Meadow fescue

Descriptors
Category: DISEASE
  1. Drechslera dictyoides (DISEASE1) Estimation of tthe infection by Drechslera dictyoides, scale 1-9 (1= very low attack, 9= very high attack)
  2. Occurence of leaf spots (OCCUR_OF_LEAF_SPO) The leaf spots occurence, scale 1-9 (1= very rare, 9= very frequent)
  3. Susceptibility to Powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis) (SUSCP_POW_MILD_GRAM) Powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis) infection, scale 1-9 (1= very resistant, 9= very susceptible)
Category: MORPHOLOGY
  1. Ear: emergence habit (EAR_EMER_HABIT) Estimation of ear emergence habit by using scale 1-9 (1= erect, 9= prostrate)
  2. Flag leaf: length at inflorescence emergence (cm) (FL_LEAF_LENGTH_CM) Length of flag leaf at inflorescence emergence in cm
  3. Flag leaf: width at inflorescence emergence (mm*10) (FL_LEAF_WIDTH_10XMM) Width of flag leaf at inflorescence emergence in mm*10
  4. Growth type (Growth type) Growth type assessment by using scale 1-9 (1=erect, 9= prostrate)
  5. Inflorescence: abundance (INFLO_ABUND) Estimation of the inflorescence abundance by using scale 1-9
  6. Inflorescence: num after cutting (INFLO_NUM_AFT_CUT) Inflorescence: num after cutting
  7. Leaf: vegetative width (LEAF_VEG_WIDTH) Leaf: vegetative width
  8. Plant: length of longest culm (cm) (PLA_CULM_LENGTH_MAX_CM) Length of longest culm in cm
  9. Tillering capacity (TILCAP) Estimation of tillering capacity by using scale 1-9 (1= very few tillers, 9= very numerous tillers)
Category: PHENOLOGY
  1. Early spring growth (EARLY_SPRING_GROW) Estimation of early spring growth by using scale 1-9 (1= very low, 9= very high)
  2. Inflorescence: time of 50% emergence (INFLO_EMER_TIME) Estimation of the inflorescence time at 50% emergence
  3. Tendency to form inflorescences in the sowing year (INFLO_TEND) Tendency to form inflorescences in the sowing year
Category: PRODUCTION
  1. Herabage yield (year 2), scale 1-9 (HRB_YLD2) Herabage yield after year 2
  2. Herbage yield at ca 50% inflorescence plus 1-2 weeks (YIELD1) The herbage yield at ca. 50% inflorescence, plus 1-2 weeks,
Category: STRESS
  1. Winterhardiness after 10 weeks at -10 Cº (WIN 10w/-10c) Surviving plants after 10 weeks at -10 Cº in %
  2. Winterhardiness after 10 weeks at -12 Cº (WIN 10w/-12c) Surviving plants after 10 weeks at -12 Cº in %
  3. Winterhardiness after 10 weeks at -14 Cº (WIN 10w/-14c) Surviving plants after 10 weeks at -14 Cº in %
  4. Winterhardiness after 10 weeks at -16 Cº (WIN 10w/-16c) Surviving plants after 10 weeks at -16 Cº in %
  5. Winterhardiness after 5 weeks at -10 Cº (WIN 5w/-10c) Surviving plants after 5 weeks at -10 Cº in %
  6. Winterhardiness after 5 weeks at -12 Cº (WIN 5w/-12c) Surviving plants after 5 weeks at -12 Cº in %
  7. Winterhardiness after 5 weeks at -14 Cº (WIN 5w/-14c) Surviving plants after 5 weeks at -14 Cº in %
  8. Winterhardiness after 5 weeks at -16 Cº (WIN 5w/-16c) Surviving plants after 5 weeks at -16 Cº in %
  9. Winter damage after year 1 (WIN_DAM1) Estimation of Winter damage after year 1