Male rachis appearance
| 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 persistent bracts | still firmly attached to the rachis |
| 6 | Small bunch from neutral/hermaphrodite flowers just above the male bud | |
| 7 | Other | specify on answer sheet |