Table 4.
List of the 17 pod traits analysed. The code assigned to each character is indicated in parentheses. * 1, measured from digital images; 2, manually measured
| Characters | Traits | Unit | Method* | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pod section (PodS) | PodSectionPerimeter (PSP) | cm | 1 | Section measure of 10 randomly chosen green pods cut on the position of the second seed |
| PodSectionArea (PSA) | cm2 | 1 | Section measure of 10 randomly chosen green pods cut between the position of the second and third seed | |
| PodSectionWidth (PSW) | cm | 1 | Section measure of 10 randomly chosen green pods cut on the position of the second seed, perpendicular to suture | |
| PodSectionHeight (PSH) | cm | 1 | Section measure of 10 randomly chosen green pods cut on the position of the second seed, parallel to suture | |
| Pod Section index (PSH/PSW) | 1 | Relation between PSH/PSW | ||
| PodSection circular (PSC) | 1 | Fit a circular shape of the section | ||
|
Pod length (PodL) |
PodLengthPerimeter (PLP) | cm | 1 | Longitudinal measure of 10 randomly chosen green pods |
| PodLengthArea (PLA) | cm2 | 1 | Longitudinal measure of 10 randomly chosen green pods | |
| PodLengthWidth (PLW) | cm | 1 | Longitudinal measure of 10 randomly chosen green pods at the mid-length | |
| PodLength (PL) | cm | 1 | Longitudinal measure of 10 randomly chosen green pods | |
| PodLengthCurved (PLC) | cm | 1 | Longitudinal measure along a curved line through the pod of 10 randomly chosen green pods | |
| Pod Length index (PL/PLC) | 1 | Level of curvature measure as relation between PL/PLC | ||
| N. seed per pod (NSP) | N. seed per pod (NSP) | seeds | 2 | Measure of 10 randomly chosen dry pods |
| Pod color (PodCol) | PodColor_L* (L*) | – | 1 | Measure of 10 randomly chosen green pod |
| PodColor_a* (a*) | – | 1 | Measure of 10 randomly chosen green pods | |
| PodColor_b* (b*) | – | 1 | Measure of 10 randomly chosen green pods | |
| PodColor (PCol) | 2 | Classified as green, yellow, purple, mottled green, and mottled yellow | ||