) |
Observe only that part of the rachis between the last hand of fruit and the male bud.
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Male bud active at harvest time | French type |
| 3 | Male bud exhausted before harvest time | French-Horn (Batard) |
| 4 | Male bud exhausted before maturity | False Horn |
| 5 | Truncated, no male rachis or flowers | Horn |
Recorded only on the fruits arranged symmetrically around the stalk.
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curved towards stalk | |
| 2 | Parallel to the stalk | |
| 3 | Curved upward | (obliquely, at a 45° angle upward) |
| 4 | Perpendicular to the stalk | |
| 5 | Pendant | |
| 6 | Other |
Observe the inner fruit in the middle of the mid-hand of the bunch. In case of an asymmetric bunch, score the dominant fruit shape appearing in the bunch.
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Straight | |
| 2 | Slightly curved | |
| 3 | Straight in the distal part | |
| 4 | Curved | (sharp curve) |
| 5 | Curved in slight 'S' shape | (double curvature) |
| 6 | Other |
Observe before cutting the bunch as relicts may fall off.
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Few flower relicts | (<20% of the fruits with relicts) |
| 2 | Persistent flower relicts | (>20% of the fruits with relicts) |
| 3 | Only base of the style persists |