Table 2 Morphological characters examined in Tall Fescue.

From: Impact of endophyte inoculation on the morphological identity of cultivars of Lolium perenne (L) and Festuca arundinacea (Schreb.)

CPVO Code

Character Name (FR)

Shortened Character Name

6

Plant: natural height in autumn without vernalization

Height − Vern.

7

Plant: tendency to form inflorescences (without vernalization)

Inflor. − Vern

8

Plant: natural height after vernalization (4 weeks after beginning of vegetative growth)

Height + Vern.

9

Plant: time of inflorescence emergence (after vernalization)

Time of Emerge

10

Plant: growth habit at inflorescence emergence

Habit @ Emerge

11

Plant: natural height at inflorescence emergence

Height @ Emerge

12

Flag leaf: length

Flag Length

13

Flag leaf: width (same flag leaf as that used for 12)

Flag Width

14

Stem: length of longest stem including inflorescence (fully expanded)

Stem + Inflor. Length

15

Plant: length of upper internode (as for 14)

Internode Length

16

Inflorescence: length (as for 14)

Inflor. Length

  1. CPVO -EU Community Plant Variety Office, Angers France – controller of PBR test schemes in EU.