Lentils Descriptors 3.1 Country of characterization and prelim evaluation NOT AVAILABLE 3.2 Site (Research institute) 3.3 Nameof person in charge of characterization NOT AVAILABLE 3.4 Sowing date NOT AVAILABLE 3.5 Harvest date NOT AVAILABLE 4.1 Vegetative NOT AVAILABLE 4.1.1 Seedling stem pigmentation NOT AVAILABLE 0-Absent 1-Present 4.1.2 Leaf pubescence To be observed before maturity 0-Absent 3-Slight 7-Dense 4.1.3 Leaflet size To be observed on fully expanded leaves on the lower flowering nodes. 3-Small 5-Medium 7-Large 4.1.4 Plant height [cm] Height of plant in late pod-filling stage, measured from the ground to the tip of the extended foliage. Mean of 10 plants 4.1.5 Tendril length To be observed during pod filling 1-Rudimentary 2-Prominent 4.2 Inflorescence and fruit NOT AVAILABLE 4.2.1 Time to flowering Time in days from sowing to when 50% of the plants are in flower. However, in dry land areas when planting in dry soils, it is counted from the first day of rainfall or irrigation, which is sufficient for germination 4.2.2 Time to maturity Time in days from sowing to when 90% of the pods are golden brown. See 4.2.1 for planting in dry soils 4.2.3 Flower ground colour Ground colour of standard petal (flag) 1-White 2-White with blue veins 3-Blue 4-Violet 5-Pink 6-Other (specify in the NOTES descriptor, 11) 4.2.4 Pod pigmentation NOT AVAILABLE 0-Absent 1-Present 4.3 Seed NOT AVAILABLE 4.3.1 Number of seeds per pod Measured as a mean of 10 dry pods 4.3.2 100 seed weight [g] Average weight of 2 samples of 100 randomly chosen seeds 4.3.3 Ground colour of testa1 1Reference to Methuen book of Colour, To be observed on seed less than 3 months old 1- Green 2D4 2-Grey 5C4 3-Brown 7D6 4-Black 5-Pink 6B5 4.3.4 Pattern of testa NOT AVAILABLE 0-Absent 1-Dotted 2-Spotted 3-Marbled 4-Complex (any combinations of 1,2 and 3) 4.3.5 Colour of pattern on testa1 1Reference to Methuen book of Colour, To be observed on seed less than 3 months old 0-Absent 1-Olive 2F7 to 3F5 2-Grey 6D3 3-Brown 6E4 4-Black 4.3.6 Cotyledon colour1 1Reference to Methuen book of Colour, To be observed in seed less than 3 months old 1-Yellow 4B6 2-Orange/red 6A7 3-Olive green 1D8 5.1 Country of further characterization and evaluation NOT AVAILABLE 5.2 Site (Research institute) 5.3 Name ofperson in charge of evaluation NOT AVAILABLE 5.4 Sowing date NOT AVAILABLE 5.5 Harvest date NOT AVAILABLE 6.1 Vegetative NOT AVAILABLE 6.1.1 Lodging susceptibility Scored at maturity on a scale 1-9 0-None (all plants standing) 3-Low 5-Medium 7-High 6.1.2 Biological yield [g/m2] Yield of dried, mature plants after pulling 6.2 Inflorescence and fruit NOT AVAILABLE 6.2.1 Number of flowers per peduncle Maximum number of flowers per peduncle on 10 representative plants 6.2.2 Height of lowest pod [cm] Estimate of the average height above ground of the lowest pod on unlodged plants at harvest 6.2.3 Pod shedding Scored after or during harvesting a week after maturity on a scale 1-9 0-None 3-Low 5-Medium 7-High 6.2.4 Pod dehiscence Scored a week after maturity on a scale 1-9 3-Low 5-Medium 7-High 6.3 Seed NOT AVAILABLE 6.3.1 Seed yield [g/m2] Yield of seed after drying 6.3.2 Protein content [%] Percentage dry weight at seed moisture equal to or less than 12%. Use the conversion factor of N x 6.25 6.3.3 Methionine [mg/g N] Measured at seed moisture equal to or less than 12% 6.3.4 Cooking time The time in minutes for cooking unsoaked seed to softness in boiling distilled water at atmospheric pressure 7.1 Low temperature NOT AVAILABLE 7.1.1 Winter kill Proportion of the plants emerged prior to winter which survive through winter 7.1.2 Low temperature damage Damage caused to aerial plant parts. Not associated with winter kill 7.2 High temperature NOT AVAILABLE 7.3 Drought NOT AVAILABLE 7.4 High soil moisture NOT AVAILABLE 7.5 Salinity NOT AVAILABLE 8.1 Pests NOT AVAILABLE 8.1.1 Aphid Aphis craccivora Koch 8.1.2 Weevil Sitona spp. 8.1.3 Weevil Bruchus spp. 8.1.4 Pod borer Etiella zinckenella Treit. 8.1.5 Others (specify in the NOTES descriptor, 11) 8.2 Fungi NOT AVAILABLE 8.2.1 rust Uromyces fabae (Pers.) de Bary 8.2.2 Blight Ascochyta spp. 8.2.3 Vascular wilt Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Lentis 8.2.4 Downy mildew Peronospora lentis Gaum. 8.2.5 Others (specify in the NOTES descriptor, 11) 8.3 Bacteria NOT AVAILABLE 8.4 Virus NOT AVAILABLE 8.5 Parasitic weed (Orobanche spp.)