Characterization descriptors for pigeon pea accessions used at Genetic Resources Research Institute (GeRRI) - Kenya. These descriptors have been adapted based on the IBPGR/ICRISAT descriptors for pigeonpea (1981).
Code | Term | Description |
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1 | Erect and compact | |
5 | Semi-spreading | |
7 | Spreading | |
9 | Trailing |
Main colour of the plant stem.
Code | Term | Description |
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1 | Green | |
2 | Sun red | |
3 | Purple |
Main colour of the petals. Royal horticultural Society Colour Chart numbers in parenthesis.
Code | Term | Description |
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1 | Ivory (Green white 157 B) | |
2 | Light yellow (yellow 6 D) | |
3 | Yellow (yellow 9 B) | |
4 | Orange (Orange 25 B) | |
5 | Red (Red 53 A) | |
6 | Purple (Red purple 59 A) |
Colour of streaks on dorsal side of the vexillum (flag) and second colour of the wings and keel.
Code | Term | Description |
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0 | No second flower colour | |
1 | Red | |
2 | Purple |
Type of flowering pattern.
Code | Term | Description |
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1 | Determinate | |
2 | Semi-determinate | |
3 | Indeterminate |
Distance between lowest and topmost pod on the plant in cm.
Number of days from date of sowing or first irrigation to when 50% of plants are flowering.
Height of the plant at maturity.