Number of days from field emergence to when 50% of plants flower. Stigma emergenve on the main spike is considered as flowering

Number of plants per plot that have emerged and survived after planting

60 days after sowing

At head emergence

At head emergence, RHS colour d=codes are given in parentheses beside the descriptor states

Node pigmentation

At dough stage, See fig 1

See fig.6

Before anther dehiscence. RHS colour codes are given on parentheses beside the descriptor states

Degree to which the plant is still green at time the primary inflorescence on each tiller is reaching matutity is recorded.

At dough stage

Plant height (cm) at 50% flowering

Total number of culms, including the main stem. At dough stage

Between the 3rd and 4th node from the top. At dough stage

Maximum diameter of the spike, excluding bristles. At dough stage

From node to base of the ligule of the leaf on the 4th node below the head of the main stem. At head emergence

From ligule tp the tip of the leaf on the 4th node below the head on the main tiller. At the head emergence

At the widest point of the leaf on the 4th node of the main tiller. At head emergence

Obsereved on the primary tiller. Recorded as the distance between the ligule of the flag leaf and the base of the spike. At dough stage

After threshing. RHS colour codes are given in parentheses beside the descriptor states

At 12% moisture content

Seed weight

Biological yield

Consider tillering, height, leafliness, bulk and senscence. At maturity