Distinctness Uniformity Example Name of Unit of Description Unit of Description characteristic assess- (states of assess- (states of expression) Type of Type of ment expression) ment scale scale discrete 6 Intensity of 1 very low ordinal True-type Number of plants nominal discrete (with an anthocyanin 2 very low to low belonging to the variety 3 low 4 low to medium Number of off-types Off-type 5 medium medium to high 6 high 7 high to very high 8 very high 9 7 Shape 1 deltate nominal discrete True-type Number of plants nominal discrete 2 ovate belonging to the variety 3 elliptic obovate 4 Number of off-types Off-type 5 obdeltate circular 6 oblate 7 nominal 8 Flower color 1 dark red discrete True-type Number of plants nominal discrete 2 medium red belonging to the variety 3 light red 4 white Number of off-types Off-type 5 light blue medium blue 6 dark blue 7 red violet 8 violet 9 blue violet 10 Consequential changes: To renumber current Section 2: of Data and Assumptions” in Part I of document TGP/8 to become Section 3; “Validation To renumber current Section 3: of Statistical Methods for Examining Distinctness” in Part I of document TGP/8 to become Section 4. “Choice
Example Name of characteristic Distinctness Uniformity Unit of assess- ment Description (states of expression) Type of scale Unit of assess- ment Description (states of expression) Type of scale 6 Intensity of anthocyanin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 very low very low to low low low to medium medium medium to high high high to very high very high ordinal discrete (with an True-type Off-type Number of plants belonging to the variety Number of off-types nominal discrete 7 Shape 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 deltate ovate elliptic obovate obdeltate circular oblate nominal discrete True-type Off-type Number of plants belonging to the variety Number of off-types nominal discrete 8 Flower color 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 dark red medium red light red white light blue medium blue dark blue red violet violet blue violet nominal discrete True-type Off-type Number of plants belonging to the variety Number of off-types nominal discrete Consequential changes: To renumber current Section 2: “Validation of Data and Assumptions” in Part I of document TGP/8 to become Section 3; To renumber current Section 3: “Choice of Statistical Methods for Examining Distinctness” in Part I of document TGP/8 to become Section 4.
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