Experiment: 1
Institute: IITA
Date of planting: 2015/05/22
Date of data collection: 2016/05/18
Observable |
Attribute |
Value |
cigar leaf |
Pigmentation of outer surface of cigar leaf on sucker |
green |
fruit |
Fruit shape of curve |
straight (or slightly curved) |
fruit |
Fruit apex point |
lengthily pointed (like plantain) |
fruit |
Number of fruits on mid-hand of the bunch |
less than or equal to 12 |
fruit |
Fruit length |
26-30 cm |
fruit |
Remains of flower relicts at fruit apex |
base of the style prominent |
fruit pedicel |
Fruit pedicel length |
equal to or more than 21 mm |
fruit pedicel |
6.7.11 - Fusion of pedicels |
no visible sign of fusion |
inflorescence bud |
Male bud length |
0 |
infructescence |
Bunch shape |
other |
infructescence |
Number of hands measured |
6 |
infructescence |
Bunch position |
slightly angled |
infructescence axis |
Male rachis position |
falling vertically |
infructescence axis |
Male rachis appearance |
neutral/male flowers and presence of withered bracts on the entire stalk |
petiole canal |
Margin behaviour on petiole canal of third leaf |
straight with erect margins |
petiole margin |
Petiole margin colour |
green |
petiole margin |
Petiole margins winged |
not winged and clasping the pseudostem |
petiole margin |
Colour line along edge of petiole margin |
contrast between margin and petiole (with a contrasting colour line along) |
petiole proximal end |
Blotches relative area at petiole base |
small blotches |
plant sap |
6.2.7 - Sap colour |
watery green |
pseudostem |
Pseudostem height |
equal to or more than 3 m |
pseudostem |
Main underlying colour of pseudostem |
light green |
Experiment: 2
Institute: IITA
Date of planting: 2015/05/22
Date of data collection: 2016/05/06
Observable |
Attribute |
Value |
cigar leaf |
Pigmentation of outer surface of cigar leaf on sucker |
green |
fruit |
Remains of flower relicts at fruit apex |
persistent style |
fruit |
Number of fruits on mid-hand of the bunch |
13-16 |
fruit |
Fruit apex point |
lengthily pointed (like plantain) |
fruit |
Fruit length |
26-30 cm |
fruit |
Fruit shape of curve |
straight (or slightly curved) |
fruit pedicel |
6.7.11 - Fusion of pedicels |
no visible sign of fusion |
fruit pedicel |
Fruit pedicel length |
equal to or more than 21 mm |
inflorescence bud |
Male bud length |
0 |
infructescence |
Bunch shape |
other |
infructescence |
Number of hands measured |
6 |
infructescence |
Bunch position |
slightly angled |
infructescence axis |
Male rachis position |
falling vertically |
infructescence axis |
Male rachis appearance |
neutral/male flowers and presence of withered bracts on the entire stalk |
petiole canal |
Margin behaviour on petiole canal of third leaf |
straight with erect margins |
petiole margin |
Petiole margin colour |
green |
petiole margin |
Petiole margins winged |
not winged and clasping the pseudostem |
petiole margin |
Colour line along edge of petiole margin |
contrast between margin and petiole (with a contrasting colour line along) |
petiole proximal end |
Blotches relative area at petiole base |
small blotches |
plant sap |
6.2.7 - Sap colour |
watery green |
pseudostem |
Pseudostem height |
2.1-2.9 m |
pseudostem |
Main underlying colour of pseudostem |
light green |