Table 1.
Description of the trait data
| Nr. | Trait | Data type | Montha | Heritability Exp. 1b | Heritability Exp. 2b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sowing date | Date | Apr., May | ||
| 2 | Length of row | Metric (cm) | Apr., May | ||
| 3 | Germination rate | Metric | May, June | 0.40 | 0.99 |
| 4 | Start of flowering | Date | June, July | 0.28 | 0.63 |
| 5 | Green value of the leaves | Nominal | July, Aug. | ||
| 6 | Flower colour | Nominal | June, July | ||
| 7 | End of flowering | Date | July, Aug. | 0.42 | 0.80 |
| 8 | Plant height | Metric (cm) | Aug., Sep. | 0.69 | 0.98 |
| 9 | Branching | Ordinal (w, m, s)c | July, Aug. | 0.26 | 0.87 |
| 10 | Distance lowest pod to ground | Metric (cm) | Aug., Sep. | 0.55 | 0.96 |
| 11 | Layers with pods | Metric | Aug., Sep. | 0.41 | 0.94 |
| 12 | Start yellowing of leaves | Date | Aug., Sep. | 0.60 | 0.98 |
| 13 | Lodging | Ordinal (1–9) | Aug., Sep. | 0.32 | 0.92 |
| 14 | Maturity date | Date | Aug., Sep. | 0.60 | 0.96 |
| 15 | Pods per plant | Metric | Aug., Sep. | 0.28 | 0.84 |
| 16 | Beans per 20 pods | Metric | Aug., Sep. | 0.28 | 0.93 |
| Quality traits scored centrally on returned beans | |||||
| Protein content | Metric (%) | 0.81 | 0.99 | ||
| Oil content | Metric (%) | 0.80 | 0.96 | ||
aMonth when the trait is approximately scored
bExperiment 1 refers to the 1730 breeding lines and Experiment 2 to the 10 cultivars
cw weak, m medium, s strong