Counted as days from sowing to 50% of seedling emergence.

Absence or presence of pigments recorded on a mature plant.

Stem shape in cross section.

No. of branches per plant. Average of 5 random plant from the middle of the plot.

Visual classification of plant type.

Recorded at onset of flowering.

Hairiness of leaf recorded on ventral surface of bottom leaves.

Counted as number of days from sowing to 50% of plants start pod setting.

Visual measurement of the colour of the flower at 50% flowering.

Recorded at dehiscence.

Number of nodes on the main stem.

Mean value from the main stem of 5 plants.

Counted as number of days from sowing to 50% of plants start pod setting.

Visual classification of no. of capsules per leaf axil.

Counted as no. of pods per plant. Mean of 5 random plants from the middle of the plot.

Number of chambers(locules) counted from a cross section of a capsule.

Attachment of the seeds to the placenta when capsule dehisce.

Mean length in mm from shoulder to shoulder.

Description of the capsules used for capsules length.

Mean no. of seeds per capsule.

Counted as number of days from sowing to 75% of plants reaching physiological maturity.

Height of plant at maturity. Mean height of 5 random plant measured in cm.

Susceptibility to lodging is taken before harvest on a scale similar to percentages.

In grams per plant for not less than 10 plants .