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| | Qualitative characteristic | | Color of apical leaves | 3 = light green, 5 = dark green, 7 = purplish green, 9 = purple | 3 MAP2 | | Pubescence on apical leaves | 0 = absent, 1 = present | 3 MAP | | Leaf retention | 1 = very poor retention, 2 = less than average retention, 3 = average leaf retention, 4 = better than average retention, 5 = outstanding leaf retention | 6 MAP | | Shape of central leaflet | 1 = ovoid, 2 = elliptic-lanceolate, 3 = obovate-lanceolate, 4 = oblong-lanceolate, 5 = lanceolate, 6 = straight or linear, 7 = pandurate, 8 = linear-pyramidal, 9 = linear-pandurate, 10 = linear-hostatilobalate | 6 MAP | | Petiole color | 1 = yellowish green, 2 = green, 3 = reddish green, 5 = greenish red, 7 = red, 9 = purple | 6 MAP | | Leaf color | 3 = light green, 5 = dark green, 7 = purple-green, 9 = purple | 6 MAP | | Lobe margins | 3 = smooth, 7 = winding | 6 MAP | | Color of leaf vein | 3 = green, 5 = reddish green in less than half of the lobe, 7 = reddish green in more than half of the lobe, 9 = all red | 6 MAP | | Petiole orientation | 1 = inclined upwards, 3 = horizontal, 5 = inclined downwards, 7 = irregular | 6 MAP | | Prominence of foliar scars | 3 = semiprominent, 5 = prominent | 6 MAP | | Color of stem exterior | 3 = orange, 4 = greenish-yellowish, 5 = golden, 6 = light brown, 7 = silver, 8 = gray, 9 = dark brown | 6 MAP | | Distance between leaf scars | 3 = short ≤8 cm, 5 = medium 8–15 cm, 7 = long ≥15 cm | 6 MAP | | Stem growth | 1 = straight, 2 = zigzag | 6 MAP | | Number of leaf lobes | 3 = three lobes, 5 = five lobes, 7 = seven lobes, 9 = nine lobes, 11 = eleven lobes | 6 MAP | | Quantitative characteristic | | Length of 2nd leaf lobe | Direct, meter rule | 6 MAP | | Width of 1st leaf lobe | Direct, meter rule | 6 MAP | | Width of 2nd leaf lobe | Direct, meter rule | 6 MAP | | Ratio of 1st leaf lobe | Direct, meter rule | 6 MAP | | Ratio of 2nd leaf lobe | Direct, meter rule | 6 MAP | | Petiole length of 1st leaf sample | Direct, meter rule | 6 MAP | | Petiole length of 2nd leaf sample | Direct, meter rule | 6 MAP | | Plant height | Direct, meter rule | Harvest | | Height of first branching | Direct, meter rule | Harvest |
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1CAL, color of apical leaves; PAL, pubescence on apical leaves; LR, leaf retention; SCL, shape of central leaflet; PC, petiole color; LC, leaf color; LM, lobe margins; CLV, color of leaf vein; OP, orientation of petiole; PFS, prominence of foliar scars; CSE, color of stem exterior; DLS, distance between leaf scars; GHS, growth habit of stem; NLL, number of leaf lobes; L2LL, length of second leaf lobe; W1LL, width of first leaf lobe; W2LL, width of second leaf lobe; R1LL, ratio of first leaf lobe; R2LL, ratio of second leaf lobe; PL1LS, petiole length of first leaf sample; PL2LS, petiole length of second leaf sample; HP, height of plant; H1B, height of first branching;2MAP, month after planting.
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