| Growth Stages |
Decimal |
Description |
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01 |
Beginning of seed imbibition |
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02 |
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03 |
Seed imbibition complete |
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04 |
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05 |
Radicle emerged from seed |
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06 |
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07 |
Hypocotyl with cotyledons emerged from seed |
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08 |
Hypocotyl with cotyledons growing towards soil surface |
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09 |
Emergence: cotyledons emerge through soil surface |
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10 |
Cotyledons completely unfolded |
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11 |
First leaf unfolded |
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12 |
2 leaves unfolded |
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13 |
3 leave unfolded |
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14 |
4 leaves unfolded |
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15 |
5 leaves unfolded |
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16 |
6 leaves unfolded |
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17 |
7 leaves unfolded |
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18 |
8 leaves unfolded |
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19 |
9 or more leaves unfolded |
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20 |
No side shoots |
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21 |
Beginning of side shoot development: first side shoot detectable |
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22 |
2 side shoots detectable |
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23 |
3 side shoots detectable |
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24 |
4 side shoots detectable |
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25 |
5 side shoots detectable |
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26 |
6 side shoots detectable |
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27 |
7 side shoots detectable |
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28 |
8 side shoots detectable |
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29 |
End of side shoot development. 9 or more side shoots detectable |
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30 |
Beginning of stem elongation: no internodes (‘rosette’) |
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31 |
1 visibly extended internode |
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32 |
2 visibly extended internode |
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33 |
3 visibly extended internode |
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34 |
4 visibly extended internode |
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35 |
5 visibly extended internode |
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36 |
6 visibly extended internode |
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37 |
7 visibly extended internode |
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38 |
8 visibly extended internode |
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39 |
9 or more visibly extended internodes |
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50 |
Flower buds present, still enclosed by leaves |
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51 |
Flower buds visible from above (‘green bud’) |
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52 |
Flower buds free, level with the youngest leaves |
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53 |
Flower buds raised above the youngest leaves |
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54 |
Individual flower buds (main inflorescence) visible but still closed |
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55 |
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56 |
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57 |
Individual flower buds (secondary inflorescence) visible but still closed |
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58 |
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59 |
First petals visible, flower buds still closed (‘yellow bud’) |
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60 |
First flowers open |
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61 |
10% of flowers on main raceme open, main raceme elongating |
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62 |
20% of flowers on main raceme open |
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63 |
30% of flowers on main raceme open |
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64 |
40% of flowers on main raceme open |
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65 |
Full flowering: 50% of flowers on main raceme open, older petals falling |
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66 |
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67 |
Flowering declining: majority of petals fallen |
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68 |
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69 |
End of flowering |
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70 |
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71 |
10% of pods have reached final size |
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72 |
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73 |
30% of pods have reached final size |
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74 |
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75 |
50% of pods have reached final size |
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76 |
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77 |
70% of pods have reached final size |
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78 |
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79 |
Nearly all pods have reached final size |
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80 |
Beginning of ripening: seed green, filling pod cavity |
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81 |
10% of pods ripe, seeds black and hard |
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82 |
20% of pods ripe, seeds black and hard |
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83 |
30% of pods ripe, seeds black and hard |
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84 |
40% of pods ripe, seeds black and hard |
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85 |
50% of pods ripe, seeds black and hard |
| |
86 |
60% of pods ripe, seeds black and hard |
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87 |
70% of pods ripe, seeds black and hard |
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88 |
88% of pods ripe, seeds black and hard |
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89 |
Fully ripe: nearly all pods ripe, seeds black and hard |
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97 |
Plant dead and dry |
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99 |
Harvested product |
