6: Relation between expression of characteristics and scale levels of data for the assessment of distinctness and uniformity “Table Distinctness Uniformity Example Name of Unit of Description Unit of Description (states of Type of Type of characteristic (states of expression) assess- expression) scale scale ment ment 1 Sex of plant 1 dioecious female nominal discrete True-type Number of plants nominal discrete 2 dioecious male belonging to the variety 3 Number of off-types monoecious unisexual 4 Off-type monoecious hermaphrodite discrete 2 Leaf blade: 1 absent nominal True-type Number of plants nominal discrete variegation 9 present belonging to the variety Number of off-types Off-type 3 Length of plant cm assessment in cm ratio cm assessment in cm ratio without digits after without digits after decimal decimal point point True-type Number of plants nominal discrete belonging to the variety Number of off-types Off-type discrete 4 Number of counts 1, 2, 3, ... , 40, 41, ... ratio counts 1, 2, 3, ... , 40, 41, ... ratio discrete stamens discrete 5 Time of Date e.g. May 21, 51st day interval Date e.g. May 21, 51st day interval discrete beginning of from April 1 from 1 flowering True-type Number of plants belonging nominal discrete to the variety Off-type Number of off-types
“Table 6: Relation between expression of characteristics and scale levels of data for the assessment of distinctness and uniformity Example Name of characteristic Distinctness Uniformity Unit of ment Description (states of expression) Type of scale Unit of assess- ment Description (states of expression) Type of scale 1 Sex of plant 1 2 3 4 dioecious female dioecious male monoecious unisexual monoecious hermaphrodite nominal discrete True-type Off-type Number of plants belonging to the variety Number of off-types nominal discrete 2 Leaf blade: variegation 1 9 absent present nominal discrete True-type Off-type Number of plants belonging to the variety Number of off-types nominal discrete 3 Length of plant cm assessment in cm without digits after decimal point ratio cm assessment in cm without digits after decimal point ratio True-type Off-type Number of plants belonging to the variety Number of off-types nominal discrete 4 Number of stamens counts 1, 2, 3, ... , 40, 41, ... ratio discrete counts 1, 2, 3, ... , 40, 41, ... ratio discrete 5 Time of beginning of flowering Date e.g. May 21, 51st day from April 1 interval discrete Date e.g. May 21, 51st day from 1 interval discrete True-type Off-type Number of plants belonging to the variety Number of off-types nominal discrete
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