TABLE 1.
Descriptors used for agro-morphological characterization of lentil germplasm of Indian national genebank.
| S. No. | Descriptors | Code | Stage of observation | Descriptor state |
| Qualitative traits | ||||
| 1 | Early plant vigor | EPV | 25 DAS | Poor (1), Good (2), Very Good (3) |
| 2 | Seeding stem pigmentation | SSP | 45DAS | Absent (0), Present (1) |
| 3 | Growth habit | GH | 50% flowering | Erect (1), Semi-erect (3), Horizontal (5) |
| 4 | Leaf color | LC | 50% flowering | Green (1), Light green(2), Pigmented (3) |
| 5 | Leaf pubescence | LP | 50% flowering | Absent (0), Slight (3), Medium (5), Dense (7) |
| 6 | Leaflet size | LS | On lower flowering nodes | Small (3), Medium (5), Large (7) |
| 7 | Flower ground color | FGC | Open flower in the morning | White (1), Yellow (2), Red (3), Purple (4) |
| 8 | Tendril length | TL | Pod filling | Rudimentary (1) Prominent (2) |
| 9 | Biomass score | BS | Mid pod filling | Low (3), Medium (5), High (7) |
| 10 | Lodging score | LoD | Mid pod filling | Absent (0), Present (1) |
| 11 | Pod pigmentation | PP | Near to maturity | Absent (0), Present (1) |
| 12 | Pod dehiscence | PD | Scored a week after maturity | Absent (0), Low (3), Medium (5), High (7) |
| 13 | Pod shedding | PS | Scored a week after maturity | None (0), Low (3), Medium (5), High (7) |
| 14 | Seed shape | SS | Post-harvest | Flattened (1), Globose (2) |
| 15 | Seed coat color | SCC | Post-harvest | Yellow (1), Green (2), Brown (3), Pink (4), Gray (5), Black (6) |
| 16 | Pattern of seed testa | PST | Post-harvest | Absent (0), Dotted (1), Spotted (2), Marbled (3), Complex (4) |
| 17 | Cotyledon color | CC | Post-harvest | Yellow (1), Orange (2), Green (3) |
| Quantitative traits | ||||
| 18 | Seed diameter (mm) | SD | Post-harvest | Average of five replications |
| 19 | Seed thickness (mm) | ST | Post-harvest | Average of five replications |
| 20 | Days to 50% flowering | DF | 50% flowering | Plot basis |
| 21 | Secondary branches per plant | SBP | Maturity | Average of five replications |
| 22 | Plant height (cm) | PH | Late pod filling stage | Average of five replications |
| 23 | Pods per plant | PPP | Maturity | Average of five replications |
| 24 | Seeds per pod | SP | Maturity | Average of five replications |
| 25 | Days to 80% maturity | DM | 80% maturity | Plot basis |
| 26 | 100-seed weight (g) | SW | Post-harvest | Average of five replications |