| Growth stage |
Code |
Description
|
| 0: Germination
|
00 |
Dry seed
|
| 01 |
Beginning of seed imbibition
|
| 03 |
Seed imbibition complete
|
| 05 |
Radicle emerged from seed
|
| 07 |
Hypocotyl with cotyledons breaking through seed coat
|
| 08 |
Hypocotyl reaches the soil surface; hypocotyl arch visible
|
| 09 |
Emergence: hypocotyl with cotyledons arising above soil surface (“cracking stage”)
|
| 1: Leaf development (main shoot)
|
10 |
Cotyledons completely unfolded1
|
| 11 |
First true leaf (pinnate) unfolded1
|
| 12 |
2nd true leaf (pinnate) unfolded1
|
| 13 |
3rd true leaf (pinnate) unfolded1
|
| 1 . |
Stages continuous till ...
|
| 19 |
9 or more true leaves unfolded.1 No side shoots visible2
|
| 2: Formation of side shoots3
|
21 |
1st side shoot visible
|
| 22 |
2nd side shoot visible
|
| 23 |
3rd side shoot visible
|
| 2 . |
Stages continuous till ...
|
| 29 |
9 or more side shoots visible
|
| 3: Main stem elongation (Crop cover)
|
31 |
Beginning of crop cover: 10% of plants meets between rows
|
| 32 |
20% of plants meets between rows
|
| 33 |
30% of plants meets between rows
|
| 34 |
40% of plants meets between rows
|
| 35 |
50% of plants meets between rows
|
| 36 |
60% of plants meets between rows
|
| 37 |
70% of plants meets between rows
|
| 38 |
80% of plants meets between rows
|
| 39 |
Crop cover complete: 90% of plants meets between rows
|
| 5: Inflorescence emergence
|
51 |
First inflorescence buds visible
|
| 55 |
First individual flower buds visible
|
| 59 |
First flower petals visible. Flower buds still closed
|
| 6: Flowering
|
61 |
Beginning of flowering
|
| 62 |
First carpophore pegs visible
|
| 63 |
Continuation of flowering
|
| 64 |
First carpophore pegs visibly elongated
|
| 65 |
Full flowering
|
| 66 |
First carpophore pegs penetrating the soil
|
| 67 |
Flowering declining4
|
| 68 |
Tip of first carpophore pegs growing horizontally in the soil
|
| 69 |
End of flowering4
|
| 7: Development of fruits and seeds
|
71 |
Beginning of pod development: tip of first carpophore pegs swollen (at least twice the original diameter)
|
| 73 |
Continuation of pod development: beginning of pod filling: first pods have attained final size and are ripening
|
| 75 |
Main phase of pod development: continuation of pod filling
|
| 77 |
Advanced pod filling
|
| 79 |
Fresh seeds fill the cavity of the pods which have attained their final size
|
| 8: Ripening of fruits and seeds5
|
81 |
Beginning of ripening: about 10% of pods developed to final size are ripe
|
| 82 |
About 20% of pods developed to final size are ripe
|
| 83 |
Continuation of ripening: about 30% of pods developed to final size are ripe
|
| 84 |
About 40% of pods developed to final size are ripe
|
| 85 |
Main phase of ripening: about 50% of pods developed to final size are ripe
|
| 86 |
About 60% of pods developed to final size are ripe
|
| 87 |
Advanced ripening: about 70% of pods developed to final size are ripe
|
| 88 |
About 80% of pods developed to final size are ripe
|
| 89 |
Full maturity: nearly all pods developed to final size are ripe
|
| 9: Senescence
|
91 |
About 10% of above ground parts of plant dry
|
| 92 |
About 40% of above ground parts of plant dry
|
| 93 |
About 30% of above ground parts of plant dry
|
| 94 |
About 40% of above ground parts of plant dry
|
| 95 |
About 50% of above ground parts of plant dry
|
| 96 |
About 60% of above ground parts of plant dry
|
| 97 |
Above ground parts of plant dead
|
| 99 |
Harvested product
|
