General Characteristics
- Heading date for vernalized and non-vernalized plants
- Height
- 1st leaf length, width, and total area
- 2nd leaf length, width, and total area
- Flag leaf length, width, and total area
- Pentultimate leaf length, width, and total area
- Peduncle length
- Number of nodes per culm
- Growth habit (prostrate, semi-upright or upright)
- Low temperature tolerance (winter hardiness)
Spike Characteristics
- Spike length
- Awn length
- Number of kernels per spike
- 50 kernel weight
- Kernel size
- Kernel color
- Aleurone color
- Rachilla hair length