Table 2.
Traits scored and scoring dates in days after sowing (DAS)
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scored | Harvest (DAS) | Description | Scored | Harvest (DAS) | Description | Scored | Harvest (DAS) | Description | |||
| Leaf traits | Rosette stage | Leaf area (cm2) | × | × | × | ✓ | 62 S, R, P and W (BA); 63 W (BA); 70 S, R, P and W (BB) | Leaves and heads were harvested in a same time window | ✓ | 70 R (BA/BB); 71 P (BA/BB) and W (BA); 72 W (BA/BB); 73 W (BB); 74 S (BA/BB) | Leaves were harvested in a same time window |
| Leaf length (cm) | × | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Leaf width (cm) | × | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Leaf ratio (length/width) | × | ✓ | ✓ | A crop type was completely phenotyped in BA and then in BB before moving to the next crop type | |||||||
| Heading stage | Leaf area (cm2) | ✓ | 91, 93, 94, 97, 106, 107 and 127 | Leaves and heads were phenotyped simultaneously | ✓ | 83 S, R, P and W (BA); 84 W (BA); 86 S, R, P and W (BB) | ✓ | 84 W (BA); 85 W (BA/BB); 86 W (BB) and P (BA/BB); 87 R (BA/BB); 88 S (BA/BB) | |||
| Leaf length (cm) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Leaf width (cm) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Leaf ratio (length/width) | ✓ | ✓ | BA was fully phenotyped before BB | ✓ | |||||||
| Rosette leaf number | × | Accessions were selected based on head maturity | × | ✓ | |||||||
| Head traits | Heading stage | Head area (cm2) | ✓ | ✓ | 111 S and R (BA), 112 R (BA), 117 W (BA); 118 S and R (BB), 119 R (BB), 124 W (BB) | ✓ | 91–112 and 134 | Accessions were selected for head harvesting based on maturity | |||
| Head height (cm) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Head width (cm) | ✓ | BA and BB were phenotyped simultaneously | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Head ratio (height/width) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Head weight (g) | × | × | ✓ | ||||||||
DAS in bold font. Cabbage crop type in italic font: W white, R red, S savoy, P pointed
✓ trait scored; × trait not scored; BA block A; BB block B