| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S00:Self Colored | |
| 2 | W31:Watson blotched | dilute blotches are much less pronounced. Flowering pigment pattern is 4 |
| 3 | N40:Narrow Eye | Hilum ring Eye fills the narrow groove(G.) around hilum(H.) & spills out of this G in front of the H for a short distance & presents an indistinct margin in front |
| 4 | H48:holstein 40 to 60 | spotted keel. Similar to H40 with splashes of pigment on keel joining with the pigment of the eye |
| 5 | H30:Large eye to holstein | similar to H11 but splashes of pigment spilling over in front of hilum: the splashes having a distinct margin |
| 6 | A41:restricted hilum ring | similar to A40 but flower pigment pattern is 3. |
| 7 | H38:Large eye to holstein | spotted keel. similar to H30 but with splashes of pigment on keel |
| 8 | A61:Similar to A60 but flower pigment pattern is 5. | |
| 9 | W11:Normal Watson | |
| 10 | E10:Small eye | Eye encircles the back of hilum(H.) in a narrow ring:widens slightly at the sides of H. & extends in a straight |
| 11 | A60:the eye fills the narrow groove all around the hilum | similar to Kabba (K) group but no specks on body. flower pigment pattern is 1 |
| 12 | A20:line by hilum (H) | straight:narrow band of pigment on each side of H: similar to E10 but pigment does not extend completely behind H. |
| 13 | A40:small hilum ring | similar to N40 but eye more restricted in front of hilum.flower pigment pattern is 1. |
| 14 | W30:Watson blotched | Large blotches of pigment from eye move onto body |
| 15 | W35:Watson speckled | Speckling tends to occur in blotches |
| 16 | N41:Hilum ring | specks similar to N40 but with specks distributed uniformly over body. |
| 17 | E30:Small eye-large | similar to E10: but eye at sides of the hilum is wider than that of E10. |
| 17 | E58:Broad eye | spotted keel.similar to E40 but with spotted keel. |
| 18 | H60:holstein 60 to 80l | Pigment extends out in front of hilum from the large eye and covers 60-80% of the seed. |
| 19 | A10:Eye absent | |
| 20 | W55:Watson | nearly self colored. Eye covers almost entire seed except for small portion of micropylar end. |
| 21 | K10:Densely speckled | speckles uniform over body |
| 22 | A70:eye starts in a groove at either side of the hilum and spills out slightly in front of it | flower pigment pattern is 1. |
| 23 | K20:Lightly speckled | speckles uniform over body |
| 24 | N80:Hilum ring | speckled keel. similar to N40 but with specks predominantly on keel. |
| 25 | H28:Large eye | spoted keel: dilute. Similar to H18 but with flower pigment pattern 1 |
| 26 | H11:Large eye | Heart shaped eye: with indentation at front of hilum |
| 27 | H40:holstein 40 to 60 | pigment extends out in front of hilum from the large eye and covers 40-60% of seed |
| 28 | W15:Watson with dark or speckled body | |
| 28 | E50:Broad eye | eye is triangle:with the hilum inside: the front of the hilum resting on the base of the triangle |
| 29 | W20:Watson dilute | The margin in front of the hilum becomes more restricted |
| 30 | H80:holstein 80 to 95 | Pigment extends out in front of hilum from the large eye and covers 60-80% of the seed. |
| 31 | K30:Very Lightly speckled | speckles uniform over body |
| 32 | N44:Undefined | |
| 33 | A42:limited hilum ring | similar to A40. differentiated definitely by crossing. |
| 34 | N84:Hilum ring | lightly speckled keel. similar to N80 but with specks less dense. |
| 35 | K38:speckled keel. | |
| 36 | A81:A thin line of pigment starts at back of the hilum (h) and moves along each side of it. | A narrow clear space found b/w eye & H. Flower pigment pattern is 6. |
| 37 | A85:similar to A81 but body is dark. | |
| 38 | H18:Large eye | spotted keel. Similar to H11 but with spotted keel |
| 39 | H29:Very Large eye | a large semi-circle of pigment almost covering each half of the seed: with the center of the beans of each semi-circle at the hilum |
| 40 | K10:densely speckled | speckles uniform over body |
| 41 | H20:Large eye | dilute. Similar to H11 but with flower pigment pattern 1 |
| 42 | W50:Not defined in catalog |
Intensity of green colour
Legend:
Pale green
Intermediate Green
Dark Green
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Determinate | |
| 2 | Indeterminate bush | |
| 3 | Indeterminte spreading not climbing | |
| 4 | Indeterminte twining and climbing | |
| 5 | Other | Specify |
Based on plant width and height 3 – 4 weeks after sowing
Legend:
Non–vigorous height less than 37 cm and width less than 75 cm
Intermediate (height greater than 37cm or width greater than 75 cm
Vigorous height greater than 37 cm and width greater than 75 cm
Very vigorous height greater than 50 cm and width greater than 1 m
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angle of 30° to 90° | |
| 2 | Erect | |
| 3 | Pendant |
Terminal leaflet length in cm
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pigmentation slightly noticeable | |
| 2 | Pigmentation clearly visible |
Wing width measured in cm
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not twining | |
| 2 | Moderately twining | |
| 3 | Markedly twining branches | |
| 4 | Moderately/markedly twining |
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pigmentation slightly noticeable | |
| 2 | Pigmentation clearly visible |
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pigmentation slightly noticeable | |
| 2 | Pigmentation clearly visible |
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pigmentation slightly noticeable | |
| 2 | Pigmentation clearly visible |
Number of days from germination to start of flowerring
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristly | |
| 2 | Pubescent | |
| 3 | Spiny |
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pigmentation slightly noticeable | |
| 2 | Pigmentation clearly visible |
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pigmentation slightly noticeable | |
| 2 | Pigmentation clearly visible |
Petiolule length measured in cm
Plant canopy in square metres
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medium | |
| 2 | High | |
| 3 | Low |
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triangular | |
| 2 | Sub-quarangular | |
| 3 | Oblong |
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Presence | |
| 2 | Absence |
Day from planting to pod ripening
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pigmentation clearly visible | |
| 2 | Pigmentation slightly noticeable |
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pigmentation slightly noticeable | |
| 2 | Pigmentation clearly visible |
Number of branches per plant
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slightly present | |
| 2 | Markedly visible | |
| 3 | Present | |
| 4 | Absent |
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pigmentation slightly noticeable | |
| 2 | Pigmentation clearly visible | |
| 3 | Very slight | |
| 4 | Non | |
| 5 | None | |
| 6 | Extensive | |
| 7 | Moderate | |
| 8 | Solid | |
| 9 | Intermediate |
| Code | Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pigmentation clearly visible | |
| 2 | Pigmentation slightly noticeable |
Number of peduncles counted at full flowering period
Maximum width of plant at 6weeks after planting
Height of plant measured at 6weeks after planting
Number of pods counted at maturity per plant
Mean number of pods per peduncle (10 peduncles as sample)
Width of pod (10 pods as sample)
Distance on the seed measured between the two ends of the seed, parallel to the hilum
Distance on the seed measured perpendicular to the seed length
Distance on the seed measured from hilum to the keel
(vexillary)
Length of the standard petals
Width of the standard petal
Length of the style
Terminal leaflet width in mm
Rachis length of leaf measured in cm
Petiole length measured in cm
Number of fertile locules
Number of nodes on the 10cm stem length