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| S/N | Traits | Description | Remark |
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| | Qualitative | |
| 1 | Leaf size | Scored by visual observation on each plot by considering three leaf sizes: small (1), medium (2), and large (3) | |
| 2 | Leaf shape | Scored based on visual observation from the plot by considering shapes such as narrow (1), intermediate (2), and rounded (3) | |
| 3 | Pod attitude | Recorded as erect (1), horizontal (2), pendent (3) and mixed (4 | |
| 4 | Seed shape | Recorded based on visual observation of the seeds and determined as oblong (1), semi spherical (2), semi oval (3) | |
| 5 | Seed size | Scored as small (1), medium (2) and large (3) | |
| 6 | Seed coat color | Recorded based on visual observation of the seed coat as green (1), yellow (2) and (brown) | |
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| | Quantitative | |
| 1 | Leaf length (LL) (cm) | Average length of three leaves taken from bottom, middle and top of a plant and measured from the base to the tip of the leaf | |
| 2 | Leaf width (LW) (cm) | Average width measured at the widest point of the central leaflet of the trifoliate leaf taken from top, middle and bottom of the plant | |
| 3 | Leaf area (LA) (cm2) | Average area of three leaves calculated using Peksen [21] model (LA = 0.919 + 0.682 LW) | |
| 4 | Leaf area index (LAI) | Area covered by plant and calculated as; LAI = leaf area × number of leaves per plant | |
| 5 | Number of branches per plant (NBPP) | Count of branches from basal and mediated nodes per plant | |
| 6 | Number of pods per plant (NPPP) | The average numbers of pods counted from samples of five plants per row | |
| 7 | Number of seeds per pod (NSPPo) | The total number of seeds per plant divided by the total number of pods on the same plant and averaged over five plants per row | |
| 8 | Number of seeds per plant (NSPP) | The total count of seeds per plant | |
| 9 | Plant height (PH) (cm) | The average height of five plants per row measured at physiological maturity | |
| 10 | Height to the first podding node (PHFPo) (cm) | The average height of five plants measured from ground to the first pod bearing nodes at physiological maturity | |
| 11 | Pod length (PoL) (cm) | Average exterior distance of fully matured pod from the pod apex to the peduncle measured from top, middle and bottom plant parts | |
| 12 | Pod width (PoW) | Average width of three pods per plant for the five selected plants measured at the center of pod using a caliper | |
| 13 | Internode length (IL) | Average length of three internodes per plant in the five selected plants | |
| 14 | Days to flowering (DTF) | Number of days from planting to 50% flowering | |
| 15 | Days to maturity (DTM) | Number of days from sowing to the stage when 90% of the plants in a row reached physiological maturity | |
| 16 | Seed filling period (SFP) | The number of days from flowering to maturity (number of days to maturity minus number of days to flowering) | |
| 17 | Thousand seed weight (TSW) (g) | The weight of thousand seeds taken randomly from the harvest seed lots of each plot | |
| 18 | Seed yield per plot (grain yield) (SYPP) (g) | Grain yield in gram from the harvestable plot area. It was adjusted to 10% moisture level to give adjusted yield. This value was converted into kg/ha and used for analysis. | |
| 19 | Seed production efficiency (SPE) | Seed filling duration divided by duration of vegetative period and then multiplied by grain yield | |
| 20 | Biomass weight per plot (BmWPP) (g/m2) | Weight of whole above ground plant parts on the row harvested, sun dried and weighted | |
| 21 | Harvest index (HI) | Ratio of grain yield to above ground biological yield calculated following Manfred [22] and Rkmhay [23] | |
| 22 | Economic growth rate (EGR) | The ratio of seed weight per row to seed filling duration times 100 | |
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