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