Male rachis appearance
Observe only that part of the rachis between the last hand of fruit and the male bud.
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bare | |
| 2 | Neutral flowers on one to few hands only near the bunch | (rest of stalk is bare). |
| 3 | Male flowers/bracts above the male bud | (rest of stalk is bare) |
| 4 | Neutral/male flowers and presence of withered bracts on the entire stalk. | |
| 5 | Neutral/male flowers on the whole stalk without persis. bracts | (still firmly attached to rachis) |
| 6 | Small bunch from neutral/hermaphrodite flowers just above the male bud | (which gradually falls) |
| 7 | Some hermaphrodite flowers remaining in the centre of the rachis. | |
| 8 | Other |